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Petronas Q2 profit slides 28 Nov 2014 - 01:56 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said Friday its third quarter net profit fell 12.3 percent due to slumping oil prices and...

Austrian police detain 13 in jihadist investigation 28 Nov 2014 - 01:54 pm

VIENNA: Austrian police detained 13 people in a dragnet on Friday aimed at suspected jihadis working to radicalise young people and encourage them...

India still searching for 39 workers abducted in Iraq 28 Nov 2014 - 01:24 pm

NEW DELHI: India said Friday it was still searching for 39 construction workers abducted in Iraq in June, denying a report claiming they...

Gunmen shoot dead Egypt army colonel in Cairo 28 Nov 2014 - 01:18 pm

CAIRO: Gunmen in a car shot dead an Egyptian army colonel and wounded two soldiers outside a hotel in eastern Cairo on Friday,...

Pakistan talking to Qatar about LNG imports in 2015 28 Nov 2014 - 12:56 pm

ISLAMABAD: Energy-starved Pakistan is negotiating with Qatar to begin imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) early next year, Pakistan's petroleum minister said on...

Pakistan frees 40 Indian prisoners 28 Nov 2014 - 12:25 pm

KARACHI: Pakistani on Friday announced the release of 40 Indian prisoners, including 35 fishermen held for violating territorial waters, a day after a...

Pope Francis makes first visit to Turkey 28 Nov 2014 - 11:46 am

Pope Francis speaks to hostesses before to board a plane for a three day visit in Turkey, on November 28, 2014 at Rome's...

Thai parliament votes to ban commercial surrogacy 28 Nov 2014 - 11:23 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's parliament has voted to ban commercial surrogacy after outrage erupted over the largely unregulated industry following allegations an Australian couple abandoned...

Tokyo shares end 1.23pc higher 28 Nov 2014 - 10:43 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 1.23 percent Friday, lifted by a weak yen, while Japan's two biggest airlines soared on OPEC's decision not to...

Asian energy stocks sink, airlines rise on OPEC decision 28 Nov 2014 - 10:07 am

HONG KONG: Shares in energy firms tumbled Friday after oil prices hit four-year lows in reaction to OPEC's decision to ignore calls for...

Modi-Sharif bonhomie uplifts summit 28 Nov 2014 - 09:25 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif during the closing session of the 18th Saarc summit at City...

10 killed in Kashmir attack 28 Nov 2014 - 09:24 am

Paramilitary soldiers take up position during an attack by a group of armed men in Pindi Khathar, Ramgarh sector, some 40km from Jammu,...

Cases filed against 18 over black money 28 Nov 2014 - 09:23 am

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday said a lot of ground had been covered by the government in unearthing black money and...

Court slams Delhi’s air pollution 28 Nov 2014 - 09:22 am

NEW DELHI: India’s environment court has slammed the government over the capital’s horrendous air pollution, which it said was “getting worse” every day,...

Law amended to pick new CBI chief 28 Nov 2014 - 09:22 am

New Delhi: Parliament yesterday approved amendments to the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act to provide for appointment of a CBI director in a...

New visa rules to boost tourist numbers 28 Nov 2014 - 09:21 am

NEW DELHI: Tourists travelling to India from 43 countries, including the US, will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to...

Girls found hanging killed themselves: CBI 28 Nov 2014 - 09:21 am

NEW DELHI: Two teenage girls found hanged in May took their own lives and were not raped or murdered, police investigators told media...

Fashion Pakistan Week 28 Nov 2014 - 09:20 am

A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Nida Azwer during the Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) in Karachi yesterday.