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Visakhapatnam civil airport set to be functional today 17 Oct 2014 - 07:35 am

Visakhapatnam: Relief operations continued elsewhere in cyclone hit Visakhapatnam, but the navy along with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) managed to clear...

World steps up Ebola vigil as infections soar 17 Oct 2014 - 06:36 am

Bystanders read headlines saying “Ebola 1: USA 0” at the Daily Talk, a street side chalkboard newspaper, in Monrovia yesterday. GENEVA: Europe said...

World Food Day 17 Oct 2014 - 06:35 am

A social activist dressed as a skeleton participates in a march to commemorate World Food Day in San Salvador yesterday. Salvadoran farmers and...

US lawmakers grill health officials over outbreak 17 Oct 2014 - 06:34 am

WASHINGTON: Top US health officials faced a grilling yesterday by lawmakers infuriated over the nation’s fumbling response to the Ebola outbreak, as the...

Gas supplies at risk, Putin warns European leaders 17 Oct 2014 - 06:34 am

MILAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Europe yesterday its gas supplies could be at risk as he prepared for talks with Ukraine counterpart...

Reeva’s cousin wants prison for Pistorius 17 Oct 2014 - 06:34 am

PRETORIA: A cousin of slain South African model Reeva Steenkamp made a tearful plea yesterday for Oscar Pistorius “to pay” for killing her,...

Brazil cops arrest suspected killer of 39 17 Oct 2014 - 06:34 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police said yesterday they have arrested a suspected serial killer who admits to slaying 39 people in a four-year...

FBI renews call for wider snooping powers 17 Oct 2014 - 06:34 am

WASHINGTON: FBI chief James Comey renewed a call yesterday for broader law enforcement authority to tap into emerging technologies, saying the Edward Snowden...

Kurds hold out against IS in Kobane 17 Oct 2014 - 06:32 am

Syrian Kurdish refugees who fled the Syrian town of Kobane, receive towels in a refugee camp in the southeastern town of Suruc, in...

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills 47 17 Oct 2014 - 06:31 am

BAGHDAD: Militants unleashed a wave of attacks in Iraq yesterday, mainly targeting Shiite areas in and around the capital of Baghdad, killing at...

Fighting rages in Benghazi amid call for ceasefire 17 Oct 2014 - 06:29 am

BENGHAZI: Libya’s Red Crescent called yesterday for a ceasefire in the eastern city of Benghazi to allow the evacuation of families trapped by...

US holds first direct talks with Syrian Kurdish party 17 Oct 2014 - 06:26 am

WASHINGTON: A US State Department official held direct talks for the first time over the weekend with the main Syrian Kurdish political party...

World Disasters Report launched 17 Oct 2014 - 05:35 am

From left: Terry Cannon, WDR 2014 Lead Author, addressing the media while Dr Aisha Yousef Al Mannai, QRC Vice-Chairwoman; Saleh bin Ali Al...

Over 300 teams registered for Robot Olympiad 17 Oct 2014 - 05:34 am

Sheikh Jassim Al Thani and Fawziya Al Khater with a group of participating students from Hayat Universal Bilingual School Doha. Doha: The 2014...

Qatar Charity holds Eid sacrifices in 55 countries 17 Oct 2014 - 05:33 am

Qatar Charitiy’s sacrificial meat being distributed at a centre. Doha: Qatar Charity organised 27,500 sacrifices in 55 countries for Eid Al Adha 1435H,...

‘Kulluna village’ gives children safety tips 17 Oct 2014 - 05:32 am

DOHA: A children activity about safety at home and other places has been launched by Kulluna, the national safety and health awareness campaign....

Registration opens for PCSI forum 17 Oct 2014 - 05:32 am

Doha: The registration for the Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) 2014 conference, hosted by the Supreme Council of Health from October 20 to...

Ministries to hold joint inspections in Industrial Area 17 Oct 2014 - 05:31 am

DOHA: A joint inspection campaign to monitor establishments in the Industrial Area has been launched by two ministries, officials have said. Officials from...