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Google chief to meet with French president amid pay row 27 Oct 2012 - 06:42 pm

PARIS: Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt will meet with French President Francois Hollande on Monday as the Internet giant wrangles with Paris over...

Saudi king urges UN action against religious insults 27 Oct 2012 - 06:31 pm

MINA, Saudi Arabia: Saudi King Abdullah on Saturday demanded a UN resolution condemning insults on monotheistic religions after a low-budget film produced in...

Indonesia police arrest 'terrorists' planning US embassy attack 27 Oct 2012 - 02:45 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesian police arrested 11 suspected terrorists Saturday allegedly planning attacks on the US embassy in the capital Jakarta and other diplomatic missions,...

Iraq Eid attacks kill 15 27 Oct 2012 - 02:35 pm

BAGHDAD: Attacks mostly targeting Shiite Muslims during the Eid al-Adha holiday, including bombings of a marketplace and a minibus carrying pilgrims, killed 15...

Merkel calls for better financial market regulation 27 Oct 2012 - 02:19 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Saturday for better financial market regulation, three days before she was due to host chiefs of the...

Leftist Philippine rebels raid poultry farm: army 27 Oct 2012 - 02:01 pm

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

Japan's Hitachi to buy Horizon for $628 million: reports 27 Oct 2012 - 01:27 pm

TOKYO: Japanese engineering giant Hitachi is set to buy Horizon, a joint venture planning to build nuclear reactors in Britain, in a deal...

Hard work ahead after Philippine peace deal: rebel 27 Oct 2012 - 01:25 pm

SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines: The Philippines' top rebel leader warned Saturday a peace deal signed by his group could only end the armed conflict...

Car bomb exploded in Mosul 27 Oct 2012 - 12:53 pm

BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded near a mosque in eastern Mosul in Northern Iraq on Saturday, causing material damage to a number of...

'Terrorist' car bomb attack at church in east Syria: TV 27 Oct 2012 - 12:40 pm

DAMASCUS: A car bomb blamed by the Syrian regime on "terrorists" exploded on Saturday in front of a church in the eastern city...

Qatar to face Vietnam in preparation for Asian Youth Cup 27 Oct 2012 - 12:29 pm

DOHA: The Qatari football youth team will hold tomorrow Sunday a friendly match against Vietnam in Al Arabi Football Club. The match will...

Iraq Eid attacks kill 15 27 Oct 2012 - 11:07 am

BAGHDAD: Attacks mostly targeting Shiite Muslims during the Eid al-Adha holiday, including bombings of a marketplace and a minibus carrying pilgrims, killed 15...

Almost 150 killed on first day of Syria truce: watchdog 27 Oct 2012 - 10:27 am

BEIRUT: Almost 150 people died on the first day of a barely-observed truce between the warring parties in Syria, a watchdog said, adding...

UAE criticizes EU parliament's resolution 27 Oct 2012 - 10:15 am

ABU DHABI: The UAE has criticized a resolution released by the EU Parliament concerning the human rights in the UAE, describing it as...

Tokyo court dismisses Prada sexual harassment suit 27 Oct 2012 - 09:20 am

TOKYO: A Japanese court dismissed a sexual harassment and unfair dismissal suit against fashion house Prada after management told a female worker to...

National Chinese oil company produces 87.8 million barrels in Q3 27 Oct 2012 - 09:13 am

BEIJING: China National Offshore Oil Corporation produced a net of 87.8 million barrels of oil and natural gas in the third quarter of...

HH the Emir congratulates Turkmenistan's President on National Day 27 Oct 2012 - 08:41 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of Turkmenistan on the occasion...

Star Silicon Valley analyst felled by Facebook IPO fallout 27 Oct 2012 - 08:02 am

SAN FRANCISCO: The firing of Citigroup stock analyst Mark Mahaney on Friday in the regulatory fallout from Facebook Inc's initial public offering was...