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Yemeni Qaeda beheads three men for spying on operations 09 Oct 2012 - 01:33 pm

SANAA: Al Qaeda militants have beheaded three Yemeni men in the provincial city of Maarib after accusing them of spying on their operations,...

Dozens killed in double suicide attack near Damascus: NGO 09 Oct 2012 - 01:32 pm

BEIRUT: Dozens of people were killed in a double suicide attack on a military security branch in Harasta, just northeast of the capital...

Julius Baer to cut around 1,000 jobs after Merrill Lynch unit buy 09 Oct 2012 - 12:24 pm

GENEVA: Swiss private banking group Julius Baer said Tuesday it would cut around 1,000 jobs when it buys part of Merrill Lynch's wealth...

Pakistan child rights activist shot: police 09 Oct 2012 - 12:21 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Gunmen shot and wounded a teenage Pakistani children's rights activist as she boarded a school bus on Tuesday in the former...

Iraq's oil output to double this decade-IEA 09 Oct 2012 - 12:20 pm

LONDON: Iraq's oil production is on course to more than double by 2020, the International Energy Agency said, although delays to investment could...

A mother's fears for one of India's 50,000 missing children 09 Oct 2012 - 12:05 pm

NEW DELHI: Thirteen-year-old Shivam Singh promised his mother he would be back to do his homework as he ran to get some sweets....

Philippine court blocks cybercrime law 09 Oct 2012 - 11:59 am

MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court Tuesday suspended a controversial cybercrime law, the government said, amid huge online protests over fears it would impose...

Number of global hungry down to 868 million: UN 09 Oct 2012 - 11:58 am

ROME: The UN's food agency revised down the number of the world's hungry by 13.2 percent on Tuesday to 868 million, but slammed...

Toyota, Honda sales plunge in China on islands row 09 Oct 2012 - 11:34 am

TOKYO: Sales of Toyota and Honda vehicles nosedived in China during September as anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute that threatens to...

Disease outbreaks of meningitis in 9 US states 09 Oct 2012 - 10:26 am

WASHINGTON: Eight people have now been killed and 97 others sickened by an outbreak of fungal meningitis in nine US states, the BBC...

Deadly brain-eating amoeba resurfaces in Pakistani city 09 Oct 2012 - 09:34 am

ISLAMABAD: A brain-eating amoeba has killed at least 10 people in Pakistan's most populous city since May, a World Health Organization official said...

Tokyo shares end down 1.06% 09 Oct 2012 - 09:33 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 1.06 percent Tuesday following declines on US and European markets owing to lingering concerns about the global economy and...

India can offer quality wheat to Iran - farm min 09 Oct 2012 - 09:32 am

NEW DELHI: India can offer Iran quality wheat, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday, as the world's second-biggest wheat producer tries to...

UAE c.bank extends lending cap by six months - NBAD 09 Oct 2012 - 09:30 am

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) said the United Arab Emirates central bank had extended its deadline to comply with limits...

Brent rises towards $113 on Syria-Turkey tensions 09 Oct 2012 - 08:44 am

SINGAPORE: Brent crude futures rose towards $113 a barrel on Tuesday after two days of losses, with supply fears due to escalating tensions...

China tipped to be 2nd biggest luxury market by 2017 09 Oct 2012 - 08:43 am

SINGAPORE: China is set to become the world's second biggest market for luxury goods after the United States in five years, overtaking France,...

Kuwait passes 2012-2013 budget with huge deficit 09 Oct 2012 - 08:41 am

KUWAIT CITY: The cabinet of OPEC member Kuwait has approved the 2012/2013 budget projecting a shortfall of 7.3 billion dinars ($26 billion), mainly...

Qatar exchange and market updates 09 Oct 2012 - 08:19 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...