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China firm signs $12bn deal to build Nigerian railway 20 Nov 2014 - 10:15 am

BEIJING: A state-owned Chinese company has signed a $12 billion agreement to build a railway along Nigeria's coast that it billed as China's...

Nine sentenced in Philippines over deadly 1996 disco fire 20 Nov 2014 - 10:10 am

MANILA: A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced nine people to jail for a fire that killed 162 people at a disco in 1996,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 20 Nov 2014 - 09:22 am

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

Angelina Jolie plans to give up acting 20 Nov 2014 - 09:05 am

This file photo taken on November 17, 2014 shows US actress and director Angelina Jolie waving to fans as she arrives for the...

Emir performs Istisqaa Prayer 20 Nov 2014 - 08:58 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani joined worshippers in performing Istisqaa Prayer (Prayer for rain) at Al-Wajba prayer ground on...

Oil prices rise in Asian trade 20 Nov 2014 - 08:53 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged higher in Asia Thursday but gains were capped as dealers expect Gulf members of the OPEC cartel to reject...

Beauty queen, sister killed in Honduras 20 Nov 2014 - 07:38 am

TEGUCIGALPA: A Honduran beauty queen has been found murdered just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in...

Seven dead in US snowstorm 20 Nov 2014 - 07:35 am

A house and pick-up truck are covered in snow in a neighbourhood south of Buffalo, New York, yesterday. BELOW: Commuters, bundled up for...

Students, police clash in London 20 Nov 2014 - 07:34 am

Demonstrators pass Downing Street as they participate in a protest against student loans and in favour of free education, in central London, yesterday....

For homeless people 20 Nov 2014 - 07:32 am

Helpers of the “Evangelischer Diakonieverein” social welfare organisation pile up sleeping bags in front of a city mission office in Berlin yesterday. The...

Don’t meddle in Russia affairs, Putin tells US envoy 20 Nov 2014 - 07:29 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) with new US Ambassador John Tefft at the Kremlin in Moscow yesterday. MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin urged Washington’s...

India seeks closer ties with Fiji, Pacific isles 20 Nov 2014 - 07:28 am

A member of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces presents a Tabua (whale’s tooth) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his official welcoming...

Kashmir poll campaign 20 Nov 2014 - 07:26 am

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party shout slogans during an election campaign rally in Bhadarwah, some 200km from Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir,...

Controversial guru arrested; six dead 20 Nov 2014 - 07:21 am

Chandigarh/Barwala: Haryana Police finally arrested elusive self-styled godman Rampal last evening from his fortified ashram in Haryana. At least six people lost their...

National Litigation Policy planned 20 Nov 2014 - 07:18 am

New Delhi: With the objective of reducing its dependence on courts and avoiding unnecessary litigation involving ministries and departments, the government is formulating...

Two more held in Assam for jihadi activities 20 Nov 2014 - 07:18 am

Guwahati: Two close aides of Burdwan blast accused Shahnur Alom have been arrested for their involvement in jihadi activities in Assam, police said...

Bono fitted with metal plates, screws after accident 20 Nov 2014 - 07:16 am

NEW YORK: Bono, frontman of the Irish rock group U2, required hours of surgery for fractures to his face and shoulder blade and...

Podcast murder mystery Serial hooks fans worldwide 20 Nov 2014 - 07:16 am

WASHINGTON: For 15 years, nobody outside Maryland cared much about the murder of a South Korean-born high school teen, supposedly at the hands...