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Philippine leader welcomes evolving Japan security role 05 Jun 2015 - 03:31 pm

Tokyo - Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday welcomed Japan's growing security engagement, as regional tensions with China grow, the day after signing...

Malaysian PM slammed for failing to face critics on scandal 05 Jun 2015 - 03:21 pm

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's embattled prime minister provoked fierce criticism Friday by not attending an event at which he was to defend himself...

Mali's main Tuareg-led rebels to sign peace deal June 20: chief 05 Jun 2015 - 03:19 pm

Algiers---The head of Mali's main Tuareg-led rebel groups said on Friday that his movement will sign a final deal to end the conflict...

Agony for relatives as hopes end in China ship sinking 05 Jun 2015 - 03:19 pm

Jianli, China - Relatives of passengers missing after a Chinese cruise ship capsized expressed agony and anger on Friday after an official admitted...

Nestle pulls Maggi noodles after India safety scare 05 Jun 2015 - 03:17 pm

New Delhi - Nestle said Friday it was withdrawing its Maggi instant noodles from sale in India after a scare over excess lead...

Cambodian government passes controversial NGO law 05 Jun 2015 - 03:16 pm

Phnom Penh---The Cambodian government on Friday passed a controversial law regulating non-governmental organisations that activists fear could undermine their work in the impoverished...

Quake strands 137 climbers on Malaysian peak 05 Jun 2015 - 03:13 pm

Kuala Lumpur---Malaysian authorities raced on Friday to try to reach 137 people, some of them injured, who were stranded atop the popular climbing...

Ukraine requests UN emergency meeting on fighting 05 Jun 2015 - 03:11 pm

Kiev---The UN Security Council will on Friday discuss an upsurge in fighting in east Ukraine that rattled the official truce. Fighting that killed...

Australia 'disappointed' as East Timor resumes fight in UN court 05 Jun 2015 - 03:04 pm

New Zealand euthanasia campaigner dies after losing landmark case 05 Jun 2015 - 02:18 pm

Wellington - A New Zealand euthanasia campaigner died on Friday just hours after receiving a judgement that rejected her case for assisted suicide,...

Damage, some injuries as quake jolts Malaysia's Borneo 05 Jun 2015 - 02:15 pm

Kuala Lumpur - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu on Borneo Friday, cracking roads and buildings in the region and injuring...

Fairytale venue with dark past for G7 meet in Germany 05 Jun 2015 - 02:13 pm

Elmau Castle, Germany - Group of Seven leaders will gather from Sunday in a quintessentially German venue handpicked by Chancellor Angela Merkel, a...

Pope visits Bosnia in 'delicate' security context 05 Jun 2015 - 02:09 pm

G7 summit to discuss wars, jihadists, Grexit fears 05 Jun 2015 - 02:03 pm

Berlin - The Bavarian Alps venue may look tranquil, but global turmoil -- from Ukraine to Islamist militants and the Greek crisis --...

Colombia's Santos welcomes pressure on peace talks 05 Jun 2015 - 01:59 pm

OPEC expected to keep status quo on oil output 05 Jun 2015 - 01:57 pm

Vienna - OPEC ministers gather Friday for an eagerly awaited meeting which is widely expected to leave its output levels unchanged, despite the...

QC implements QR11m agriculture project in Gaza 05 Jun 2015 - 01:20 pm

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented a QR11m agricultural rehabilitation project in the Gaza Strip. It seeks to develop agricultural areas destroyed during...

Qatar attends UN panel on youth jobs 05 Jun 2015 - 01:19 pm

DOHA: Silatech participated in an expert panel organised as part of United Nations ‘High-Level Event on the Demographic Dividend and Youth Employment’ in...