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Bangladesh questions two over murder of Japanese 06 Oct 2015 - 02:07 pm

Bangladeshi police officials standing guard on October 3, 2015 at the site where a Japanese citizen was shot to death by attackers in...

Indonesia doing its best to combat haze: Disaster chief 06 Oct 2015 - 01:57 pm

A woman looks towards the Prime Minister's office, which is shrouded in haze, in Putrajaya, Malaysia on October 6. JAKARTA: Indonesia's disaster chief...

Russia's Turkey air violations 'not an accident': Nato head 06 Oct 2015 - 01:52 pm

Jens Stoltenberg BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Russian violations of Turkish airspace were "not an accident" after Turkey complained...

Two UAE troops among dead in Aden attacks 06 Oct 2015 - 12:00 pm

DUBAI: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) military personnel were among several people killed in attacks in the southern Yemen city of Aden on...

Court gives Delhi 3 days to come up with plan to fight pollution 06 Oct 2015 - 11:56 am

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court has given New Delhi three days to come up with a plan to clean up the air in...

Tajikistan arrests 23 leaders of banned opposition party 06 Oct 2015 - 11:50 am

Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Ex-Soviet Tajikistan announced Tuesday it had arrested 23 leaders of the beleaguered Islamic opposition party the volatile Central Asian state has...

S.Sudan rebels warn government 'derailing' peace deal 06 Oct 2015 - 11:41 am

Nairobi: South Sudan's rebels warned Tuesday the government risks a "return to war" by ordering an increase in regional states and undermining the...

Scientists discover 'hog-nosed rat' in Indonesia 06 Oct 2015 - 11:35 am

Jakarta: Researchers working in Indonesia have discovered a new species of mammal called the hog-nosed rat, named for its features that scientists said...

Hong Kong university protest over academic freedoms 06 Oct 2015 - 11:32 am

Hong Kong: Around 2,000 protesters at Hong Kong University marched Tuesday to support academic freedom as fears grow that Beijing is interfering in...

Turkey says Russian envoy summoned over new air space violation 06 Oct 2015 - 11:17 am

Ankara: Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador to Ankara for a second time after a new violation of its air space by a Russian...

The tough task of predicting a Nobel literature laureate 06 Oct 2015 - 11:15 am

Stockholm: Predicting a Nobel literature prize winner can be harder than finding a needle in a haystack, with hundreds of possible candidates but...

6 Turkish soldiers injured by detonating explosive device 06 Oct 2015 - 09:59 am

Ankara: At least 6 Turkish soldiers injured after an explosive device was detonated in Turkey by elements of the PKK in Diyarbakir State...

Wreckage of missing Indonesian plane found 06 Oct 2015 - 09:49 am

Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers said Monday they have found the wreckage of a small plane carrying 10 people that went missing on a domestic...

10 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in Qalqilia 06 Oct 2015 - 09:28 am

Occupied Jerusalem: At least ten Palestinians suffocated in ongoing clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the villages of Al-Fundoq and Hejja in...

Lebanese army arrests suspect in relation with armed groups in Arsal 06 Oct 2015 - 09:18 am

Beirut: Lebanese army intelligence patrol in Arsal arrested the so-called Youssef Abdullah Awdeh in his "pickup" coming from Arsal terrain, on suspicion of...