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MoI hosts Eid celebrations in Al Khor 30 Jul 2014 - 02:58 am

A band entertaining a large number of audience during Eid Al Fitr celebrations organised by the Ministry of Interior at Al Khor Sports...

Civic team set up to receive complaints against outlets 30 Jul 2014 - 02:56 am

A Doha Municipality inspector making a point to officials at a retail outlet. DOHA: Doha Municipality has set up a special team to...

Lower prices spark gold rush 30 Jul 2014 - 02:54 am

Women buying gold jewellery at a shop at Al Khor Mall yesterday. Kammutty VP BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Lower prices of gold and...

Man drowns off Sealine beach 30 Jul 2014 - 02:40 am

DOHA: A man drowned in the sea off Sealine beach yesterday while taking a swim. Police got a call and patrols from Al...

HMC receives 600 cases 30 Jul 2014 - 02:35 am

DOHA: Not many cases of stomach disorder were reported to the emergency unit of Hamad General Hospital on the second day of Eid...

MH17 ARRIVAL PARtS PLAnE CRASH RUSSIA UKRAINE MALAYSIAn AIRLINES 30 Jul 2014 - 02:13 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TUNIN Source: Moscow, Russia Keywords: COLOR MH17 ARRIVAL PARtS PLAnE CRASH RUSSIA UKRAINE MALAYSIAn AIRLINES 072414 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Kiev ratchets up shelling of east 30 Jul 2014 - 02:07 am

A damaged area after shelling in Donetsk yesterday. DONETSK, Ukraine: Heavy shelling rocked several cities in insurgent-held east Ukraine yesterday, as the EU...

Ukraine rebels threaten to ban OSCE from crash site 30 Jul 2014 - 02:05 am

A picture made available yesterday shows a blown up railway-bridge blocking the road between Charkov and Donetsk in Ukraine yesterday. KIEV: Rebels in...

Little cat 30 Jul 2014 - 02:04 am

A zoo worker holds one of two female Sri Lankan leopard cubs, born on July 1, in the zoo of Maubeuge, northern France,...

Youth held in Germany for bid to attack synagogue 30 Jul 2014 - 02:02 am

BERLIN: German police detained an 18-year-old man over an attempted arson attack against a synagogue yesterday which drew a shocked reaction from the...

S Africa’s ANC likens rival party to Nazis 30 Jul 2014 - 02:01 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling ANC yesterday likened the radical opposition Economic Freedom Fighters to the Nazi party and its firebrand leader Julius Malema...

Accord on women set to come into force in 12 EU states 30 Jul 2014 - 02:01 am

STRASBOURG, France: The world’s most far-reaching treaty on combatting violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation, comes into force on...

Far-right school candidate shocks Austria 30 Jul 2014 - 02:00 am

VIENNA: A 21-year-old far-right candidate for Vienna’s school board, known for his verbal attacks on Turkish minorities, is sending shockwaves through politics in...

Cameron bids to lure back voters 30 Jul 2014 - 01:59 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday announced plans to halve the time during which EU migrants with no realistic job prospects can...

Presidents meet in Caracas 30 Jul 2014 - 01:58 am

From left: President of Uruguay Jose Mujica, Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Cristina Fernandez of Argentina, Horacio Cartes of Paraguay...

Obama makes statement on Ukraine crisis 30 Jul 2014 - 01:57 am

US President Barack Obama makes a statement on the situation in Ukraine on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington yesterday.

Strong quake hits Mexico 30 Jul 2014 - 01:48 am

OAXACA, Mexico: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico yesterday, killing an elderly woman who fell as she fled her home and injuring another woman...

Canada says China hacked its science agency computers 30 Jul 2014 - 01:36 am

OTTAWA: Canada accused China yesterday of hacking into the computers of its research and development arm, which partners with thousands of Canadians firms...