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North, South Korea on alert amid talks in bid to end standoff 23 Aug 2015 - 06:41 pm

BY JU-MIN PARK AND JACK KIM BY JU-MIN PARK AND JACK KIM A South Korean army's Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) (R) is...

At least one dead in plane crash at Swiss air show 23 Aug 2015 - 04:55 pm

Parts of one of the two planes which crashed during an air show are seen in the village of Dittingen, Switzerland, in this...

Over 50 people killed in Syrian missile strikes at rebel areas near Damascus 23 Aug 2015 - 01:41 pm

Syrian men stand amid the rubble of buildings following air strikes by Syrian government forces on a marketplace in the rebel-held area of...

Emirati forces in Yemen's Aden free British hostage: WAM 23 Aug 2015 - 01:32 pm

CAIRO: United Arab Emirates forces based in Yemen's port city of Aden have freed a British hostage who had been held by al...

Britain reopens embassy in Tehran 23 Aug 2015 - 12:29 pm

Iranian police stand gurad outside the British embassy in Tehran. TEHRAN: Britain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran on Sunday in...

Typhoon Goni ravages Philippines, heads towards Japan 23 Aug 2015 - 12:06 pm

Residents wade across floodwaters caused by Typhoon Goni in Bacnotan, La Union, in northern Philippines on August 22, 2015. MANILA: A weakened Typhoon...

Seven killed at British air show 23 Aug 2015 - 02:06 am

A mobile phone image shows spectators at the Shoreham Air Show, in Sussex, south England, after a fighter jet crashed. The 1950s Hawker...

Migrants storm across Macedonia 23 Aug 2015 - 02:03 am

A policeman chases migrants who crossed Greece’s border into Macedonia near Gevgelija yesterday. GEVGELIJA: Thousands of rain-soaked migrants yesterday rushed past Macedonian riot...

India, Pakistan parleys must go on: Shabir Shah 23 Aug 2015 - 12:26 am

Senior Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah shouts pro-freedom slogans prior to his departure in New Delhi for talks with Pakistan's National Security Adviser...

Talks with Pakistan called off 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi/Islamabad: After going through several now-on, now-off...

North, South Korea in talks to ease tension 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A photograph made available by the South Korean Air Force shows Korean and US fighter jets flying over South Korea yesterday, in a...

China has reclaimed more land in South China Sea: Pentagon 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new...

Death toll rises to 10 as typhoon Goni batters north Philippines 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Manila: Ten people were killed while thousands fled to higher ground as powerful typhoon Goni brought torrential rains to the northern Philippines, triggering...

Talks with India fail before they start 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz addressing the media in Islamabad, yesterday. Islamabad: Peace talks between India and Pakistan collapsed yesterday, hours before they...

Suicide car bomber kills 12 in Kabul 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Afghan policemen and security forces stand next to a charred body at the site of a car bomb, yesterday. KABUL: At least 12...

Italian navy rescues 1,700 migrants in Mediterranean 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

File phot: Italy's search and rescue mission had saved more than 1,700 migrants in the Mediterranean in similar operations during the third week...

Explosion at chemical plant in east China, casualties unknown: Xinhua 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

SHANGHAI: An explosion hit a chemical plant on Saturday night in eastern China, the official Xinhua state news agency said, citing local authorities....