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Looming storm threatens US campaign 28 Oct 2012 - 03:07 am

Akron, Ohio: A looming “Frankenstorm” threw an October surprise into the US presidential contest yesterday as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney hunted for...

Ukraine election a challenge for Yanukovich 28 Oct 2012 - 03:07 am

KIEV: Ukraine prepared yesterday for parliamentary polls in which superstar boxer Vitali Klitschko has emerged as an unlikely challenger to the ruling party...

Savile’s family offers ‘deepest sympathy’ to abuse victims 28 Oct 2012 - 03:07 am

LONDON: The family of the BBC presenter at the centre of an abuse scandal that has rocked the broadcaster offered its “deepest sympathy”...

Body found in airliner’s wheel well 28 Oct 2012 - 03:01 am

LAGOS: A man’s body has been found in the wheel well of a plane operated by Nigerian airline Arik for its London and...

Call for wider support to help Milf deal work 28 Oct 2012 - 03:01 am

SULTAN KUDARAT: The Philippines’ top rebel leader warned yesterday a peace deal signed by his group could only end the armed conflict if...

No time left to pass bill against dynasties 28 Oct 2012 - 03:00 am

MANILA: The Senate has started working on a bill prohibiting political dynasties even as several groups have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to...

Leftist Filipino rebels raid poultry farm 28 Oct 2012 - 02:59 am

MANILA: Communist guerrilla rebels raided a poultry farm in the southern Philippines and torched two buildings after the owner ignored their extortion demands,...

Foreigner accused of raping two girls 28 Oct 2012 - 02:59 am

COTABATO CITY: Government operatives arrested yesterday a 50-year-old New Zealander accused of raping two Visayan girls from Kidapawan City. Superintendent Renante Cabico, director...

La Trinidad mayor faces 2nd Ombudsman case 28 Oct 2012 - 02:59 am

LA TRINIDAD: Mayor Gregorio Abalos is facing his second Ombudsman case over a P250m ($5.5m) mall project in this Benguet capital town. Even...

24 dead, six missing in tropical storm 28 Oct 2012 - 02:59 am

MANILA: The death toll from a tropical storm that swept through the central Philippines before heading toward Vietnam has risen to at least...

QTA’s Eid celebrations 28 Oct 2012 - 02:52 am

Artistes perform as part of Eid Al Adha celebrations organised by Qatar Tourism Authority at The Mall yesterday. See also Page 2Shaival Dalal

Wedding celebrations at Corniche 28 Oct 2012 - 02:51 am

An Egyptian couple took advantage of the Eid Al Adha celebrations at the Corniche to celebrate their wedding with friends and relatives. A...

Hectic day for emergency unit at HMC 28 Oct 2012 - 02:44 am

DOHA: At least three deaths were reported to Hamad Medical Corporation’s emergency services on the second day of Eid Al Adha here yesterday....

Woman forced into flesh trade returns home, blows the whistle 28 Oct 2012 - 02:42 am

DOHA: A young Indian woman who was allegedly brought here on a visit visa to be forced into prostitution blew the whistle on...

Pilgrims stone devil as hajj nears final stages 27 Oct 2012 - 07:28 pm

Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, on...

Pakistani politician: US officials pulled me off plane 27 Oct 2012 - 07:09 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan said he was pulled off a flight to New York by U.S. agents on Friday and interrogated about...

German composer Hans Werner Henze dead at 86: publisher 27 Oct 2012 - 06:50 pm

A file picture dated 14 April 2011 shows German composer Hans Werner Henze at the German Music Authors Prize in Berlin, Germany. He...

Over 80 dead in Myanmar communal strife: govt official 27 Oct 2012 - 06:49 pm

SITTWE, Myanmar: The toll from a wave of unrest in western Myanmar has reached 82, a government official said Saturday, after fierce fighting...