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PM holds talks on elevating ties with Myanmar 12 Nov 2014 - 12:40 am

Nay Pyi Taw: Kicking off his three-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday landed in Myanmar, which India sees as a “natural bridge”...

Portal to help students make decisions on colleges 12 Nov 2014 - 12:40 am

New Delhi: The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry yesterday launched Know Your College (KYC), a portal that helps students make informed choices regarding...

Stars come together for new single against Ebola 12 Nov 2014 - 12:34 am

LONDON: One Direction, Ed Sheeran and a host of other stars are to raise money to fight Ebola with a 30th anniversary version...

Woman heads for South Pole on tractor 12 Nov 2014 - 12:31 am

CAPE TOWN: After driving a tractor the length of Africa, Dutch adventurer Manon “Tractor Girl” Ossevoort is setting out to fulfil a decade-long...

Stevie Wonder, Meryl Streep set for top US honour 12 Nov 2014 - 12:31 am

WASHINGTON: Actress Meryl Streep and crooner Stevie Wonder were among 19 people named on Monday by US President Barack Obama to receive the...

Watch fetches record $21.3m at auction 12 Nov 2014 - 12:30 am

GENEVA: A gold watch billed as the most expensive — and most complicated — in the world fetched a record $21.3m when it...

Typhoon aid to Philippines hurt by poor coordination 11 Nov 2014 - 05:49 pm

MANILA: The delivery of assistance to victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines was hampered by poor coordination between local authorities and...

24 Taiwanese expelled from Vietnam for fraud 11 Nov 2014 - 05:45 pm

TAIPEI: The Vietnamese authorities on Tuesday expelled 24 Taiwanese suspects arrested in a recent Internet fraud scam targeting people on the Chinese mainland,...

Three killed as police, rebels clash at Yemen airport 11 Nov 2014 - 05:22 pm

SANAA: Clashes at Sanaa airport between Yemeni police and Shiite rebel gunmen have left three dead, in a rare confrontation since the rebels...

Oil falls further on dim prospect of OPEC output cut 11 Nov 2014 - 05:00 pm

LONDON: Crude prices fell further Tuesday on dimming prospects of a production cut by the OPEC oil cartel despite a global supply glut,...

Syria says 11,000 freed in prisoner amnesty 11 Nov 2014 - 04:57 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria has freed around 11,000 detainees since President Bashar al-Assad declared a general amnesty in June, the country's National Reconciliation Minister Ali...

Real estate transactions worth over QR1bn last week 11 Nov 2014 - 02:07 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between November 02 and 06 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are worth...

Vodafone leads Britain's FTSE to six-week high 11 Nov 2014 - 01:56 pm

LONDON: Britain's top share index climbed to a six-week high on Tuesday, led higher by Vodafone which advanced after raising its earnings outlook...

Wave of militant attacks in Pakistan kills 27 11 Nov 2014 - 01:48 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A series of militant attacks across Pakistan Tuesday left at least 27 people dead, including two officials overseeing security for a...

Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills 56 people 11 Nov 2014 - 12:14 pm

KARACHI: At least 56 people, including 18 children, were killed Tuesday when a bus collided with a goods truck loaded with coal in...

Tokyo stocks jump 2.05pc to new seven-year high 11 Nov 2014 - 11:01 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 2.05 percent to a new seven-year high on Tuesday thanks to a weak yen and following another record close...

Two soldiers, 15 militants killed in Pakistan attack 11 Nov 2014 - 10:24 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpost in a restive Pakistani tribal region in an attack that left two soldiers and at least...

Korea ferry captain jailed for 36 years, acquitted of murder 11 Nov 2014 - 09:39 am

GWANGJU, South Korea: The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank in April with the loss of more than 300 lives was...