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Malaysia`s ethnic Indian leader dies

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 12:55

Rajagopalu, a former chairman of MIC`s Negri Sembilan state branch and a lawmaker from Jeram Padang, died of a heart ailment, reports said.

We will act if Islamic group threatens US: Gen Martin Dempsey

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 12:26

Gen. Martin Dempsey has said that once he determines that the Islamic State militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the US homeland or Europe, he will recommend the US military move directly against the group in Syria.

British Ebola victim flown home as Congo finds new outbreak

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:34

A British medical worker was flown home from West Africa on Sunday after becoming the first Briton infected in an Ebola epidemic, and a separate new outbreak of the disease was detected in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Thai king endorses junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as Prime Minister

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:28

Thai military leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand`s king on Monday, four days after he was elected by his own hand-picked parliament.

Kidnappers free American missing in Syria since 2012

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:25

Al Qaeda-linked militants in Syria on Sunday freed an American writer missing since 2012 following what officials said were efforts by the Gulf Arab state of Qatar to win his release.

As Obama`s vacation ends, criticism does not

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:22

As Barack Obama discovered over the past two weeks, presidents can run into trouble when their playtime is perceived as detached from the concerns of Americans.

War planes attack Libyan capital again as airport terminal is destroyed

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:19

Fire destroyed the terminal at Tripoli`s main airport on Sunday, one day after it was seized by militia fighters from the Libyan city of Misrata, witnesses said.

Hundreds dead as Islamic State seizes Syrian air base: Monitor

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:16

Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that cost more than 500 lives, a monitoring group said.

Indian national found murdered in Singapore industrial estate

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:14

A 26-year-old Indian national was found murdered near his workplace in the industrial estate of Pandan on the west coast of Singapore, according to a media report here today.

Gaza crisis: As it happened

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 23:42

Even as Egypt and UN have been urging both the warring sides to return to the negotiating table, Israel and Gaza have continued escalating the cross-border fire that has entered Day 49 today.