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New law will let SEC take over errant schools 04 Dec 2014 - 04:16 am

Caption DOHA: A new law is on the anvil to regulate private schools. Its draft was approved by the State Cabinet yesterday. Once...

Private sector must take lead role: PM 04 Dec 2014 - 04:14 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani speaking during his annual interaction with businessmen...

Bid to defund Obama amnesty 04 Dec 2014 - 02:00 am

People join the press during a Republican leaders’ news conference about the need “To Defund the President’s Executive, Unconstitutional Amnesty” on Capitol Hill...

Hungary furious at US over McCain remarks 04 Dec 2014 - 01:58 am

BUDAPEST: Hungary summoned the United States’ top diplomat in the country yesterday to protest comments by US Senator John McCain branding Prime Minister...

Mourning a braveheart 04 Dec 2014 - 01:57 am

Mourners at the burial yesterday of a woman who died from injuries sustained in a scuffle with men caught harassing teenage girls in...

2014 could be warmest, says UN agency 04 Dec 2014 - 01:55 am

LIMA: Record high ocean temperatures will make 2014 the hottest year on record, or at least among the very warmest, in evidence of...

No threat from N-plant accident, says Ukraine govt 04 Dec 2014 - 01:54 am

KIEV: An accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine poses no danger to health or the environment, energy authorities...

Landmine casualties dropped sharply this year 04 Dec 2014 - 01:53 am

WASHINGTON: Fewer people were killed or wounded by landmines over the past year than at any time since record-keeping began in 1999, and...

Sweden PM calls snap polls after losing budget vote 04 Dec 2014 - 01:53 am

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loefven called the country’s first snap election in over half a century yesterday after a far-right party torpedoed...

Opposition leader charged with Maduro murder 04 Dec 2014 - 01:52 am

CARACAS: The Venezuelan government charged a prominent opposition leader yesterday of conspiracy in an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. Maria Corina...

ICC gives ultimatum over Kenyatta trial 04 Dec 2014 - 01:52 am

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court yesterday gave prosecutors a final week either to strengthen or drop crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan...

Qatar wins in football and diplomacy 04 Dec 2014 - 01:51 am

My family and I watched the final of the Gulf Cup football between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It is not usually my habit...

Qatari teachers deserve better 04 Dec 2014 - 01:50 am

The following lines include an urgent call from the bottom of the hearts of students and their parents to the Qatari teacher and...

SYRIA RUSSIA DAMASCUS MOSCOW DEAL HANDSHAKE FREEZE 04 Dec 2014 - 01:47 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR SYRIA RUSSIA DAMASCUS MOSCOW DEAL HANDSHAKE FREEZE PLAN 112714 Provider: CartoonArts...

Oppn insists on removal of minister 04 Dec 2014 - 01:37 am

New Delhi: The opposition yesterday continued to press for the removal of union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti for her abusive remarks, as its...

Bhopal disaster victims call for justice 04 Dec 2014 - 01:36 am

A demonstrator throws kerosene on an effigy depicting Dow Chemical Company, which now owns Union Carbide, during a protest to mark the 30th...

Trooper’s funeral 04 Dec 2014 - 01:34 am

A relative of slain paramilitary trooper Muhammad Shafi Bhat mourns during his funeral in Buran, around 35km north of Srinagar, the summer capital...

Kerala’s plea on Mullaperiyar dam verdict rejected 04 Dec 2014 - 01:30 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by the Kerala government for review of its verdict that struck down the 2006...