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Netanyahu has no credible opposition in general election 13 Oct 2012 - 01:58 am

By Aluf Benn Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is running for a second re-election – something that no Israeli leader has achieved since...

Nigeria crackdown risks playing into Islamists’ hands 13 Oct 2012 - 01:58 am

By Tim Cocks A military crackdown across Nigeria has hobbled Boko Haram for now, but as the army campaign intensifies it is likely...

Kejriwal, supporters detained near prime minister’s house 13 Oct 2012 - 01:57 am

New Delhi: India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters were detained yesterday while protesting against cabinet minister Salman Khurshid and...

RTI can’t prevail over right to privacy: PM 13 Oct 2012 - 01:56 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday called for limiting of citizen’s right to information if it infringes upon individual privacy, an issue...

Case on liberty of citizens must get priority: Court 13 Oct 2012 - 01:56 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday told the high courts to pronounce their verdicts as expeditiously as possible in the cases involving the...

Two killed, dozens injured in police firing in Bihar 13 Oct 2012 - 01:56 am

Patna: Two people were killed and over a dozen others injured yesterday when police opened fire to control violent protesters in the district...

Arrest warrant against Mallya 13 Oct 2012 - 01:55 am

HYDERABAD: An Indian court filed an arrest warrant yesterday for Vijay Mallya, a Formula One tycoon nicknamed the “King of Good Times”, over...

Book fair studies classroom of future 13 Oct 2012 - 01:45 am

FRANKFURT: The digital world is knocking at the classroom door, but it is not simply a matter of shifting from paper to screen,...

At 70, Streisand’s voice still soars in Brooklyn homecoming 13 Oct 2012 - 01:45 am

NEW YORK: Blending photo montages with at times a thick accent and a singing voice still soaring at the age of 70, Barbra...

More room at the top for women in TV 13 Oct 2012 - 01:44 am

CANNES: Women are reshaping the landscape of TV and digital entertainment as more and more female executives clinch top industry jobs around the...

EXPENSIVE LESSONS 13 Oct 2012 - 01:34 am

A Qatari consumer activist has severely criticised the country’s education authorities for pricing so high Qatar’s history books that are being made available...

Schools welcome Qatar’s history into curriculum 13 Oct 2012 - 01:32 am

By Mohammed Iqbal In what can be called a belated move, the Supreme Education Council (SEC) has made it mandatory for all private...

One in 5 suffers from arthritis: Expert 13 Oct 2012 - 01:31 am

Participants at a walkathon organised by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), during World Arthritis Day at the Corniche, yesterday. Abdul Basit BY RAYNALD C...

Qatar Cancer Society, Grand Hyatt hold breast cancer awareness run 13 Oct 2012 - 01:30 am

Participants of the Global Breast Cancer Awareness event jointly organised by Qatar Cancer Society and Grand Hyatt Hotel Doha yesterday. Kammutty V P...

Hispanic Fair 13 Oct 2012 - 01:29 am

Children performing at Hispanic Fair organised by Spanish Speaking Ladies Group at American School of Doha yesterday. Kammutty VP

Qnbn vows to make Qatar a world-class digital hub 13 Oct 2012 - 01:28 am

Mohammed Al Mannai, CEO of Qatar National Broadband Network, speaking at Four Seasons Hotel. Shaival Dalal DOHA: Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) vowed...

No picnics this year, Independent Schools told 13 Oct 2012 - 01:28 am

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council has instructed all Independent Schools not to organise picnics for students during the current academic year and seek...

Emir greets King of Spain on National Day 13 Oct 2012 - 01:28 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to H M King Juan Carlos...