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Indonesia defends rail project after Japan angered 01 Oct 2015 - 05:38 pm

Models of high speed trains are seen during the China High Speed Railway on Fast Track exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 6 ...

Foreign toll in Saudi hajj stampede 01 Oct 2015 - 05:33 pm

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 769 Muslim pilgrims killed in the hajj stampede, but...

Thai court grants rare suspended sentence over royal defamation 01 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai court has handed a rare suspended jail term to a man convicted for royal defamation, his lawyer said Thursday, as...

Europe's migrant influx turning British voters against EU - 'Out' funder 01 Oct 2015 - 05:10 pm

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON: Europe's rushed acceptance of hundreds of thousands of migrants is turning many Britons against the European...

Truckers' nationwide strike against toll hits goods supply 01 Oct 2015 - 05:05 pm

NEW DELHI: Supply of goods was affected in most parts of the country on Thursday as lakhs of trucks went off the roads...

Boycotting India an option: PCB chief 01 Oct 2015 - 05:01 pm

KOLKATA: In the backdrop of the uncertainty over a bilateral cricket series, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan on Thursday urged India...

Three women among 53 held for passing lewd comments 01 Oct 2015 - 04:56 pm

GURGAON: Three women were among 53 people arrested here for publicly passing lewd comments and making obscene gestures, police said on Thursday. The...

Afghan forces push into Kunduz city captured by Taliban 01 Oct 2015 - 04:52 pm

KUNDUZ: Afghan forces pushed into the centre of Kunduz Thursday, triggering pitched gunfights as they sought to flush out Taliban insurgents who held...

Abbas threatens to upturn peace deals, but results unclear 01 Oct 2015 - 04:48 pm

JERUSALEM: Mahmud Abbas's UN declaration that he is no longer bound by accords with Israel has the potential to upturn what remains of...

Milosevic's widow publishes memoir of life with strongman 01 Oct 2015 - 04:27 pm

BELGRADE: The widow of Slobodan Milosevic, often dubbed the "Lady Macbeth of the Balkans", on Thursday released a lengthy autobiography defending the Serbian...

World headed for 2.7 Celsius warming: analysis 01 Oct 2015 - 04:20 pm

PARIS: Earth is on track for average warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius by 2100, higher than the UN target, said an analysis Thursday...

No butts: Paris stiffens fine for smokers who throw stubs in street 01 Oct 2015 - 03:51 pm

PARIS: Flicking your cigarette butt in a Parisian street could from Thursday net you a stiff 68 euro ($75) fine as the city...

Assad allies, including Iranians, prepare ground attack in Syria: sources 01 Oct 2015 - 03:45 pm

By By Laila Bassam BEIRUT: Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government...

Saudi demands Russia end Syria raids, criticises Iran 01 Oct 2015 - 01:09 pm

A video grab made on September 30, 2015, shows an image taken footage made available on the Russian Defence Ministry's official website, purporting...

Bahrain uncovers large bomb-making factory 01 Oct 2015 - 12:59 pm

DUBAI: Bahraini security forces have discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the interior...

Buhari asks Nigeria to be patient about cabinet 01 Oct 2015 - 12:42 pm

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York...

Unification with China not on agenda: Taiwan president 01 Oct 2015 - 12:19 pm

By Jean Yoon and J R Wu TAIPEI: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (pictured) said on Thursday the island was not ready to discuss...

Pakistan's PM proposes demilitarisation of disputed Kashmir 01 Oct 2015 - 11:30 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has proposed a new peace initiative with India centred around the demilitarisation of the disputed territory of...