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US drone strike kills 5 in North Waziristan 25 Sep 2012 - 10:26 am

ISLAMABAD: A US drone killed at least five people on Monday in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. Security officials said at least...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.25% 25 Sep 2012 - 10:23 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed up 0.25 percent Tuesday as buyers moved to lock in interim dividends before Japanese companies close their books for...

Drones: The West’s new terror campaign 25 Sep 2012 - 10:11 am

By Clive Stafford Smith Living Under Drones, a new report from Stanford and New York universities, was a difficult piece of fieldwork –...

UAE's FGB eyes bond issue, hires five banks - sources 25 Sep 2012 - 10:11 am

ABU DHABI: First Gulf Bank, the second-largest lender by market value in the United Arab Emirates, has hired five banks for a new...

Google launches Nexus 7 tablet in Japan 25 Sep 2012 - 10:10 am

TOKYO: Google said Tuesday it was launching its Nexus 7 tablet computer in Japan, aiming to take on Apple's iPad in one of...

No roaming charges in India from 2013 25 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

NEW DELHI: India's Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said that mobile phone subscribers will not have to pay roaming charges from next year. "From...

Gunmen kill Yemeni intelligence officer: security official 25 Sep 2012 - 09:31 am

SANAA: Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a senior Yemeni intelligence officer in the capital Sanaa, the fourth assassination targeting senior officers in just...

13 dead in coal mine accident in NW China 25 Sep 2012 - 09:30 am

BEIJING: Thirteen miners were confirmed dead and seven remained trapped after a locomotive that transported them to ground slipped down a pit in...

GCC Foreign Ministers hold talks with German Counterpart in New York 25 Sep 2012 - 09:00 am

NEW YORK: A session of talks was held between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Germany at the Headquarter of the GCC mission...

Brent climbs above $110, Iran tensions in focus 25 Sep 2012 - 08:51 am

SINGAPORE: Brent crude climbed above $110 a barrel on Tuesday, recovering from a more than 1 percent drop in the previous session, as...

Two killed, thousands displaced as typhoon churns off Philippines 25 Sep 2012 - 08:46 am

MANILA: Two people were killed and thousands forced to flee their homes as a powerful typhoon churned off the Philippines' east coast, the...

S. Korea seeks 5.3% hike in budget for 2013 25 Sep 2012 - 08:45 am

SEOUL: The South Korean government plans to increase its spending for next year by 5.3% in order to help boost the economy and...

Qatar exchange and market updates 25 Sep 2012 - 08:29 am

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

50% of engineering designs for Egypt-QPI new oil refinery project completed 24 Sep 2012 - 12:44 pm

DOHA: Chairman of the Egyptian Refining Company Abdul-Fattah Abu Zaid announced that about 50% of the engineering designs for the new oil refinery...

Pakistan 'blasphemy' girl's case sent to juvenile court 24 Sep 2012 - 12:38 pm

ISLAMABAD: A judge on Monday ordered police to refer the case of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy to a juvenile court,...

HH the Deputy Emir opens 25th Universal Postal Congress 24 Sep 2012 - 12:32 pm

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronized on Monday the opening of the 25th Universal...

HE Al-Attiyah heads to Japan 24 Sep 2012 - 12:31 pm

DOHA: HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah and his accompanying delegation left Doha on Monday...

Qatari man critically ill in UK with new SARS-type virus 24 Sep 2012 - 12:27 pm

LONDON: A Qatari man struck down with a previously unknown virus related to the deadly SARS virus and the common cold is critically...