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UKRAINE RUSSIA EUROPEAN UNION BEAR CLIFF SANCTIONS 02 Sep 2014 - 11:25 pm

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Nato a major threat: Russia 02 Sep 2014 - 11:13 pm

Paramedics take care of wounded soldiers from eastern Ukraine after the landing of Airbus Medevac A310 on the military part of Tegel airport...

MH17 crash report due in two weeks 02 Sep 2014 - 11:12 pm

Dutch Parliament members hold a minute of silence in commemoration of the victims of flight MH17 at the beginning of the first meeting...

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty 02 Sep 2014 - 11:12 pm

Singer Chris Brown (centre) departs the District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington yesterday. Grammy-award winning R&B singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty yesterday...

‘HippopoThames’ 02 Sep 2014 - 11:11 pm

A sculpture of a giant hippopotamus, “HippopoThames”, built by artist Florentjin Hofman is towed up the Thames past the Houses of Parliament in...

Record support for Scottish independence 02 Sep 2014 - 11:10 pm

EDINBURGH/LONDON: A poll showing support for Scottish independence at its highest ever level threw the fate of the United Kingdom into question yesterday,...

UK to withdraw arrest warrant against tumour boy’s parents 02 Sep 2014 - 11:10 pm

LONDON: British prosecutors said yesterday that they were withdrawing an arrest warrant against the parents of Ashya King after they fled the country...

Lawyers want Boston bombing trial delayed to September 2015 02 Sep 2014 - 11:10 pm

BOSTON: Lawyers defending the prime suspect in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings have requested that his trial, due to start in November, be...

Child abuse: Minister slams Rotherham town officials 02 Sep 2014 - 11:09 pm

LONDON: Britain’s interior minister yesterday accused local authorities in the English town of Rotherham of a “complete dereliction of duty” for the way...

Britain rejects ‘Boris Island’ airport plan 02 Sep 2014 - 11:09 pm

LONDON: A plan to build a major new airport to the east of London was rejected by a government-appointed commission yesterday, dealing a...

Dutch foreign minister named for EU Commission job 02 Sep 2014 - 11:08 pm

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands has named Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans as its candidate to be a commissioner in the new administration of EU...

Swiss urged to toughen anti-corruption law 02 Sep 2014 - 11:08 pm

zurich: Switzerland is not doing enough to rid itself of ill-gotten funds, despite loosening its banking secrecy, and should now beef up its...

Boko Haram seizes town; many killed 02 Sep 2014 - 11:08 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Boko Haram insurgents overran most of a northeastern Nigerian town yesterday after hours of fighting that killed scores and displaced thousands...

Travel curbs could worsen Ebola crisis, say experts 02 Sep 2014 - 11:07 pm

PARIS: Travel restrictions could worsen West Africa’s Ebola epidemic, limiting medical and food supplies and keeping out much-needed doctors, virologists said yesterday as...

Doha Municipality continues inspection campaigns against street vendors 02 Sep 2014 - 02:49 pm

DOHA: The General Control Section of Doha Municipality continued today inspection campaigns against street hawkers in Industrial Area in an aim to reduce...

Qatar exchange index gains 42.71 points 02 Sep 2014 - 02:23 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 42.71 points (0.31 percent) when the bourse closed trading at 13,742.22 points Tuesday. The trading value increased 83.28...

Ebola kills 31 people in DR Congo 02 Sep 2014 - 02:23 pm

KINSHASA: An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains contained in...

FM receives message from Singaporean counterpart 02 Sep 2014 - 02:11 pm

DOHA: HE the Foreign Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah received a written message from Foreign Minister of Singapore K. Shanmugam dealing...