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Aussie taxpayers’ $800 hit: four years of sharing the pain to reduce the huge Budget deficit Tony Abbott promised a government of no new taxes and no surprises. But his government’s first... Read more »

North Korea conducts ‘live-fire drill’

S Korea says military is “fully prepared” after Pyongyang notified it of second live-fire exercise in four weeks. North Korea has begun a live-fire drill near its maritime border with South Korea,... Read more »

Bombings near Baghdad kill 10

At least 10 people have been killed when twin bombings struck a town northeast of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, a day before the country’s parliamentary elections. Security and medical officials said... Read more »

Saudi body studying regulating YouTube production

BOSTON: Saudi Arabia is studying ways to regulate locally-produced YouTube content, including the possibility of requiring government-issued licenses for some users, said an official on Sunday. Riyadh Najm, the president of The... Read more »

‘Waar’ wins big at Pakistani film awards

Director Bilal Lashari’s action/thriller Waar took home 13 awards at the ARY Film Awards 2014 held in Karachi on a balmy Sunday night. Celebrities, fans and film crews sweated it out at... Read more »

Giggs gets United reign off to winning start

Ryan Giggs saw his first match as interim Manchester United manager end in a 4-0 thrashing of Premier League strugglers Norwich City at Old Trafford on Saturday. Wayne Rooney and substitute Juan... Read more »

Sixteen dead in Bangladesh storm

DHAKA: A severe storm has killed 16 people and destroyed 1,000 homes in northern Bangladesh, police and government officials said Monday. The storm tore through scores of villages overnight on Sunday, uprooting... Read more »

1,300 Muslims leave Central African Republic capital

BANGUI: Heavily armed African and French peacekeepers escorted some of the last remaining Muslims out of Central African Republic’s volatile capital on Sunday, trucking more than 1,300 people who for months had... Read more »

Philippines defence pact boosts US influence

Signing of deal during Obama trip raises concern over US influence and impact on Manila’s already strained Chinese ties. Manila – US President Barack Obama has arrived in the Philippines in a visit widely... Read more »

UAE Telecom Etisalat signs multi-currency deal

Etisalat, the leading telecommunications operator in the UAE, said it has signed a multi-currency club deal worth 3.15 billion euros ($4.35 billion) with a group of seventeen international, regional and local banks.The move is aimed... Read more »

Egypt court sentences 683 Muslim to death

Amid crackdown on opposition, judge also confirms death sentences for 37 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The Egyptian court that previously sentenced 529 Muslim Brotherhood members to death has sentenced an additional 683... Read more »

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Obama in first US presidential visit to Malaysia since 1966

KUALA LUMPUR: US President Barack Obama arrives Saturday in Malaysia hoping to energise aloof ties with a Muslim-majority nation whose government is under the microscope for wide allegations of abuse of power... Read more »

Strong 6.5-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga: USGS

WELLINGTON: A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of significant damage. The... Read more »

Deadly mosque bombing in Karachi, Pakistan

At least four killed and 30 wounded in explosion outside mosque in city of Karachi. A bomb attack in Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, has killed at least four people and wounded 30... Read more »

Nadal tumbles out of Barcelona

Rafael Nadal’s 41-match winning streak at the Barcelona Open is ended with a loss to countryman Nicolas Almagro.  Misfiring Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Barcelona Open at the hands of fellow Spaniard Nicolas... Read more »

G7 leaders agree on new Russia sanctions

US and EU officials agree on new sanctions against Moscow, as Russian military drills continue along Ukrainian border. Source: AFP And Reuters US President Barack Obama and top European leaders are moving... Read more »

Obama brands North Korea a ‘pariah state’

US president says the government in Pyongyang would “rather starve its people than feed their hopes and dreams”. North Korea is a weak “pariah state” whose heavily militarised border with the South... Read more »

Jordan backs Palestinian unity deal

Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour says Amman backs recent reconciliation deal between the resistance movement of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Ensour also praised Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh for signing the unity... Read more »

Saudi Arabia to build world’s biggest desal plant

Saudi Arabia has commissioned the first phase of the world’s largest desalination project, being built at a cost of SR27 billion ($7.2 billion) in Ras Al Khair, a report said.The plant for production... Read more »

Nokia’s era ends with Microsoft’s $7.5 billion takeover

Nokia said it has completed the 5.44 billion-euro ($7.5 billion) sale of its troubled cellphone and services division to Microsoft Corp., ending a chapter in the former world leading cellphone maker’s history that... Read more »

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Benfica win Portuguese Liga title

Benfica claimed their 33rd Liga title on Sunday night with a 2-0 win over Olhanense at the Estadio da Luz. Lima scored in the 57th and 60th minutes to secure the capital club’s first... Read more »

IBM inks deal with Polaris FT for social software solutions

Technology giant IBM has signed a contract with IT services firm Polaris Financial Technologies (FT) for using the US-based company’s social software for a superior digital experience, improve workforce productivity and accelerate... Read more »