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UAE's Shah Gas project on track for 2014 completion 16 Oct 2012 - 10:53 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's huge sour gas development is on track for completion in late 2014 despite the challenges $10 billion project faces,...

Theft at Dutch museum housing Picasso, Van Gogh: police 16 Oct 2012 - 10:52 am

THE HAGUE: Several paintings of considerable value were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum where works by world-renowned 19th and 20th century artists including...

Myanmar ruling party set for key leadership vote 16 Oct 2012 - 10:34 am

NAYPYIDAW: Top figures in Myanmar's ruling party stepped down Tuesday for a leadership revamp aimed at improving its electoral prospects against Aung San...

Cuba scraps exit permits for foreign travel: official 16 Oct 2012 - 10:15 am

HAVANA: Cubans will no longer require an exit permit for foreign travel from January 14, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, the latest in...

Gunmen kill four Shiites in Pakistan: police 16 Oct 2012 - 09:52 am

QUETTA, Pakistan: Gunmen shot dead four Shiite Muslims on Tuesday, in a fresh sectarian attack in Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan, police...

Iraq's core September inflation increases to 5.2 pct - cenbank 16 Oct 2012 - 09:50 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's core inflation in September increased to 5.2 percent year-on-year from 5 percent in August due to higher food prices and the...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.44% 16 Oct 2012 - 09:31 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.44 percent higher Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street and as shares in Softbank surged after it confirmed a...

Astronomers discover planet with four suns 16 Oct 2012 - 09:30 am

WASHINGTON: An international team of amateur and professional astronomers has discovered a planet whose skies are lit up by four suns -- the...

Hyundai to build $3.2 bn Saudi Arabia power plant 16 Oct 2012 - 08:49 am

SEOUL: South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries said Tuesday it had won a $3.2 billion order to build a thermal power plant in Saudi...

QCA’s basic umpiring course ends 16 Oct 2012 - 04:24 am

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) President, MA Shahid (third right) and General Secretary Manzoor Ahmad (third left) with ACC Instructor Malik Nazar Mohammed and...

Attacks on Iraq security forces kill at least 10 16 Oct 2012 - 03:19 am

irefighters work at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, Iraq, BAGHDAD: A spate of shootings and bombings targeting...

EU agrees on new sanctions against Syria 16 Oct 2012 - 03:13 am

LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers imposed fresh sanctions against President Bashar Al Assad’s regime yesterday but failed to iron out differences with Russia over...

Bahrain summons Iran envoy over ‘interference’ 16 Oct 2012 - 03:13 am

DUBAI: Bahrain summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires yesterday in protest at “interference” by Tehran in the internal affairs of the kingdom, the foreign ministry...

Sudan army, rebels clash in oil-rich border state 16 Oct 2012 - 03:09 am

KHARTOUM: Clashes erupted between Sudan’s army and rebels in the oil-producing state of South Kordofan, both sides said yesterday, a week after the...

Peace negotiator sees progress in Afghanistan 16 Oct 2012 - 03:05 am

KABUL: The Afghan government’s efforts to encourage Taliban insurgents to enter peace talks are making progress despite apparent deadlock, a senior government negotiator...

Pakistan girl activist sent to Britain for treatment 16 Oct 2012 - 03:04 am

Army doctors shift Malala Yousafzai to an air ambulance destined for London, at the Islamabad International Airport, in Pakistan, yesterday. ISLAMABAD: A teenage...

Afghan mining contracts published to fight graft 16 Oct 2012 - 03:04 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s government has published more than 200 mining contracts as part of efforts to keep the growing industry clear of the corruption...

Australia PM makes surprise visit to Kabul 16 Oct 2012 - 03:03 am

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, seeking assurances from President Hamid Karzai that he is doing...