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US couple acquitted over daughter’s death 01 Dec 2014 - 02:56 am

Matthew (left) and Grace Huang talk to journalists after being acquitted by appeals court in Doha yesterday. DOHA: An appeals court yesterday overturned...

Opec inaction hits Qatar stocks 01 Dec 2014 - 02:50 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatari bourse benchmark index plunged 4.28 percent to a five-month low yesterday as investors responded in panic to Opec’s...

Inspections at eateries being intensified 01 Dec 2014 - 02:48 am

DOHA: A recurrence of food poisoning incidents in the country associated with restaurants has prompted the health authorities to launch an intensive campaign...

Emir meets GCC chief 01 Dec 2014 - 02:46 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the Emiri...

FERGUSON POLICE RACE LAW RACISM JUSTICE SYSTEM 01 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

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Uruguay polls 01 Dec 2014 - 12:32 am

A woman casts her vote at a poll station in Montevideo yesterday. Uruguayans began voting for a new president, with former leader Tabare...

Unique championship 01 Dec 2014 - 12:31 am

A competitor throws a tree during the UK Christmas Tree Throwing Championships in Keele, central England, yesterday. Participants taking part in the charity...

Cop who shot dead Ferguson teenager quits 01 Dec 2014 - 12:30 am

FERGUSON: The white policeman who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson has resigned, but it failed...

Floods in France kill five, nearly 3,000 evacuated 01 Dec 2014 - 12:29 am

PORTEL-DES-CORBIERES: The worst flooding in southern France has claimed five lives and forced almost 3,000 people to evacuate their homes, officials said yesterday....

Swiss reject eco-linked immigration cap 01 Dec 2014 - 12:29 am

GENEVA: The Swiss yesterday flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, along with bids to...

Nigeria vows to hunt mosque attackers 01 Dec 2014 - 12:29 am

KANO: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks that killed at least 120 at the mosque of an...

Osborne pledges £2bn extra per year for NHS 01 Dec 2014 - 12:28 am

LONDON: British finance minister George Osborne announced a £2bn annual rise in healthcare spending yesterday, seeking to counter attacks on his Conservative party’s...

New bird flu outbreak in Netherlands 01 Dec 2014 - 12:28 am

THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities reported a new outbreak of bird flu yesterday on a western poultry farm, but could not say if it...

Moldovans go to the polls 01 Dec 2014 - 12:28 am

CHISINAU: Moldova went to the polls yesterday in a closely fought parliamentary election that will help determine whether the impoverished ex-Soviet republic pursues...

Still suffering due to the leak 01 Dec 2014 - 12:27 am

Children with congenital disabilities from the exposure of their parents to gas leak from the Union Carbide disaster in 1984 take part in...

AIDS Day 01 Dec 2014 - 12:26 am

Social activists release a symbolic hot air balloon during a meeting to create awareness about AIDS on the eve of World AIDS Day...

Sisters fight molesters in Haryana bus 01 Dec 2014 - 12:25 am

Rohtak: The Haryana Police, finally acting in the incident in which two sisters from Haryana’s Rohtak town took on three molesters in a...

Land swap to benefit Assam, says Modi 01 Dec 2014 - 12:23 am

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said his government was committed to the development of the northeast region, and assured the people of...