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3 Afghan army soldiers killed in latest spate of violence 28 Oct 2014 - 12:44 pm

KABUL: At least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in separate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in the past 24 hours....

QDB showcases Qatari exporters' products at Paris expo 28 Oct 2014 - 12:44 pm

DOHA: International and regional markets are showing increasing interest in private companies exporting products from Qatar, a top executive said following the Qatar...

LG Elec exit suggests end is near for plasma TVs 28 Oct 2014 - 12:42 pm

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said it will wind down its plasma television business by end-November, as a technology long overtaken by...

Barwa Real Estate nine-month net profit rises 44pc 28 Oct 2014 - 09:45 am

DUBAI: Qatar's Barwa Real Estate reported a 44 percent rise in nine-month net profit on Tuesday. The developer made a net profit of...

Pacquiao roughs up sparring partners before Algieri fight 28 Oct 2014 - 09:44 am

Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (R) takes part in a sparring session during a media call in Hong Kong on October 27, 2014....

Apple CEO fires back as retailers block Pay 28 Oct 2014 - 09:43 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 27, 2014. LAGUNA BEACH, California: Apple Inc CEO...

Al Attiyah meets US journalists 28 Oct 2014 - 09:17 am

WASHINGTON: HE Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah met Tuesday with a number of journalists and...

Alibaba's Ma says open to working with Apple on payments 28 Oct 2014 - 09:15 am

Jack Ma, Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 27, 2014. WASHINGTON: Alibaba Group...

Hyundai avante sales hit 10 million mark 24 years 28 Oct 2014 - 09:14 am

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest carmaker, said Tuesday that global sales of its Avante compact hit the 10 million mark this...

UAE telco du Q3 net profit rises 17.8pc 28 Oct 2014 - 09:13 am

ABU DHABI: Du, the United Arab Emirates' No.2 telecom operator by subscribers, reported a 17.8 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday,...

Saudi's Dar Al Arkan Q3 profit tumbles as costs rise 28 Oct 2014 - 09:10 am

RIYADH: Daral-Arkan, Saudi Arabia's largest listed real estate developer by market value, reported a 51 percent fall in third-quarter net income on Tuesday,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 28 Oct 2014 - 08:36 am

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

Vietnamese PM visits Bodhgaya 28 Oct 2014 - 08:01 am

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (centre) performs a religious ritual with his wife Tran Thanh Kiem (left) at the Mahabodhi Temple in...

Puppet Festival 28 Oct 2014 - 07:41 am

Puppeteers perform ‘Taming of the Wild’ during a Puppet Festival at Dolls Theatre in Kolkata yesterday.

Family kills woman for witchcraft 28 Oct 2014 - 07:40 am

RAIPUR: A woman has been tortured and beaten to death by her in-laws in central India on suspicion of being a witch and...

Sena softens stand, willing to accept any BJP chief minister 28 Oct 2014 - 07:39 am

Mumbai: Ahead of the government formation in Maharashtra which got a fractured mandate in the recent assembly elections, the Shiv Sena yesterday appeared...

Officials red-faced over video of child cleaners in UP 28 Oct 2014 - 07:39 am

LUCKNOW: Officials in one of India’s most populous states were left red-faced yesterday after a video emerged showing children cleaning up a medical...

Apex court dismisses Nalini’s plea for release 28 Oct 2014 - 07:38 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a plea by S Nalini Srikaran, undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi killing, who had...