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Plan to fight mobile radiation fears 18 Dec 2014 - 12:19 am

Kochi: Following a high court order, the Department of Telecom has asked its technical monitoring wing to spread awareness in the public and...

SpiceJet resumes flights after bank borrowing 18 Dec 2014 - 12:18 am

New Delhi: Budget airline SpiceJet resumed operations on a few routes last evening following an understanding with the oil marketing companies (OMC) and...

Oil 17 Dec 2014 - 11:48 pm

Chinese tourist killed in Turkey balloon crash 17 Dec 2014 - 04:17 pm

ISTANBUL: A Chinese tourist was killed and eleven others, including Malaysians, were injured Wednesday when two hot-air balloons crashed during a sightseeing ride...

Gulf sell-off fuelled by credit, lax regulation 17 Dec 2014 - 04:15 pm

DUBAI: The sudden fall of Gulf share prices as the price of oil slides has given new impetus to governments in the region...

China signs Balkan bullet train deal to drive Europe trade 17 Dec 2014 - 04:08 pm

BELGRADE: China signed a huge deal Wednesday to finance a high-speed bullet train between Budapest and Belgrade, a key link in Beijing's expanding...

Race against time for 12 trapped in Vietnam tunnel collapse 17 Dec 2014 - 03:30 pm

HANOI: Vietnamese rescue workers frantically pumped oxygen into a collapsed tunnel to sustain 12 people trapped underground as water threatened flood the area,...

US won't hand over Marine in transgender murder 17 Dec 2014 - 03:14 pm

MANILA: The United States has rebuffed a Philippine government request to hand over custody of a US Marine charged with murdering a Filipino...

Oil prices sink further in Asian trade 17 Dec 2014 - 10:58 am

SINGAPORE: Oil suffered fresh losses in Asia Wednesday, sinking to new multi-year lows as dealers watch Russia's ruble crisis and await the latest...

Tokyo's Nikkei index up 0.38pc by close 17 Dec 2014 - 10:56 am

TOKYO: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.38 percent on Wednesday on bargain hunting following two days of heavy selling that saw the benchmark index...

Pakistan to end death penalty moratorium in terror cases: PM's office 17 Dec 2014 - 10:55 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister's office announced Wednesday, a day after...

Emir, PM congratulate King of Bhutan 17 Dec 2014 - 09:12 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Wednesday a cable of congratulations to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 17 Dec 2014 - 08:56 am

DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying Selling Saudi Riyal...

Emir receives message from Angola 17 Dec 2014 - 04:22 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a written message from Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on...

PM opens five-hall marriage complex 17 Dec 2014 - 04:21 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (right) inspecting arrangements in a marriage hall...

Supplement on Emir’s achievements released 17 Dec 2014 - 04:20 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Vice-Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Dar Al Sharq, reading the supplement....

Ooredoo offers free calls, unlimited mobile Internet 17 Dec 2014 - 04:19 am

Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani, new Chief Business Officer, with children at Ooredoo booth in Darb Al Saai. DOHA: Ooredoo...

National Day: Qatari, Arabic fun for QA passengers 17 Dec 2014 - 04:18 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has planned a schedule of in-flight entertainment rich in Qatari and Arabic content for its passengers to celebrate National...