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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has admitted in an interview that Pakistan played a role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
12 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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The ousted top judge of the Philippines will appeal against the decision to sack her, after she battled with President Rodrigo Duterte
12 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Exit polls see BJP's win
Exit polls in the southern Indian state of Karnataka yesterday suggest Narendra Modi's BJP could emerge as the leading party,
12 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Rebel attack on Myanmar military posts kills 19
At least 19 people were killed yesterday in northern Myanmar when ethnic rebels attacked security force posts and a casino in an area
12 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Malaysian PM Mahathir names 3 senior ministers in new Cabinet
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad names three senior ministers in his new Cabinet, three days after his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition ended Barisan Nasional's six decades in power.
12 May 2018, 11:01 AM
Anwar to get royal pardon
Malaysia's newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that the country's monarch has indicated he was willing to grant a full royal pardon to jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim immediately.
11 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Indonesia evacuates residents, shuts airport after Java volcano erupts
Indonesian authorities orders people living near a volcano to leave their homes on Friday and a major city closes its airport after the 5,500 metre (18,000 ft) peak send a column of steam and ash into the sky.
11 May 2018, 05:07 AM
SECOND ACTS OF POLITICIANS
Mahathir Mohamad, the 92-year-old former strongman ruled Malaysia with an iron fist for more than two decades before stepping down, returned to political life to challenge his own former party, snatching a surprise win in Wednesday's poll.
10 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Najib 'accepts people's will'
Malaysia's defeated leader Najib Razak yesterday said he accepted the will of the people after the coalition that has led the country for six decades suffered a shock loss to veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92.
10 May 2018, 18:00 PM
MAHATHIR: FATHER OF MODERN MALAYSIA
At the age of 92 Malaysia's former strongman leader Mahathir Mohamad became the world's oldest prime minister after a stunning election victory against scandal-haunted leader Najib Razak.
10 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Summit set for Singapore
US President Donald Trump yesterday announced his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12.
10 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Malaysia's Mahathir sworn in as PM after shock poll win
Ninety-two-year-old Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the world's oldest elected leader after a stunning election win that swept Malaysia's establishment from power after more than six decades.
10 May 2018, 14:15 PM
Malaysia's Mahathir to be sworn in as PM at 9:30pm
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is expected to be officially sworn in as Malaysia's seventh prime minister at 9:30pm.
10 May 2018, 12:48 PM
Malaysia's Mahathir meets with king after stunning election win
Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, met with the king as he seeks permission to swiftly form a government and quell concerns around the succession after a stunning win over the coalition that has ruled for six decades.
10 May 2018, 11:55 AM
We accept the verdict of the people: Najib
Barisan Nasional did not cheat in the general election, says its Chairman Najib Tun Razak.
10 May 2018, 06:20 AM
Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China: Mahathir
Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says, just hours after his coalition secured a stunning election win against the government of Najib Razak.
10 May 2018, 05:56 AM
Mahathir says poised to lead Malaysia again after shock election win
Mahathir Mohamad brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia's next prime minister following his shock election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades since independence from Britain.
10 May 2018, 05:38 AM
Mahathir-led opposition wins Malaysia general election
An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia's general election on Thursday, official results show, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the Prime Minister's Office he occupied for 22 years.
9 May 2018, 18:31 PM
Two Indian border guards killed in blast
Militants exploded a bomb outside an Indian paramilitary headquarters yesterday in the restive northeastern state of Manipur killing two
9 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Summit 'date, place set'
US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that three Americans held in North Korea have been released and are on their way
9 May 2018, 18:00 PM