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Google EU data case raises censorship fears 13 May 2014 - 06:26 pm

WASHINGTON: A European Court of Justice decision ordering Google to delete some personal data on request has raised concerns about online censorship and...

Volkswagen secures Scania as Swedish shareholder sells 13 May 2014 - 02:07 pm

STOCKHOLM: Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, was set to take full control of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania on Tuesday after a small but crucial...

OPEC sees balanced oil market in 2014 at current output 13 May 2014 - 02:07 pm

OPEC sees balanced oil market in 2014 at current output LONDON: OPEC said its current oil output is helping to meet global demand...

Sheikha Moza meets wife of Hungarian president 13 May 2014 - 01:44 pm

DOHA: HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), met at her office at...

Qatar supports International Crisis Group 13 May 2014 - 01:43 pm

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar has participated in a function organized by the International Crisis Group in New York to honor US...

AT&T ready to pay nearly $50bn for DirecTV: Report 13 May 2014 - 01:43 pm

NEW YORK: AT&T is prepared to acquire satellite TV provider DirecTV in a deal that values it at nearly $50 billion, the Wall...

Pfizer sees no antitrust hurdles from buying AstraZeneca 13 May 2014 - 01:37 pm

LONDON: Pfizer Chief Executive Ian Read said on Tuesday he did not believe there would be antitrust problems in taking over British drugmaker...

Kuwait signs $3 bln LNG supply deal with BP 13 May 2014 - 01:29 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's state oil group said it signed a five-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with BP on Tuesday, worth an estimated...

Pistorius mental health in question 13 May 2014 - 01:23 pm

PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius's murder trial debated his mental state Tuesday, as the athlete faced a possible stint in a psychiatric hospital to establish...

Rebel bombs kill two Philippine soldiers 13 May 2014 - 12:32 pm

COTABATO, Philippines: Muslim guerrillas from a breakaway faction have killed two soldiers in a wave of small bomb attacks in the southern Philippines,...

Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 6 years jail for bribery 13 May 2014 - 11:13 am

TEL AVIV: A Tel Aviv court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for accepting bribes linked to...

Baghdad car bombs against Shiites kill 21 13 May 2014 - 10:44 am

BAGHDAD: A spate of rush hour car bombs rocked Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad Tuesday, killing 21 people in the first major series of...

Kidnapped Jordan envoy freed in swap for jihadist 13 May 2014 - 10:44 am

AMMAN: Jordan's ambassador to Libya has been freed, a month after being kidnapped, and is on his way home Tuesday in an exchange...

Death toll doubles to 19 in Somali attack: African Union 13 May 2014 - 10:43 am

MOGADISHU: African Union forces in Somalia on Tuesday said a "cowardly" bomb attack the previous day had killed 19 people, nearly double the...

HRW says 'strong evidence' Syria govt used chlorine gas 13 May 2014 - 09:39 am

BEIRUT: Evidence "strongly suggests" Syria's government has used chlorine gas on three towns in mid-April in violation of the chemical weapons treaty Damascus...

Rebels appeal to join Russia after vote 13 May 2014 - 09:33 am

People hold a rally to celebrate the announcement of the results of the referendum on the status of Luhansk region in Luhansk yesterday....

14 dead in Myanmar bus crash 13 May 2014 - 09:32 am

YANGON: At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured when an intercity bus crashed in heavy rain on an accident-prone highway in...

Tokyo stocks close 1.95pc higher 13 May 2014 - 09:32 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.95 percent higher on Tuesday, boosted by record-setting advances on Wall Street and a decent run of earnings at...