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Family of 10 misses ill-fated AirAsia flight 29 Dec 2014 - 10:22 am

JAKARTA--An Indonesian family of 10 said Monday they had a miraculous escape when they arrived too late to catch AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which...

Man dies from suspected shark attack, west Australia 29 Dec 2014 - 10:18 am

SYDNEY---A man has died in a suspected shark attack in western Australia Monday, police said, in what would be the country's second such...

China offers help in search for missing AirAsia flight: FM 29 Dec 2014 - 10:18 am

BEIJING--China offered Monday to send aircraft and ships to help in the international search for a missing AirAsia flight that disappeared off Indonesia...

Taliban claim NATO 'defeat' in 13-year Afghan war 29 Dec 2014 - 10:12 am

KABUL---The Taliban responded scornfully Monday to the formal end of NATO's war in Afghanistan, describing the US-led mission as a "fire of barbarism...

Japan culls 42,000 chickens after second bird flu outbreak 29 Dec 2014 - 10:11 am

TOKYO--Japan on Monday ordered the slaughter of some 42,000 chickens after officials confirmed the country's second bird flu outbreak in less than a...

China bird flu death reported as 2014 toll rises 29 Dec 2014 - 10:05 am

BEIJING---A man has died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in eastern China, state media reported Monday, at the end of a year...

Britain says one of its nationals on missing AirAsia jet 29 Dec 2014 - 10:04 am

LONDON---A British national was on board the AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing in bad weather Sunday en route from Indonesia...

Hundreds await nighttime rescue, one in Italian ferry fire 29 Dec 2014 - 10:03 am

ATHENS---Rescuers battled in the dark Sunday to save nearly 300 passengers trapped on a burning Italian ferry as coastguards reported the first death...

Croatian president, rival head for run-off vote 29 Dec 2014 - 10:01 am

President Ivo Josipovic ZAGREB---Croatia's President Ivo Josipovic and his conservative rival on Sunday headed for a January run-off following a tight first round...

Bomb blast kills woman in south Indian city 29 Dec 2014 - 10:01 am

Police atthe scene BANGALORE, India--One woman died and two people were injured late Sunday when a bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the...

Over 150 Rwandan Hutu rebels surrender in DR Congo 29 Dec 2014 - 10:00 am

KINSHASA---A group of 155 Rwandan Hutu rebels turned themselves in on Sunday in the face of threatened action by UN and Congolese troops...

South Korea proposes inter-Korea talks next month 29 Dec 2014 - 09:57 am

SEOUL--A top South Korean official offered Monday to hold high-level talks with North Korea in January, as Pyongyang battles growing pressure over human...

Final Greek presidential vote as fresh crisis looms 29 Dec 2014 - 09:50 am

Greek Parliament ATHENS--Greece's parliament will try to elect a president on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avoid snap general elections that could...

Australian journalist marks a year in Egyptian jail 29 Dec 2014 - 09:43 am

SYDNEY--Australian Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste marked a year in prison in Egypt on Monday, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop downplaying hopes that he...

Australia joins hunt for missing AirAsia flight 29 Dec 2014 - 09:38 am

Air chief of Defence SYDNEY--Australia on Monday joined the Indonesia-led search for an AirAsia plane which disappeared on the weekend with 162 people...

Es’hailSat picks SpaceX for launch of Es’hail 2 29 Dec 2014 - 03:56 am

Doha: Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, yesterday announced that following consultation, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has been selected to launch the company’s second...

US ambassador praises Katara’s role 29 Dec 2014 - 03:55 am

DOHA: US Ambassador Dana Shell Smith visited Katara yesterday. Katara General Manager Dr Khalid Ibrahim Al Sulaiti accompanied her during a tour of...

Old Ghanim shops given eviction notices 29 Dec 2014 - 03:53 am

Shops closed along the road from Dar Al Kuthub Roundabout towards the Sofitel area. Kammutty VP By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Many businesses and...