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Japan carrier ANA logs 61.6% rise in first-half net profit 31 Oct 2012 - 09:36 am

TOKYO: Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said Wednesday half-year net profit soared 61.6 percent on solid travel demand although it admitted Tokyo's territorial...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.98% 31 Oct 2012 - 09:34 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.98 percent higher on Wednesday as investors welcomed news of the Bank of Japan's latest monetary easing measures aimed...

PetroChina shares hit after 3Q profit dives 31 Oct 2012 - 09:04 am

HONG KONG: Shares in energy giant PetroChina fell almost four percent in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after it reported that net profit in...

Yemen LNG gas pipeline blown up again 31 Oct 2012 - 08:29 am

DUBAI: A gas pipeline feeding Yemen's only liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal was blown up again on Tuesday night, the operating company...

At least two people killed, nine others injured in shipyard blast in S.Korea 31 Oct 2012 - 08:26 am

YEONGAM, South Korea: At least two people were killed and nine others injured in a gas explosion at a shipyard in Yeongam in...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 31 Oct 2012 - 08:25 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

‘Hitler’ takes a hit 31 Oct 2012 - 04:41 am

This combination photograph shows a file photo, left, taken on August 28, 2012, and the one on the right taken yesterday, showing Rajesh...

Cyclone looms over Andhra, Tamil Nadu 31 Oct 2012 - 04:41 am

Hyderabad: Authorities in Andhra Pradesh were taking all precautionary measures to tackle the situation arising out of cyclone ‘Nilam’, which is likely to...

Mallya to present airline revival plan 31 Oct 2012 - 04:41 am

NEW DELHI: The billionaire owner of grounded Kingfisher Airlines said yesterday that he would present to the government a “comprehensive” plan to revive...

‘Indian Muslims have realised their political power’ 31 Oct 2012 - 04:41 am

New Delhi: Indian Muslims have realised their political power as they have gradually understood the value of tactical voting, Jamia Milia Islamia Vice...

Khaleda tries to mend fences with Delhi 31 Oct 2012 - 04:40 am

New Delhi: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia, whose stints in power saw tense relations with New Delhi, has assured India that Bangladeshi...

Man gets life in jail for enacting hijack drama 31 Oct 2012 - 04:40 am

New Delhi: A Delhi court yesterday awarded life term to a man convicted for enacting a hijack drama aboard an Indigo Airlines plane...

Time for second phase of Kerala model, says president 31 Oct 2012 - 04:40 am

Kochi: The time has come for the next version of the Kerala model to find innovative solutions and new methods to mobilise society...

Khan completes US tour despite controversy 31 Oct 2012 - 04:38 am

ISLAMABAD: The chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan reached Los Angeles on Monday to complete a four-city tour to collect funds for his...

Pakistan militant chief offers help to storm-hit US 31 Oct 2012 - 04:38 am

ISLAMABAD: The founder of a Pakistan-based Islamist group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, who is under a $10m US bounty, yesterday offered...

Road accident kills 21 in central Multan 31 Oct 2012 - 04:38 am

MULTAN: A passenger van crashed into a pick-up truck in central Pakistan yesterday, killing 21 people including women and children, police told reporters....

Judge, son charged in double murder case 31 Oct 2012 - 04:37 am

ISLAMABAD: Saleem Qambrani, a senior civil judge of Pakistan’s Jacobabad district, and his son have been booked for their alleged role in a...

Two Nato troops killed in insider attack 31 Oct 2012 - 04:37 am

KABUL: Two soldiers in the Nato-led coalition fighting insurgents in Afghanistan were shot dead yesterday by a man in an Afghan police uniform,...