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Pakistan police arrest opposition activists ahead of protest INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan police arrest opposition activists ahead of protest

Pakistani police clashed with opposition party supporters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, arresting dozens ahead of a planned protest by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan aimed at unseating the government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
11 militants killed in gun battle with troops INTERNATIONAL

11 militants killed in gun battle with troops

Eleven militants were killed yesterday in a gun battle with government troops in the southern Philippines, a regional military spokesman said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pistorius on suicide watch: media INTERNATIONAL

Pistorius on suicide watch: media

Oscar Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital earlier this month, media reported yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yen Brexit surge seen testing 95 in threat to BoJ’s stimulus goals ECONOMY

Yen Brexit surge seen testing 95 in threat to BoJ’s stimulus goals

When Mohamed El-Erian called the yen at 106 per dollar “a total nightmare” for Japan this month, few envisaged it would get even worse so quickly.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British EU exit turmoil alarms Asia, rocks Labour opposition INTERNATIONAL

British EU exit turmoil alarms Asia, rocks Labour opposition

Turmoil unleashed by Britain's vote to leave the EU engulfed the opposition Labour Party while policymakers as far away as China, Japan and South Korea fretted on Sunday over the threat to global financial stability, hours before markets reopen.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Guardiola news hurt Man City, says Pellegrini CULTURE

Guardiola news hurt Man City, says Pellegrini

The announcement of Pep Guardiola’s appointment by Manchester City had a negative impact on the team’s performances, outgoing manager Manuel Pellegrini said in an interview published yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi king plans bridge over Red Sea with Egypt ASIA

Saudi king plans bridge over Red Sea with Egypt

Saudi King Salman yesterday announced plans to build a bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, in a lavish show of support for the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Jones, Hodoregea capture titles CULTURE

Jones, Hodoregea capture titles

Andrew Jones and Nicoleta Hodoregea won the men’s and women’s titles of the fifth Aspire Torch Staircase Run 2016, respectively yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Regulation process begins for complementary medicines ARABIA

Regulation process begins for complementary medicines

The Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) has started the implementation plan to regulate complementary medicine practices in Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Wozniacki stutters but recovers to win her opening match CULTURE

Wozniacki stutters but recovers to win her opening match

As is customary to major tennis events the less fancied ones are blooded against the favoured or the ranked professionals in the initial days.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins ASIA

Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a motorcade to begin a 19-month sentence for corruption.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
A huge triumph for science and humanity TECHNOLOGY

A huge triumph for science and humanity

When landmark and complex scientific discoveries are announced, the common folks cannot be blamed for asking how they affect them. The profundity can be easily missed and this is definitely the case when it comes to gravitational waves.

4:45 AM November 25 2016