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Damac Real Estate Q1 net profit up 79pc on Dubai growth 13 May 2014 - 09:31 am

DUBAI: Damac Real Estate said on Tuesday that its net profit for the first quarter rose 79 percent as the developer benefited from...

BlackBerry fights back with budget Indonesian smartphone 13 May 2014 - 09:30 am

JAKARTA: BlackBerry on Tuesday launched a new budget handset in Indonesia, one of its last bastions, a major step in the ailing smartphone...

Hollande in Azerbaijan 13 May 2014 - 09:26 am

French President Francois Hollande (left) and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev sign agreements yesterday at Zagulba Presidential Palace in Baku. Hollande is on a...

Bridal Couture Week 13 May 2014 - 09:23 am

Models present a creation by Pakistani designer Tabassum Mughal (left) and HSY during the last day of the Bridal Couture Week in Karachi...

International Nurses Day 13 May 2014 - 09:22 am

A nurse attends to a patient at a hospital in Peshawar yesterday during the International Nurses Day.

Philippines charges 9 Chinese poachers 13 May 2014 - 09:20 am

Filipino policemen unloading turtle carcasses seized from Chinese poachers at the port of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, in the Philippines. PUERTO PRINCESA: Phili-ppine prosecutors...

Australian Navy Chief in Malaysia 13 May 2014 - 09:18 am

The visiting Australian Navy Chief Vice Admiral Ray Griggs (centre) inspects the Guard of Honour during his visit at the Defence Ministry in...

Prince on HMS Alliance 13 May 2014 - 09:17 am

Britain’s Prince William (right) is shown the inner workings of the submarine HMS Alliance as he tours the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in...

Washington Monument reopens to fanfare 13 May 2014 - 09:15 am

American flags fly at the Washington Monument, which reopened after nearly three years of repair on the National Mall in Washington, DC, yesterday....

Independence debate divides Scotland 13 May 2014 - 09:13 am

LONDON: Political leaders locked in a bitter fight over Scottish independence have urged all Scots to reunite whatever the outcome of a referendum...

Ex-MI6 chief wants new watchdogs for spies 13 May 2014 - 09:13 am

LONDON: Britain should create a new body to oversee its intelligence agencies to reassure the public after revelations from ex-US intelligence contractor Edward...

Harris assaulted girl while parents downstairs 13 May 2014 - 09:12 am

LONDON: Australian entertainer Rolf Harris sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in her bedroom before laughing and joking with her parents downstairs, a London...

Cameron’s party in poll lead for first time in over two years 13 May 2014 - 09:12 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party took the lead in an opinion poll for the first time in more than two...

Washington Monument reopens to fanfare 13 May 2014 - 09:11 am

WASHINGTON: The Washington Monument, long a symbol of the US capital, reopened yesterday to speeches, songs and fanfare after being closed for almost...

Asean fires warning shots towards China 13 May 2014 - 09:11 am

NAYPYIDAW: Southeast Asian leaders have expressed “serious concern” over worsening territorial disputes in the South China Sea, presenting a rare united front against...

N Korea denies using spy drones 13 May 2014 - 09:10 am

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday accused the US and South Korean authorities of fabricating the results of a probe that concluded Pyongyang sent small...

New Thai premier open to talks with protesters 13 May 2014 - 09:10 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s new prime minister yesterday offered talks with protesters trying to topple the government, as his political rivals pushed for the appointment...

Chinese police tighten security amid attacks 13 May 2014 - 09:10 am

BEIJING: China tightened security in its capital yesterday, strengthening police patrols and restricting bulk purchases of petrol, state media reported, in the wake...