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Thai court jails tycoon for rice embezzlement 25 Jun 2014 - 10:13 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai court has sentenced a top rice trader believed to have close ties with former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to three years...

Philippines stirring tensions after Aquino supports Japan: China 25 Jun 2014 - 10:12 pm

BEIJING: China yesterday accused the Philippines of creating tension in the region and urged Manila to show “sincerity” in upholding stability after President...

N Korea slams movie on leader slay plot 25 Jun 2014 - 10:12 pm

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday denounced a forthcoming American comedy film featuring a plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong Un as an act...

Myanmar groups oppose law on marriage curbs 25 Jun 2014 - 10:11 pm

YANGON: Proposals by radical Buddhist monks to criminalise inter-faith marriage in Myanmar face strong opposition from women’s rights groups in a tussle over...

Nobel laureate Ahtisaari to assist Sri Lanka war crimes probe: UN 25 Jun 2014 - 06:20 pm

GENEVA: Former Finnish president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari will serve as an advisor to an international inquiry into alleged war crimes in...

Egypt TV soapie banned over poor image of police 25 Jun 2014 - 06:15 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian television soap opera has been banned days before it was to be aired because the censors believe it shows police...

Awqaf Ministry opens seven new mosques 25 Jun 2014 - 06:12 pm

DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has inaugurated seven new mosques to accommodate more than 3000 worshipers in the areas of ...

'King' Messi turns 27 in World Cup spotlight 25 Jun 2014 - 06:09 pm

Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (R) runs next to midfielder Augusto Fernandez during a team training session at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre...

Algeria agrees to deliver 5 LNG cargoes to Egypt 25 Jun 2014 - 06:04 pm

ALGIERS: Algeria has agreed to deliver to Egypt five liquefied natural gas cargoes of 145,000 cubic metres each before the end of the...

World Heritage Committee accepts Nepal's report 25 Jun 2014 - 06:01 pm

DOHA: UNESCO's World Heritage Committee's (WHC) 38th session, under HE the Chair Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, has accepted the Government of...

Advisory Council's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee meets 25 Jun 2014 - 05:59 pm

DOHA: The Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the Advisory Council on Wednesday held a meeting, presided over by its rapporteur Mohamed Ajaj...

25 labour inspectors take oath 25 Jun 2014 - 05:55 pm

DOHA: Twenty -five labour inspectors of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MLSA) took oath today before HE Minister of Labour and...

Nearly 50 killed in new wave of violence in Central Africa 25 Jun 2014 - 05:45 pm

BANGUI, Central African Republic: Nearly 50 people have been killed in three days in a fresh surge of sectarian violence in the Central...

Qatar Chamber holds trade talks with Sudanese delegation 25 Jun 2014 - 03:03 pm

DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC) Vice-Chairman Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Tawar said that Qatar has great interest in enhancing bilateral cooperation with the Sudan...

Qatar, Cyprus exchange ratification documents 25 Jun 2014 - 03:01 pm

NICOSIA: Ratification documents of a Memorandum of Understanding on education signed in Doha on January 27 between the governments of Qatar and Cyprus...

Japan, N.Korea to hold talks next week on probe into abductions 25 Jun 2014 - 02:45 pm

TOKYO: Japan will hold talks with North Korea next week to work out the details of Pyongyang's plan to reinvestigate the fate of...

Aquino backs Abe’s military moves 25 Jun 2014 - 02:15 pm

Philippine President Benigno Aquino (left) speaks as Japan’s Prime Minister Abe listens during a news conference in Tokyo yesterday. TOKYO: Philippine President Benigno...

Al Mashun Mosque 25 Jun 2014 - 02:14 pm

A worker cleans a dome on Al Mashun Mosque ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Medan, North Sumatra province, yesterday.