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Over 37,000 Qataris treated under insurance plan 15 Jun 2014 - 04:57 am

DOHA: A total of 37,513 Qataris received treatment under phase two of Seha, the National Health Insurance Scheme, in the first month since...

Chief of Staff meets Croatia president 15 Jun 2014 - 04:56 am

Zagreb: Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has met Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim. ...

Fertility rate among women in Qatar falls: Report 15 Jun 2014 - 04:53 am

DOHA: Fertility rate among women in Qatar has fallen significantly over the past few years, shows data of the Ministry of Development Planning...

Qatar 2022 says corruption reports a ‘deliberate attack’ 15 Jun 2014 - 04:52 am

DOHA: Qatar’s 2022 World Cup chiefs said yesterday that reports of corruption were a deliberate bid to undermine a FIFA inquiry into their...

Ukraine plane shot down, 49 killed 15 Jun 2014 - 04:51 am

KIEV: Pro-Russian separatists shot down an army transport plane in east Ukraine yesterday, killing 49 servicemen and dealing a blow to a military...

Israeli PM: Three teens kidnapped by Palestinians 15 Jun 2014 - 04:50 am

JERUSALEM: Israel holds the Palestinian Authority responsible for the safe return of three teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank by a “terror organisation,”...

15pc rise in travellers from Qatar to Brazil 15 Jun 2014 - 04:49 am

Costa Rica defender Oscar Duarte (left) heads the ball past Uruguay’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera to score his team’s second goal during a Group...

US sends aircraft carrier to help Iraq 15 Jun 2014 - 04:49 am

Baghdad/washington: The US is sending an aircraft carrier and two guided missile ships into the Gulf, bolstering sea and air power before a...

Sponsorship reforms on track: Qatar 15 Jun 2014 - 04:47 am

DOHA: Qatar told a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva yesterday that it is going ahead with preparations to...

BERGDAHL REACTION OBAMA TV YOUR KID 15 Jun 2014 - 03:28 am

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Women’s protest 15 Jun 2014 - 02:39 am

Policewomen try to stop Congress party workers in Madhya Pradesh from reaching the chief minister’s residence while staging a demonstration in Bhopal against...

Modi warns of bitter economic steps ahead 15 Jun 2014 - 02:38 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits in the cockpit of a MiG-29 K on-board INS Vikramaditya in Goa yesterday. Panaji: “Achche din” (good days)...

Businessman accused of molesting Preity Zinta 15 Jun 2014 - 02:33 am

MUMBAI: One of India’s top Bollywood actresses, Preity Zinta, has filed a police complaint alleging that she was molested, abused and threatened by...

Railways to launch cleanliness drive 15 Jun 2014 - 02:33 am

New Delhi: Indian Railways will undertake a major cleanliness drive at all important stations and on passenger trains across the country over the...

700 cadets pass out from Indian Military Academy 15 Jun 2014 - 02:33 am

Dehradun: A total of 700 cadets passed out from Indian Military Academy (IMA) here yesterday. Of them, 636 joined the Indian Army while...

CBI is overburdened, says minister 15 Jun 2014 - 02:32 am

New Delhi: Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, yesterday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was overburdened...

Beas tragedy: Water level lowered, but no bodies found 15 Jun 2014 - 02:32 am

Mandi: The water level in the Beas river was lowered last morning for the first time to locate the bodies of 16 missing...

British royals turn out for Queen’s birthday 15 Jun 2014 - 01:31 am

Front row, from left: Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge...