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Oil prices up in Asian trade 29 May 2014 - 12:06 pm

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday as dealers await the latest US supply report for clues about demand in the world's biggest...

Tokyo stocks continue to rise Thursday 29 May 2014 - 12:02 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks continued to rise Thursday with the Nikkei extending its winning streak to a sixth trading day amid optimism over the...

Post-election wave of Iraq attacks kills 74 29 May 2014 - 11:26 am

BAGHDAD: A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials...

Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone 29 May 2014 - 11:23 am

SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday ruled out a large swathe of Indian Ocean as Flight MH370's final resting place after a lengthy underwater hunt,...

Iran welcomes Saudi invitation to Islamic bloc meeting 29 May 2014 - 11:13 am

TEHRAN: Saudi Arabia has invited Iran to attend a meeting of Islamic bloc foreign ministers in Jeddah next month, an Iranian official said...

Lebanese ambassador to S. Korea killed in car accident 29 May 2014 - 10:32 am

SEOUL: Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea Jad El-Hassan died in a car accident in central Seoul on Thursday, police and fire officials said. ...

Roadside bomb kills three soldiers in northwest Pakistan 29 May 2014 - 09:33 am

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: At least three soldiers were killed and another two wounded in a roadside bomb blast in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials...

Super typhoon cools Philippine economy 29 May 2014 - 09:33 am

MANILA: The Philippines' roaring economy cooled in the first quarter of the year as the impacts of Super Typhoon Haiyan and other natural...

One dead as ISAF chopper crashes in Afghanistan 29 May 2014 - 09:31 am

KABUL: A member of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan has been killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the...

India's Infosys drops 7pc as top exec quits 29 May 2014 - 09:30 am

MUMBAI: Shares in Indian outsourcing giant Infosys sank by seven percent on Thursday after the latest departure of one of the company's senior...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 29 May 2014 - 09:26 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Fosa to launch job portal 29 May 2014 - 07:13 am

Farook College Old Students Association (Fosa) Qatar Chapter has announced the launch of a dedicated web portal, www.fosajobs.com, for all the Fosaites across...

Modi, Karzai hold meeting 29 May 2014 - 06:58 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, yesterday. The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen...

Drinking water shortage 29 May 2014 - 06:57 am

Children wait to collect drinking water from a public tap at a roadside on the outskirts of Jammu, yesterday. There is no direct...

Article 370: Parties slam revocation talks 29 May 2014 - 06:54 am

Srinagar/New Delhi: The row over article 370 escalated yesterday with Jammu and Kashmir’s political parties as well as Congress opposing any move to...

Aakash missile intercepts moving targets in test 29 May 2014 - 06:54 am

Bhubaneswar: India’s supersonic, medium-range surface-to-air Aakash missiles yesterday successfully intercepted fast moving targets in ripple mode in a test carried out from a...

Cong, BJP trade barbs over Irani qualification 29 May 2014 - 06:53 am

New Delhi: The row over allotment of the human resource development ministry to “non-graduate” Smriti Irani continued yesterday with the Congress alleging she...

Saarc welcomes Modi’s vision of ties: Sushma 29 May 2014 - 06:53 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision for friendly cooperation with each of the Saarc countries and the invitation to leaders...