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Malaysia pauses in solemn homecoming for MH17 dead

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 12:40

Black-clad Malaysians observed a minute of silence and a nationwide day of mourning on Friday as the first remains of the country`s 43 citizens killed in the MH17 disaster returned home.

ISIS offered to swap Pak scientist for slain US journalist

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 12:36

In an email to the family members of slain American journalist James Foley, his captors from the Islamic State militant group demanded release of several prisoners, including a Pakistani woman scientist who has been convicted of terrorism charges in the US.

Russia holds Japan whaling research vessel

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 11:08

A Japanese whaling vessel and its crew were being held in Russia on Friday after the ship entered Russian territorial waters without permission, Tokyo said.

Arab ``trespasser`` arrested in Lebanon

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 11:06

The Lebanese Army arrested an Arab citizen from Israel who had cut through the border`s barbed wire fence to cross into the country.

Boat carrying Haitian migrants intercepted in Bahamas

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 11:02

Bahamian authorities have detained more than 100 illegal Haitian migrants who were traveling on a boat.

Russian Communist park restored amid wave of nostalgia

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 11:00

Sliding into shabbiness after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, a giant Moscow complex extolling the days of the old planned economy has been restored amid a wave of nostalgia for Russia`s past.

James Foley beheading: US defends refusal to pay ransom to kidnappers

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 10:56

Amid the shock and horror of American photojournalist James Foley`s beheading and revelations that his captors had demanded a ransom of $132 million, the US has defended its policy of no negotiations with terrorists.

Hunger-striking father of South Korean ferry victim hospitalised

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 10:54

The father of one of the high school students killed in South Korea`s ferry disaster was hospitalised Friday after mounting a 40-day hunger strike to demand a full independent inquiry.

Indonesia`s Widodo clears last hurdle to presidency, reforms

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 10:05

With a legal challenge by his rival defeated, Indonesia`s Joko Widodo has swept away the last barrier to the presidency and an ambitious reform agenda after an unlikely rise from his upbringing in a riverside slum.

Australia defends detention of child asylum seekers

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 10:02

Australia`s immigration minister defended his country`s tough policies on asylum seekers on Friday, saying measures including the detention of children and denial of permanent visas were needed to stop dangerous people-smuggling ventures.