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Three die as plane crashes in Tokyo 27 Jul 2015 - 10:18 am

The tail section of a crashed light plane and a burning house are seen after the plane went down in a residential area...

Philippines’ Aquino to announce successor 27 Jul 2015 - 10:18 am

Activists march near the house of President Benigno Aquino with an effigy depicting him as a monster, in Manila, yesterday, one day ahead...

Youth will shape future of Kenya and Africa: Obama 27 Jul 2015 - 10:17 am

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta before boarding Air Force One prior to his departure from Kenyatta...

Anna’s OROP rally in October 27 Jul 2015 - 10:14 am

Social activist Anna Hazare (centre) sits along with former servicemen during a protest in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare...

Salman sorry for Yakub Memon tweets 27 Jul 2015 - 10:13 am

Mumbai/ New Delhi: After tweets that triggered a volley of protests, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan yesterday evening apologised for saying that the 1993...

Official witnesses turn hostile 27 Jul 2015 - 10:11 am

ISLAMABAD: It appears that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan is losing the cooperation of those witnesses on the basis of whose...

US embassy’s DEA staffer shot dead 27 Jul 2015 - 10:11 am

Islamabad: A local employee of the US embassy in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad was shot dead by an unidentified gunman yesterday, police said. The...

Pakistan to host round two of Afghan talks 27 Jul 2015 - 10:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to host the second round of direct peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government on July 31, a...

Cabinet advises PM to focus on reforms 27 Jul 2015 - 10:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Following the outcome of the Judicial Commission report, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been advised yet again by some of his cabinet...

Cartoon 27 Jul 2015 - 10:01 am

Refugees: Merkel faces calls for more funds 27 Jul 2015 - 09:58 am

BERLIN: Germany needs to double its financial support to federal states struggling with a surge of refugees and tougher rules are needed to...

New Scottish independence vote inevitable: Salmond 27 Jul 2015 - 09:57 am

London: Former Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond said yesterday that another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom was “inevitable” because of policies...

Obama to hold talks on South Sudan today 27 Jul 2015 - 09:54 am

US President Barack Obama receives flowers upon his arrival at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, yesterday. Addis Ababa: US President Barack Obama...

Trash collection restarts in Beirut 27 Jul 2015 - 09:52 am

Beirut: Trash collection resumed in Lebanon’s capital Beirut after an almost week-long crisis that has seen streets overflowing with waste and the air...

Iraqi troops retake University of Anbar from Islamic State 27 Jul 2015 - 09:51 am

An Iraqi fighter from the Popular Mobilisation units during clashes with the Islamic State (IS) group in Saqlawiya yesterday. BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces...

Egypt extends emergency in Sinai Peninsula 27 Jul 2015 - 09:50 am

Cairo: Egypt extended a state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula for three months, as a roadside bomb wounded 18 policemen...

Assad admits Syrian army exhausted, shrinking 27 Jul 2015 - 09:48 am

Damascus: Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad acknowledged the shrinking ranks of his government’s army in a rare public speech yesterday, but insisted the...