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Nissan says full-year profit jumps 14pc to $3.8bn 12 May 2014 - 09:49 am

TOKYO: Japanese auto giant Nissan said Monday its full-year net profit jumped 14.0 percent, boosted by a weaker yen, cost-cutting efforts and brisk...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 12 May 2014 - 08:27 am

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

OPEC should maintain output cap in June: Saudi oil minister 12 May 2014 - 07:47 am

SEOUL: Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Monday that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should maintain its 30 million...

At least 15 killed in Congo football stadium stampede 12 May 2014 - 07:46 am

KINSHASA: At least 15 people were killed after police fired tear gas in a crowded football stadium in Democratic Republic of Congo, provoking...

Sea row dominates Asean summit 12 May 2014 - 04:47 am

From right: Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phongthepth Epkanjana, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...

Training position 12 May 2014 - 04:46 am

Philippine Marines take positions after disembarking from a US-made fast craft at the beach of the Philippine Marines training school during a mock...

Thai govt warns protesters as power struggle deepens 12 May 2014 - 04:45 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s beleaguered government yesterday warned people to stay away from anti-government protests, saying it had to step up security as the two...

Sri Lanka bans public commemoration of Tiger rebels 12 May 2014 - 04:45 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has banned public commemorations of Tamil Tiger rebels ahead of the fifth anniversary of rebel supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran’s killing which...

Five dead in Philippine bike ‘shooting spree’ 12 May 2014 - 04:45 am

MANILA: Two men on a motorcycle killed five people in an apparent shooting spree in a suburb of the Philippine capital yesterday, a...

North Korea accuses South of using drones for politics 12 May 2014 - 04:44 am

SEOUL: North Korea accused South Korea yesterday of fabricating a story about crashed spy drones in order to divert attention from its ferry...

South Korea parliament to begin ferry probe 12 May 2014 - 04:44 am

SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament is to open an investigation into the ferry disaster that has left 300 people dead or missing, politicians confirmed...

Afghan poll race narrows 12 May 2014 - 04:44 am

Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah (centre), Zalmay Rassoul (left) and Gul Agha Sherzai at a joint news conference in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: Former...

Sharif begins Iran visit 12 May 2014 - 04:43 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (left) shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani during their official meeting at the Presidential Palace in Tehran...

Beating the heat 12 May 2014 - 04:42 am

Pakistani youth jump into a swimming pool to cool themselves, in Multan, yesterday. The Pakistan Met Office has forecast partly cloudy weather with...

IAEA experts hail Pakistan’s nuclear safety measures 12 May 2014 - 04:42 am

ISLAMABAD: International experts have praised Pakistan’s regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety but also proposed measures that will bring about some improvements....

Thousands rally in Islamabad against alleged poll rigging 12 May 2014 - 04:41 am

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of opposition supporters held a rally here yesterday protesting against alleged rigging in last year’s general election, amid simmering tensions between...

Bomb blast kills five in northwest Pakistan 12 May 2014 - 04:41 am

PESHAWAR: At least five people were killed and six injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a stadium in northwest Pakistan...

Poll battle ends today 12 May 2014 - 04:37 am

Polling officials check electronic voting machines after collecting them from a distribution centre on the eve of the final phase of general election,...