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MUMBAI: Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain said Friday it will open its first outlet in India next month as it seeks to...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.89 percent lower in light trade Friday as dealers look ahead to the release of key China data next...

TOKYO: Japan, one of the major buyers of Iranian crude, is set to import about 30 percent less crude oil from Iran for...

BAKU: A lightning strike that damaged a key power station in Azerbaijan sparked a mass power cut Friday in Baku and other parts...

KATHMANDU: A small plane flying 19 people towards Mount Everest crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital Friday, killing everyone on board...

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index lost 105.95 points (1.23%) this week when the bourse closed at 8,493.70 points on Thursday.   The trading value during...

SEOUL: The volume of trade exchange between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and South Korea is on the rise and the sum...

Dhaka: Japan's Honda Motor signed a joint venture deal with Bangladesh's state-owned steel corporation BSEC Thursday to assemble motorcycles for the South Asian...

DOHA: Siemens today announced the appointment of Bernhard Fonseka as new Chief Executive Officer for its rapidly-expanding operations in Qatar.   Based in Doha,...

TOKYO: A Japanese department store chain said Thursday it suffered $6.4 million worth of damage at three shops in China when violent protests...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not hold an early general election, a cabinet minister said Thursday, insisting the current government would see out its term,...

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met here at his Emiri Diwan office this morning...

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange was down on Thursday 11.24 points or 0.13% to 8,493.70 points from the previous closing of 8,504.94.   The volume...

ANKARA: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey could hold new negotiations with outlawed Kurdish rebels, in the face of a surge...

HANOI: The World Health Organization said Thursday that governments in the Mekong region must act "urgently" to stop the spread of drug-resistant malaria...

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani, has received a written message from Indonesian...

DUBAI: India ranked first among Dubai's major trade partners during the first six months of 2012, with the value of trade exchange between...

LONDON: Britain's biggest sporting goods retailer Sports Direct is to buy 60 stores of debt-laden rival JJB Sports in a transaction that will...