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IATA sees record profit for airlines as oil prices plunge 10 Dec 2014 - 05:55 pm

GENEVA: Travellers might soon be able to pay less to fly, IATA's chief said Wednesday, after the global airline association predicted record profits...

Palestinian official dies after beating by Israeli forces 10 Dec 2014 - 05:53 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A senior Palestinian official died Wednesday after being beaten by Israeli forces during a protest march in the West Bank,...

Tokyo stocks close down 2.25pc 10 Dec 2014 - 11:23 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed down 2.25 percent on Wednesday following a sell-off across global markets, while a stronger yen pressured exporters. The benchmark...

Pakistan air strikes kill 11 10 Dec 2014 - 11:04 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military said on Wednesday it had killed 11 militants in air strikes in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border....

Oil prices down in Asian trade 10 Dec 2014 - 10:59 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell in Asia Wednesday as dealers await the latest US supply report for clues about production levels, while weak Chinese...

Qatar National Bank appoints new CEO effective immediately 10 Dec 2014 - 09:10 am

DUBAI: Qatar National Bank, the largest Middle East lender by assets, has appointed Ali al-Kuwari as group chief executive effective immediately, the lender...

Royal homage 10 Dec 2014 - 09:08 am

Prince William looks on as Princess Kate Middleton lays down a bouquet at the reflection pool at the National September 11 Memorial Museum...

Merkel re-elected CDU leader 10 Dec 2014 - 09:07 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts after she was re-elected with 96.72 percent of the votes as leader of the Christian Democratic Union during...

Sexual threat, torture revealed in CIA report 10 Dec 2014 - 08:59 am

WASHINGTON: “Enhanced interrogation” techniques used by the CIA on militants detained in secret prisons were ineffective and never produced information which led to...

‘Day of Silence’ for Ukraine army, rebels 10 Dec 2014 - 08:59 am

KIEV: Ukrainian government troops and separatists said their forces were complying with an agreed “Day of Silence” in Ukraine’s war-torn east yesterday, marking...

Dutch to assemble MH17 wreckage 10 Dec 2014 - 08:59 am

AMSTERDAM: Crash investigators were to begin reconstructing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 shot down over eastern Ukraine in July, killing all 298 people...

Police shoot synagogue attacker to death in NY 10 Dec 2014 - 08:58 am

NEW YORK: New York police shot and killed a man armed with a knife early yesterday after he stabbed a rabbinical student from...

Cameron to ask Turks for more data on foreign fighters 10 Dec 2014 - 08:57 am

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron will use talks in Ankara yesterday to ask Turkey to supply Britain with more and swifter information about...

Tunisia campaign 10 Dec 2014 - 08:56 am

Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki (centre), who is seeking re-election, shakes hands with supporters as he campaigns in Tunis yesterday. Tunisia will hold the...

Destroying arms 10 Dec 2014 - 08:51 am

The United Nations Mine Action Service personnel inspect confiscated weapons destined to be destroyed, with United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS) troops...

Refugees to get UN food aid again 10 Dec 2014 - 08:50 am

ROME: The United Nations will resume food aid to Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries, following a campaign to raise funds for a halted...

Minister’s funeral 10 Dec 2014 - 08:45 am

Mourners carry the coffin of Moroccan Minister of State Abdellah Baha, who died in a train accident in Bouznika town, in Rabat yesterday.

Rich nations pledge to take Syrian refugees 10 Dec 2014 - 08:41 am

GENEVA: The UN refugee agency said yesterday that Western governments had heeded a call to take in more Syrian refugees from neighbouring countries...