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Exodus of thousands after Myanmar unrest 28 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

Children stand together on a muddy street at the Aung Mingalar quarter in Sittwe, Myanmar, yesterday. Myanmar could call a state of emergency...

Police disperse China chemical plant protesters 28 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

NINGBO: Police dispersed more than a thousand protesters in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo yesterday who were demonstrating against plans to expand...

Beijing blocks discussion of report on premier Wen 28 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

Beijing: China’s censors did their best yesterday to block discussion of a New York Times investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao, but analysts said...

Thousands in Taiwan rally for gay marriage 28 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

TAIPEI: Tens of thousands of people marched through Taipei yesterday to push for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Taiwan as the island...

Japan hopes tourists immune to China row 28 Oct 2012 - 03:41 am

TOKYO: As relations between Tokyo and Beijing appear increasingly in need of major surgery, officials in the far north of Japan are hoping...

Ministry blamed for shortage of abattoirs 28 Oct 2012 - 03:35 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning is sitting pretty over a proposal to build abattoirs in different parts of the country...

Alarming rise in crimes: QSA 28 Oct 2012 - 03:34 am

DOHA: A recent report released by the Qatar Statistics Authority has drawn attention to an alarming rise in crime rates in the country...

Eid festivities attract crowds to malls, parks 28 Oct 2012 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Qatar was in a festive mood on the second day of the Eid Al Adha as people along with relatives and friends...

Chicken prices expected to go up 28 Oct 2012 - 03:32 am

DOHA: While fresh chicken continues to be short in supply in the local market, prices of all varieties of chicken are expected to...

Russian ballet wows Doha audience 28 Oct 2012 - 03:27 am

Dancers perform during the Russian Seasons of the 21th Century ballet at Qatar National Convention Centre on Friday. (Shaival Dalal) by Isabel ovalle...

Fire truck overturns 28 Oct 2012 - 03:26 am

A tow truck pulls a fire truck after it overturned near the W Hotel last evening. (Shaival Dalal)

Emir greets Turkmenistan president 28 Oct 2012 - 03:26 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to President of Turkmenistan on the...

Unemployment dips by 22.8pc 28 Oct 2012 - 03:24 am

DOHA: Unemployment in Qatar declined by 22.8 percent over the past 10 years but the gender gap in terms of average wages increased...

Two Qataris enter pre-finals of Stars of Science contest 28 Oct 2012 - 03:19 am

Khaled Abu Jassoom (right) during the Stars of Science contest. DOHA: Two Qataris, Jabir Al Hanzab and Khaled Abu Jassoom, have qualified for...

Visual Arts Forum India workshop at BPS 28 Oct 2012 - 03:16 am

Indian Ambassador, Sanjiv Arora (second left) and Artist Yousef Ahmed tour the workshop by Visual Arts Forum India at Birla Public School yesterday....

Fears of new front as Syria rebels clash with Kurds 28 Oct 2012 - 03:09 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels clashed with Kurdish militia in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving 30 dead and around 200 captured, a watchdog said...

Bombs and house raids leave 18 dead in Iraq 28 Oct 2012 - 03:09 am

BAGHDAD: A bombing near playing children and other insurgent strikes killed 18 people in Iraq yesterday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense...

UAE condemns European resolution over human rights 28 Oct 2012 - 03:08 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has condemned a European Parliament resolution criticising its human rights record as “biased and prejudiced”, accusing the chamber...