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Rousseff vows dialogue after poll victory 28 Oct 2014 - 12:10 am

Brazil’s President and Workers’ Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff celebrates during a news conference after the disclosure of the election results in Brasilia....

Man held for confronting Cameron 28 Oct 2014 - 12:08 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron was bundled into his official car by his bodyguards yesterday after a member of the public ran...

UK risks fines if it refuses to pay EU bill: Commission 28 Oct 2014 - 12:06 am

UK risks fines if it refuses to pay EU bill: Commission BRUSSELS: Britain must contribute an extra ¤2.1bn ($2.66bn) to the EU budget...

British teacher admits Syria-linked terror charges 28 Oct 2014 - 12:05 am

LONDON: A British teacher pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of funding would-be fighters going to Syria and planning to go there himself, but...

Quarantined nurse to go home, Pentagon isolates soldiers 28 Oct 2014 - 12:05 am

NEW YORK: A nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone was being allowed to go to her home state of Maine after...

Ukraine pro-West parties hold coalition talks 28 Oct 2014 - 12:03 am

KIEV: The pro-Western winners of Ukraine’s parliamentary poll were negotiating the formation of a ruling coalition yesterday, but fighting with pro-Russian insurgents highlighted...

CHINA HONG KONG RED CARPET COMMUNISM DEMOCRACY 27 Oct 2014 - 11:54 pm

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FLOOD FLOODING TEARS RAIN WEATHER CLIMATE 27 Oct 2014 - 11:11 pm

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ConocoPhillips to pull out of Bangladesh exploration 27 Oct 2014 - 02:50 pm

DHAKA: US energy giant ConocoPhillips has decided to stop exploring for oil and gas in Bangladesh's two deep-sea blocks after deciding it was...

China to build Antarctic airfield 27 Oct 2014 - 02:24 pm

BEIJING: China is to build its own airfield in Antarctica, media reported Monday, as Beijing continues to expand its footprint in the most...

Hollande leads tributes at Total CEO memorial 27 Oct 2014 - 02:24 pm

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande led tributes to Total's former chief executive at a memorial service on Monday, a week after his private...

India reveals names in quest for hidden foreign assets 27 Oct 2014 - 02:08 pm

NEW DELHI: India's government revealed Monday the names of three prominent businessmen accused of illegally stashing funds in foreign bank accounts as it...

Rise in MERS cases prompts Saudi warning to residents 27 Oct 2014 - 01:47 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry on Monday urged residents of the world's top oil exporter to renew precautions against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome...

Samsung scales down LED lighting as outlook dims 27 Oct 2014 - 01:46 pm

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday that it will cease its light emitting diode (LED) lighting business outside of South Korea,...

QGIRC posts QR172.2m net profit 27 Oct 2014 - 01:41 pm

DOHA: Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2014. The interim financial statements...

Malaysian minister meets Qatari envoy 27 Oct 2014 - 01:40 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob met here today with HE Qatar's Ambassador to...

PM meets Croatian Interior Minister 27 Oct 2014 - 01:34 pm

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani met Monday with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister...

Al Qaeda-linked Syrian Islamists attack government-held Idlib 27 Oct 2014 - 01:22 pm

BEIRUT: Islamist militants linked to Al Qaeda stormed the government building in Idlib, northern Syria, on Monday and opened up a new front...