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Oil prices rise ahead of key OPEC meeting 24 Nov 2014 - 10:24 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose in Asia Monday before a crucial meeting of the OPEC cartel later in the week that will discuss whether...

Philippines convicts Chinese 'poachers' despite Beijing's warnings 24 Nov 2014 - 10:06 am

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines: A Philippine court on Monday found nine Chinese fishermen guilty of poaching and environmental crimes for fishing in disputed waters,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 24 Nov 2014 - 09:24 am

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

Drumming their way to victory 24 Nov 2014 - 07:30 am

Students play the tabla during the annual tabla competition held in a park on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad yesterday....

Homage to fallen heroes 24 Nov 2014 - 07:28 am

Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi (left), Akshay Kumar (right) and Chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front M S Bitta pay tribute to policemen who...

Jaitley slams Mamata over Saradha, blasts 24 Nov 2014 - 07:25 am

New Delhi/Kolkata: Federal Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday attacked at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her reactions to arrest of her...

Arms, ammunition seized in Kashmir 24 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

Srinagar: The Indian army said yesterday it has recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition in the Kashmir Valley, terming it a...

Parrikar dedicates intelligence network for coastal surveillance 24 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

Gurgaon: In order to strengthen India’s coastal surveillance, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday dedicated the National Command Control Communication and Intelligence Network (NC3I)...

India to host 4th business conference with Arab League 24 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

New Delhi: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the 4th India-Arab conference here on Wednesday to advance ties with a region so crucial...

Bulletproof jackets, arms seized from Rampal ashram 24 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

Barwala: The Haryana Police’s ongoing search operation inside the Satlok Ashram of Rampal has led to the recovery of two bulletproof jackets, more...

Nanoparticle-treated seeds to raise yields 24 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

Kolkata: In a dramatic breakthrough, Indian scientists have found that synthetically engineered nanoparticles comprising iron and sulphur and modelled on the natural ones...

Manila vows justice 5 years after massacre 24 Nov 2014 - 07:21 am

Protesters clench their fists in front of candles lit for the victims of the 2009 murder of 32 journalists during a candlelight protest...

Death toll rises to five after China quake 24 Nov 2014 - 07:20 am

Earthquake victims prepare a meal on an open fire along a road in a temporary settlement in the Jiangba village of the Tagong...

Two senior Thai policemen charged with royal defamation 24 Nov 2014 - 07:19 am

BANGKOK: Two high-ranking Thai police officers have been arrested for royal defamation, an official said yesterday, a rare charge against senior public servants...

Bangladesh arrests 9 in crackdown on militant groups 24 Nov 2014 - 07:19 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh has arrested four members of an outlawed militant group, including the chief of its women’s wing, as well as five suspects...

North Korea warns UN rights ruling supporters 24 Nov 2014 - 07:18 am

SEOUL: North Korea’s top military body warned yesterday of “catastrophic consequences” for supporters of a UN resolution censuring its human rights record, as...

Campaigning for charity 24 Nov 2014 - 07:18 am

Activists hold placards during a flash mob ‘Warm a hero’ in the centre of Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. The placards read ‘Warm clothes is...

Flood fear after snow 24 Nov 2014 - 07:13 am

Children play on top of a giant snow pile following a massive snow storm in Buffalo, New York, yesterday. The area around Buffalo,...