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Two killed in landslide in N. Philippines 23 Jul 2014 - 01:11 pm

MANILA: A three-year-old boy and his younger brother were buried under tons of earth after a landslide occurred in Rodriguez, Rizal, in Philippines...

Five children among dead in France minibus tragedy 23 Jul 2014 - 01:10 pm

LILLE: Five children aged 12 to 14 and their driver were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed headlong into an...

Emir, PM congratulate Egyptian president 23 Jul 2014 - 01:09 pm

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

Possible many more MH17 bodies with wreckage: Australia PM 23 Jul 2014 - 12:32 pm

SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday it was possible that many bodies from the MH17 crash were still lying in the...

Heatstroke kills three in Japan, thousands hospitalised 23 Jul 2014 - 11:20 am

TOKYO: Sweltering temperatures across Japan have left at least three people dead while 3,000 others were rushed to hospital due to heatstroke, officials...

Qatari ambassador in Beijing meets president of islamic association of China 23 Jul 2014 - 11:04 am

BEIJING: HE Qatar's ambassador to the People's Republic of China Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri has visited the Islamic Association of China where...

Syria air raid kills 6 children from same family 23 Jul 2014 - 11:01 am

BEIRUT: Six children from the same family were killed in an air strike by government forces on a village in the northern province...

13 killed as Pakistani jets pound hideouts north Waziristan 23 Jul 2014 - 10:55 am

ISLAMABAD: At least 13 terrorists were killed as Pakistan Air Force fighter jets on Wednesday again pounded four suspected hideouts of militants in...

US Airways to resume Tel Aviv flights Thursday 23 Jul 2014 - 09:46 am

WASHINGTON: US Airways plans to resume its direct flights from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv on Thursday after a temporary ban from federal authorities...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.10pc 23 Jul 2014 - 09:39 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.10 percent on Wednesday as early buying following a positive lead from Wall Street ran out of steam....

PWA invites residents to attend Chand Raat Eid Festival on Friday 23 Jul 2014 - 09:19 am

Pakistan Women’s Association Qatar (PWA) in collaboration with Dhoom Event Qatar is organising Chand Raat Eid Festival at Doha Marriott Hotel on Friday, ...

Japan to count Saudi, UAE crude storage toward reserve goals 23 Jul 2014 - 09:10 am

TOKYO: Japan will start treating as "quasi-strategic reserves" some of the crude stored by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the...

Modi visits Bhabha Atomic Research Centre 23 Jul 2014 - 09:09 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen in this handout picture released yesterday by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) during his visit to the...

Memorial for victims of sex crimes planned 23 Jul 2014 - 09:05 am

Orphanage children of the non-government organisation (NGO) ‘Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting’ (CRISP), hold placards during a silent protest against sexual harassment...

Scientists develop seedless mangoes in new move 23 Jul 2014 - 09:03 am

Patna: First came seedless grapes. Now, Indian scientists have developed what could be the ultimate delicacy - a seedless mango which is finely...

Govt for new ways to select judges 23 Jul 2014 - 09:00 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday pitched for “improving” the system of judges’ appointment as the controversy over corruption in the judiciary rocked parliament...

Three-year-old girl sexually assaulted near Bangalore 23 Jul 2014 - 09:00 am

Bangalore: A three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a juvenile in a village 30 km from here while her parents were away from...

232 teeth extracted from a teenager! 23 Jul 2014 - 08:59 am

Mumbai: That’s really a mouthful. This teenaged boy could bite, but barely chew thanks to his many, many, many teeth - 232 to...