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Ukraine set to sign peace plan with rebels 05 Sep 2014 - 02:35 pm

MINSK: Ukraine was set Friday to sign a Kremlin-backed truce with insurgents that could halt nearly five months of bloodshed but whose failure...

New Russia sanctions could be lifted if ceasefire agreed: UK 05 Sep 2014 - 02:14 pm

NEWPORT, United Kingdom: New sanctions against Russia expected to be announced on Friday in response to the Ukraine crisis could be lifted if...

Afghanistan completes election audit in step toward new president 05 Sep 2014 - 01:49 pm

KABUL: A U.N.-supervised audit of votes in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election has finished, an Afghan electoral official said on Friday. The audit of...

Britain ready to commit 3,500 troops to new NATO force 05 Sep 2014 - 12:54 pm

NEWPORT: Britain could contribute 3,500 troops to a NATO rapid response force designed to meet new threats highlighted by the Ukraine crisis and...

Israel issues tenders for 283 homes in W.Bank settlement 05 Sep 2014 - 12:23 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel said Friday it published tenders for 283 new homes in a West Bank settlement, just days after announcing its biggest land...

Saudis study building high-speed rail line between Riyadh and Dammam 05 Sep 2014 - 12:22 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's government will study whether to build a high-speed railway line between Riyadh and Dammam, capital of the country's oil-rich Eastern...

Huawei unveils phone with sapphire glass, finger-sensor, just days before Apple's iPhone 6 release 05 Sep 2014 - 10:45 am

BEIJING: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd unveiled on Friday a slate of new devices meant to showcase the Chinese company's hardware technology, just days...

Tokyo stocks close flat despite falling yen 05 Sep 2014 - 10:28 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended flat on Friday, giving up the earlier gains that were driven the the yen hitting a six-year low against...

Lufthansa flights grounded in new pilots' strike 05 Sep 2014 - 10:19 am

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, said it will cancel 200 flights Friday, affecting 25,000 passengers, as a consequence of a pilots' strike to...

Syrian raids kill eighteen Islamic State foreign jihadists 05 Sep 2014 - 09:49 am

AMMAN: Eighteen foreign fighters from the Islamic State, including an American jihadist, were killed in a Syrian air raid on a town near...

California to be first US state to ban plastic bags 05 Sep 2014 - 09:41 am

LOS ANGELES: California governor Jerry Brown said late Thursday he will approve a ban on single-use plastic bags, in what would make the...

Apple ramps up iCloud defense against hackers 05 Sep 2014 - 09:24 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is ramping up iCloud defenses in the aftermath of hackers swiping nude photos of celebrities from the online digital vault,...

Barclays taps vein biometrics in bank fraud fight 05 Sep 2014 - 09:23 am

LONDON: Barclays is launching a finger scanner for corporate clients and will roll out voice recognition for millions of retail clients next year...

Unified GCC petrol prices under study 05 Sep 2014 - 02:20 am

DOHA: The authorities concerned in the GCC states are taking a closer look at the possibility of unifying the prices of petroleum products...

School student number reaches 243,000 05 Sep 2014 - 02:19 am

DOHA: The number of students enrolled in schools in Qatar has reached over 243,000, up more than 51,000 since 2013 or more than...

March against wars 05 Sep 2014 - 02:19 am

Anti-war protesters march to Cardiff Castle where world leaders began the Nato Summit 2014 at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales, Britain, yesterday.

Rebuilding Gaza to cost $7.7bn 05 Sep 2014 - 02:18 am

Palestinians stand next to their destroyed homes as a bulldozer cleans up the rubble in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City yesterday. RAMALLAH:...

Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup would be wonderful: Official 05 Sep 2014 - 02:15 am

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA: The Vice-President of the International Sports Press Association, Izzat Yalmer, has underlined that Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup would be...