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Football: Suarez begins training at Barcelona 15 Aug 2014 - 01:44 pm

BARCELONA: All eyes were on Luis Suarez as he trained with his Barcelona team-mates for the first time on Friday after getting the...

Emir holds phone talks with Malaysian PM 15 Aug 2014 - 01:31 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani held today a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohamed Najib...

Filipino and Indian workers evacuated from Libya to Malta 15 Aug 2014 - 01:28 pm

VALLETTA: More than 1,000 Philippine and Indian workers were evacuated to Malta on Friday from Libya, whose parliament has sought United Nation help...

At least 11 killed in Nepal monsoon flooding, landslides 15 Aug 2014 - 01:20 pm

KATHMANDU: At least 11 people were killed in landslides and flooding in Nepal, with five more missing, news reports said Friday. Two people...

Apple moves data storage onto Chinese soil through China Telecom deal 15 Aug 2014 - 12:57 pm

BEIJING: Apple Inc has begun storing personal data for some Chinese users on servers provided by China Telecom, marking the first time that...

Toddler killed, 13 wounded in gas blast near Taipei 15 Aug 2014 - 12:40 pm

TAIPEI: A toddler was killed and 13 people were injured in a gas explosion near Taipei on Friday, officials said, two weeks after...

Eleven civilians killed in rebel-held Donetsk 15 Aug 2014 - 11:40 am

KIEV: Shelling killed 11 civilians and wounded eight more over the past 24 hours in the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern...

China airline sued for rejecting HIV carriers 15 Aug 2014 - 11:40 am

BEIJING: Two HIV-positive passengers and a friend are suing a Chinese airline for refusing to let them on board, in the country's first...

Philippines, rebels wrap up talks on draft Muslim self-rule law 15 Aug 2014 - 10:57 am

MANILA: The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group said Friday they had wrapped up talks aimed at ensuring the terms...

Samsung to buy US tech firm SmartThings 15 Aug 2014 - 10:42 am

SEOUL: Samsung said Friday it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings, as the South Korean electronics giant...

Tokyo stocks close flat 15 Aug 2014 - 10:23 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed flat on Friday in thin holiday trade as investors locked in profits after four days of gains. The benchmark...

Evidence that Ebola outbreak 'vastly' underestimated: WHO 15 Aug 2014 - 09:20 am

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said the magnitude of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been "vastly" underestimated and extraordinary measures are...

Emir, PM congratulate Indian president 15 Aug 2014 - 08:31 am

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

Emir, PM congratulate Indian president 15 Aug 2014 - 08:31 am

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

Emir, PM greet Korean president 15 Aug 2014 - 08:29 am

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

Militants attack Pakistani airbases, seven gunmen killed 15 Aug 2014 - 08:27 am

QUETTA: Gunmen armed with automatic weapons, grenades and wearing suicide vests attacked two military airbases in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, with security forces...

Ultra-rare crocs survive in Philippine 'Noah's Ark' 15 Aug 2014 - 08:27 am

PUERTO PRINCESA: A chorus of chirps filled the room as one of the Philippines' top crocodile breeders checked on his wards in an...

Push for Qatari ‘brand’ of dates 15 Aug 2014 - 02:11 am

Officials touring the first dates festival at Ezdan Mall. The expo runs until August 16. DOHA: Qatar is set to develop ‘its own...