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Boy jailed for stabbing teacher to death 04 Nov 2014 - 03:02 am

LONDON: A teenage British schoolboy was jailed for at least 20 years yesterday after pleading guilty to stabbing to death a teacher he...

Pro-Russian rebels name leader for Donetsk region 04 Nov 2014 - 03:02 am

DONETSK: Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine named a leader of a breakaway republic yesterday after weekend elections which was denounced by Kiev and the...

Australian apologises for surfing on dead whale 04 Nov 2014 - 03:01 am

SYDNEY: An Australian who climbed onto a dead whale as it floated offshore, attracting the attention of large sharks, apologised yesterday for his...

Pakistan-India border ceremony goes ahead 04 Nov 2014 - 02:55 am

Pakistan Rangers soldiers perform during the flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah border yesterday. WAGAH: Pakistan and India held their traditional flag-lowering ceremony at their...

Drive against female models 04 Nov 2014 - 02:54 am

Afghan men walk past advertising billboards in Kabul yesterday. Afghanistan launched a drive against female models being used “as decoration” in advertising campaigns,...

Kandahar deputy governor killed 04 Nov 2014 - 02:38 am

KABUL: The deputy governor of Kandahar province in south Afghanistan has been shot dead at a university in the provincial capital, a spokesman...

Nawaz, Modi to shake hands at Saarc summit 04 Nov 2014 - 02:37 am

ISLAMABAD: There will be a ‘handshake’ between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi but a little chance of a...

Demand for winter clothes rises 04 Nov 2014 - 02:37 am

ISLAMABAD: The sale of winter clothing is gradually gaining momentum with the arrival of the cold wave in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Stalls and...

BRITAIN UK EUROPEAN UNION DEMAND MONEY 04 Nov 2014 - 12:35 am

Group: BusinessViews Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR BRITAIN UK EUROPEAN UNION DEMAND MONEY 102814 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

FIFA show little enthusiasm for April/May World Cup in 2022 03 Nov 2014 - 06:43 pm

ZURICH: FIFA showed little enthusiasm towards a proposal to stage the 2022 World Cup in April and May, saying on Monday that January/February...

China central bank signs $6bn currency swap with Qatar 03 Nov 2014 - 06:32 pm

BEIJING/DUBAI: China's central bank has signed a 35 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) currency swap deal with its Qatari counterpart, in a step towards...

Google aims for 300 million new Indian local language users 03 Nov 2014 - 06:26 pm

NEW DELHI: Google has created a new Hindi-language website to add 300 million Indian Internet users by 2017 and bridge the country's linguistic...

Singapore to join coalition against Islamic State 03 Nov 2014 - 02:49 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore said Monday it would provide military support to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group but would not take...

Afghanistan against 'degrading' use of women in adverts 03 Nov 2014 - 02:38 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan on Monday launched a drive against female models being used "as decoration" in advertising campaigns, saying some commercials spread immorality among...

HSBC takes $378m hit for forex scandal 03 Nov 2014 - 01:19 pm

LONDON: HSBC bank on Monday took a $378 million (302 million euro) charge linked to allegations of foreign exchange market rigging, and posted...

US Navy cancels port calls amid Philippine anger over killing 03 Nov 2014 - 01:11 pm

MANILA: The US Navy has cancelled visits to the Philippine port of Subic amid public anger over accusations that a US Marine killed...

Islamic State says seizes second gas field in Syria 03 Nov 2014 - 12:21 pm

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters in Syria said on Monday they had taken control of a gas field in the central province of Homs,...

French ad group Publicis buys Sapient in $3.7bn deal 03 Nov 2014 - 12:14 pm

PARIS: French advertising agency Publicis said Monday it had bought US digital marketing specialists Sapient in a $3.7 billion (2.95 billion euro) deal....