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Ukraine ruling party leads early election results 29 Oct 2012 - 12:25 pm

KIEV: Ukraine's ruling party was on course Monday to win the most votes in legislative elections despite a challenge from the party of...

Penguin, Random House publishers agree to merge 29 Oct 2012 - 12:24 pm

LONDON: British publisher Pearson said on Monday it had agreed to merge its Penguin books division with English-language rival Random House, owned by...

Egypt's FX reserves likely rose $300-400 mln in Oct - newspaper 29 Oct 2012 - 12:16 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's foreign reserves probably rose $300-400 million in October thanks to loans from Qatar and Turkey, state-run al-Gomhuria newspaper reported on Monday,...

Nine killed as Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels clash 29 Oct 2012 - 12:05 pm

ANKARA: Violence between security forces and Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey killed one police officer and eight rebels, the state-run Anatolia news agency...

Iran has pictures of restricted Israeli areas: Iran MP 29 Oct 2012 - 10:53 am

DUBAI: Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases and other restricted areas obtained from a drone launched into Israeli airspace earlier this month, an...

Moody's raises Philippine credit rating 29 Oct 2012 - 10:26 am

MANILA: Moody's Investors Service on Monday raised the Philippines' sovereign credit rating to one notch below investment grade, citing the country's strong economic...

Somali journalist dies after shooting 29 Oct 2012 - 10:08 am

MOGADISHU: A Somali reporter shot by unknown gunmen last week has died from his wounds, colleagues said Monday, taking the toll of journalists...

Tokyo stocks flat at close 29 Oct 2012 - 09:47 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed flat on Monday as dealers took a wait-and-see position ahead of a Bank of Japan policy meeting, while auto...

Showdown set on bid to give UN control of internet 29 Oct 2012 - 09:11 am

WASHINGTON: It is expected to be the mother of all cyber diplomatic battles. When delegates gather in Dubai in December for an obscure...

Stocks News Mideast-UAE mkts resume trade after holiday; Dana Gas in focus 29 Oct 2012 - 09:10 am

UAE's two bourses will resume trading on Monday after a four-day Eid al Adha holiday but activity is likely to be muted with...

Three Taiwan ex-officers arrested in China spy case 29 Oct 2012 - 09:04 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan said Monday that three retired military officers have been arrested on suspicion of leaking military secrets to China, in one of...

Philippines' Arroyo enters no plea in plunder case, seeks bail 29 Oct 2012 - 08:42 am

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, now a sitting lawmaker in the lower house of Congress, sits next to her husband Jose Miguel...

NY Stock Exchange, Nasdaq suspend trade Monday 29 Oct 2012 - 08:38 am

NEW YORK: The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed completely Monday and possibly even Tuesday due to the imminent arrival...

Eyeing polls, PM adds new blood to cabinet 29 Oct 2012 - 03:51 am

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave his cabinet an overdue facelift yesterday. Salman Khurshid took over as new foreign minister as...

Anti-graft campaigner leaves elite ‘rattled’ 29 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal chuckles as he considers how his all-out assault on corruption has united India’s political elite in outrage. “All politicians...

Karnataka seeks Interpol help to nab terror suspects 29 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

Bangalore: Karnataka Police are seeking the help of Interpol to extradite from Saudi Arabia three terror suspects wanted for their alleged role in...

Haryana Khaps seek ban on weddings at night 29 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

Rohtak, Haryana: Having taken a U-turn over the issue of lowering the marriageable age for girls to curb growing incidents of rape in...

Bomb kills three in Peshawar 29 Oct 2012 - 03:49 am

PESHAWAR: A bomb explosion killed at least three people and wounded more than 20 others at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s northwestern city...