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Two govt workers die in sea mishap 27 Oct 2012 - 02:50 am

MANILA: Two employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) died while 55 other passengers and nine crew members survived after the motorboat they...

Archbishop Tagle ‘terrified’ by elevation to cardinal 27 Oct 2012 - 02:50 am

MANILA: To be named a cardinal of the Catholic Church is a source of solace and at the same time terrifying, said Manila...

Drug ring leader falls in Bulacan bust 27 Oct 2012 - 02:49 am

MANILA: Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a suspected drug ring leader and his two cohorts during a raid in...

Only 500 emergency cases on Eid day 27 Oct 2012 - 02:37 am

DOHA: Some 500 cases were reported to the emergency unit of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) on the first day of Eid Al Adha...

Katara celebrates Eid with a bang! 27 Oct 2012 - 02:34 am

In celebration of Eid Al Adha, Katara Cultural Village lit up the sky with a spectacular fireworks display yesterday. The celebrations will continue...

Al Jazeera signs up Redi Tlhabi for new talk show 27 Oct 2012 - 02:32 am

Doha: Al Jazeera English has announced that they have snapped up one of South Africa’s hottest talents to front a new weekly talk...

Qatar plays major role in world economy: Envoy 27 Oct 2012 - 02:30 am

Qatari Ambassador to the US Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi. DOHA: Qatari Ambassador to the US Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi stressed the...

Ashghal announces partial road closures at Industrial Area 27 Oct 2012 - 02:28 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday announced a partial closure of the roundabout on Street number 10 in the Industrial Area with...

RAF istributes meat to needy families in 61 countries 27 Oct 2012 - 02:22 am

DOHA: The Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Al Thani Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF), a social service organisation in Qatar, has distributed Qurbani meat...

Festive mood as people celebrate Eid Al Adha 27 Oct 2012 - 02:20 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receiving...

Haniyah calls on Arab leaders to follow Emir’s lead 27 Oct 2012 - 02:20 am

Gaza: Head of the Palestinian government Islamil Haniyah termed the visit of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to...

Colourful Celebrations 27 Oct 2012 - 02:17 am

by ABDUL BASIT & SYED OMAR Eid Al Adha was celebrated in the country with traditional fervour yesterday. The Cultural Village at the...

World must act to stop Syria bloodshed: Cleric 27 Oct 2012 - 02:15 am

Syrian refugee children queue as they wait to receive their dinner meal in a refugee camp in Atimeh, on the Syrian-Turkish border of...

Nowhere left to run for Syrians under siege 27 Oct 2012 - 02:15 am

ATAREB, Syria: For two months, Dana and her 12 children fled from village to village trying to escape bombardment by Syrian forces. Finally,...

Bahrain policeman dies of burns in April attack 27 Oct 2012 - 02:14 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini policeman has died from severe burns after a “terrorist” attack in April in a Shia village close to Manama, the...

Iran’s Panahi, Sotoudeh bag Sakharov prize 27 Oct 2012 - 02:14 am

STRASBOURG: Iranian rights activists, lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and film-maker Jafar Panahi, yesterday won the European Parliament’s Sakharov prize, just days after the EU...

Netanyahu, Lieberman join forces for Israel poll 27 Oct 2012 - 02:14 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ultra-nationalist Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman have agreed to join forces for a general election in the...

Obama, Romney wage bitter Ohio duel 27 Oct 2012 - 02:12 am

US President Back Obama arrives for a campaign rally at the Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport later Thursday night. CLEVELAND: In a spectacular finale...