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Thai woman sets herself on fire over debts 15 Oct 2014 - 12:12 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai woman set herself on fire inside a Bangkok government building Wednesday after she was unable to pay off loans of...

China's shale gas production surging 15 Oct 2014 - 12:12 pm

BEIJING: China's shale gas production in 2014 will surpass 1.5 billion cubic meters, 7.5 times that of 2013, an energy expert predicted. Jiang...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.92pc 15 Oct 2014 - 10:51 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.92 percent higher on Wednesday, recovering slightly after five days of losses on bargain hunting and thanks to a...

Suicide bomber kills five in NW Pakistan 15 Oct 2014 - 10:41 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a peace committee meeting in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Wednesday, killing at...

Qualcomm trumps Microchip with $2.5bn deal for Britain's CSR 15 Oct 2014 - 10:40 am

LONDON: Qualcomm Inc has agreed to buy chip maker CSR Plc for $2.5 billion, pushing out its rival Microchip Technology to win the...

Balfour Beatty names QinetiQ chief Quinn as new CEO 15 Oct 2014 - 10:39 am

LONDON: Troubled British infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has named Leo Quinn, head of defence firm QinetiQ, as its new chief executive, opting for...

India's Jan-Sept Iran oil imports up 38pc y/y 15 Oct 2014 - 10:37 am

NEW DELHI: India's oil imports from Iran rose 38 percent in the first nine months of the year as shipments surged with an...

Malaysian police arrest 13 over IS 'links' 15 Oct 2014 - 10:35 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested 13 people believed to have "links" with the Islamic State, a report said Wednesday, as concern grows...

Turkish minister meets Qatari envoy 15 Oct 2014 - 10:00 am

ANAKARA: Minister of Interior for the Republic of Turkey Efkan Ala met here Wednesday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Turkey Salem bin Mubarak...

Transgender murder must not derail US ties 15 Oct 2014 - 09:59 am

Students look on alongside the USS Germantown and USS Peleliu (unseen) in the northern Philippine port city of Olongapo. MANILA: The Philippines on...

Ukraine to build gas pipeline to Poland to get European gas 15 Oct 2014 - 09:56 am

KIEV: Ukraine plans to build a 110-kilometer-long gas pipeline for a yearly transit of up to 10 billion cubic meters of gas from...

No sign yet of MH370 in first update of underwater search 15 Oct 2014 - 09:52 am

A shadow shows people hanging a message during an event 'Love U MH370' in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30 March 2014. EPA SYDNEY: Australian...

Toyota to recall 1.75 million vehicles globally 15 Oct 2014 - 09:38 am

TOKYO: Toyota said Wednesday it is recalling 1.75 million vehicles globally over brake problems and other glitches that posed a fire risk, marking...

Bank Muscat Q3 net profit rises 2.5pc, misses estimates 15 Oct 2014 - 09:36 am

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, Oman's largest lender, posted a 2.5 percent increase in its third-quarter net profit on Wednesday, narrowly missing analyst estimates. The...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 15 Oct 2014 - 09:27 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Kuwait keeps wide discount to Saudi oil in market share battle 15 Oct 2014 - 08:53 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has maintained a wide discount between the crude it sells to Asia against a comparable Saudi Arabian grade for November,...

Facebook challenging Google in online ad market 15 Oct 2014 - 08:45 am

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers his address to participants during the launch promoting the Internet.org app in Jakarta on October 13, 2014 which...

Two Koreas hold high-level military talks 15 Oct 2014 - 08:40 am

SEOUL: North and South Korea held their first high-level military talks for seven years on Wednesday, the South's Yonhap news agency reported, following...