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Malaysia to begin repatriating remains of MH17 victims

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 21:15

Malaysia said on Thursday that the remains of 16 victims aboard downed Flight MH17 will repatriated on August 22, declaring it a day of national mourning.

Indian jailed for rioting in Singapore

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 21:14

An Indian national was Thursday sentenced to 25 months in jail, becoming the sixth Indian to be convicted for last year`s riots here.

Tories accused of false pretence in Lord Suri`s appointment

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 21:14

Downing Street has been accused of deliberately creating a misleading impression in the appointment of an Indian-origin businessman to the House of Lords, a leading British daily reported Thursday.

Morocco busts jihadist Iraq, Syria recruitment network

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 21:12

The Moroccan interior ministry said on Thursday it has dismantled a network responsible for recruiting jihadists and sending them to fight in Syria and Iraq for the Islamic State group.

Putin sounds conciliatory note on visit to annexed Ukraine region

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 21:27

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world, a conciliatory note after months of tough rhetoric over the crisis in Ukraine.

Turkey`s Erdogan urges his party to forge ahead with new constitution

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 20:53

Turkish president-elect Tayyip Erdogan urged his AK Party on Thursday to secure a stronger parliamentary majority next year to enable them to re-write the constitution, signalling no let-up in his drive to strengthen the presidency.

Shelling kills 22 in Ukraine`s rebel-held Lugansk

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 20:52

Shelling has killed at least 22 residents in the besieged rebel-held bastion of Lugansk in east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, a local official said on Thursday.

Bahrain sentences 14 to life in jail for killing policeman

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 20:49

A court in Bahrain sentenced 14 men to life imprisonment for the killing of a policeman last year, state news agency BNA and a lawyer said.

Egypt marks first anniversary of the pro-Morsi sit-ins

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 20:48

Hundreds of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday clashed with police while staging several rallies across Egypt to commemorate the first anniversary of hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood protesters` killings.

Syrian army takes town near Damascus in blow to rebels

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 20:47

Syrian government forces backed by Lebanon`s Hezbollah took control of a town just outside Damascus from Islamist fighters on Thursday, a blow to the rebels who had held it for more than a year.