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China fines insurance firms $18m for price monopoly 02 Sep 2014 - 02:10 pm

SHANGHAI: A total of 23 Chinese insurance firms have colluded to fix fees, authorities said Tuesday, slapping them with a total of $18...

Egypt military academy stampede kills 9 02 Sep 2014 - 01:54 pm

CAIRO: Nine people were killed on Tuesday in a stampede outside a military academy in Egypt by relatives seeking to visit cadets, the...

Assistant FM meets US, Japan envoys 02 Sep 2014 - 01:49 pm

DOHA: HE Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Tuesday met separately with U.S. Ambassador...

Sinai blast kills 11 Egypt policemen 02 Sep 2014 - 01:17 pm

CAIRO: Eleven Egyptian policemen were killed when a roadside bomb blast struck their armoured vehicle in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security...

Sudan orders closure of Iran cultural centres 02 Sep 2014 - 01:03 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan has ordered Iran to close its cultural centres and given their managers 72 hours to leave the country, an official said...

Philippine Muslim peace process set to clear key hurdle 02 Sep 2014 - 12:57 pm

MANILA: A self-rule bill for the Philippines' Muslim minority will likely reach Congress next week, the government said Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle...

Real estate sales reaches QR514,136,500 02 Sep 2014 - 12:31 pm

DOHA: The volume of trading in real estate registered with the Real Estate Registration Department at Qatar's Ministry of Justice during the period...

Philippines Congress dismisses impeachment motions against Aquino 02 Sep 2014 - 12:29 pm

MANILA: Lawmakers allied with Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday threw out three impeachment motions in the House of Representatives, the first political...

Pakistan evacuates 261 nationals from Libya 02 Sep 2014 - 12:02 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Tuesday evacuated 261 citizens from Libya where security has deteriorated in the past few months, Islamabad's foreign ministry...

Roadside bomb explosion kills 4 Afghan army soldiers 02 Sep 2014 - 11:24 am

KABUL: At least four Afghan national army soldiers were killed following a roadside bomb explosion in the past 24 hours, Afghan online news...

Korean investments in foreign securities hit $90.3bn 02 Sep 2014 - 11:13 am

SEOUL: South Korea's institutional investments in foreign securities surged to $90.3 billion as of the end of June as asset managers and insurers...

Emir, PM congratulate Vietnam president 02 Sep 2014 - 11:01 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Tuesday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Socialist Republic of...

US air strike in Somalia targeting Shebab leader: Govt 02 Sep 2014 - 10:56 am

MOGADISHU: US military forces launched air strikes against the leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, the government said Tuesday, claiming "casualties" but with no...

China's new outbreak of H5N6 bird flu 02 Sep 2014 - 10:55 am

BEIJING: Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has reported an outbreak of the H5N6 bird flu virus in poultry, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced...

Tokyo stocks close up at more than seven-month high 02 Sep 2014 - 10:26 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed at their highest level in over seven months on Tuesday with the benchmark Nikkei index adding 1.24 percent as...

Dubai Islamic Bank rules out controlling stake in Indonesian lender 02 Sep 2014 - 10:13 am

DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank has ruled out seeking a controlling stake in Bank Panin Syariah, and its plans are limited to raising its...

Eight killed in southwest China rainstorms, 24 missing 02 Sep 2014 - 09:28 am

BEIJING: Eight people died and 24 others were missing as of early Tuesday after rainstorms brought landslides to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, said...

Apple's shadow looms large at Berlin electronics show 02 Sep 2014 - 09:19 am

BERLIN: Berlin's gigantic IFA consumer electronics fair opens this week, with the shadow of Apple looming large even if the iconic US brand...