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'Our goal is not to counter China': Obama 28 Apr 2014 - 01:10 pm

US President Barack Obama speaks during a bilateral press conference with the Philippines President Benigo Aquino (not in picture) at Malacanang Palace in...

22 killed in attack on C.Africa MSF hospital 28 Apr 2014 - 12:19 pm

BANGUI, Central African Republic: At least 22 people including three staff members of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres were killed during a weekend...

Panasonic posts $1.17bn FY net profit, reverses huge loss 28 Apr 2014 - 11:35 am

TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic on Monday booked its first annual net profit in three years and reversed a huge loss suffered in...

Undersea search for MH370 to expand: Australia 28 Apr 2014 - 11:32 am

SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister Monday announced an expanded search across a huge swathe of seabed where Flight MH370 might have crashed seven weeks...

Blast kills 3 children in Karachi 28 Apr 2014 - 11:31 am

KARACHI: A blast killed three boys aged between 10 and 12 at a religious seminary in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on...

Obama arrives in Manila as Philippines, U.S. sign security pact 28 Apr 2014 - 10:53 am

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Philippine's President Benigno Aquino inside Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, April 28, 2014. MANILA: President...

BG Group CEO resigns with immediate effect 28 Apr 2014 - 09:27 am

LONDON: The chief executive of UK oil and gas group BG Group, Chris Finlayson, has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons, the...

Tokyo stocks close 0.98pc lower 28 Apr 2014 - 09:20 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.98 percent lower on Monday, weighed by a poor performance on Wall Street, a stronger yen and jitters over...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 28 Apr 2014 - 09:15 am

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

Microsoft grapples with Internet Explorer security flaw 28 Apr 2014 - 09:07 am

WASHINGTON: Microsoft was scrambling Sunday to repair a security hole in its widely used Internet Explorer web browser, saying it had detected attempts...

At least 9 dead in Bangladesh storm 28 Apr 2014 - 09:06 am

DHAKA: A severe storm left at least nine people dead and about 1,000 homeless after hitting northern Bangladesh overnight, police and a local...

Etisalat signs 3.15bn euro loan for Maroc Telecom buy 28 Apr 2014 - 09:06 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Etisalat has signed a two-part 3.15 billion euros or $4.36 billion facility to help fund its acquisition of a...

Roadside bomb killed 3 soldiers in Waziristan 28 Apr 2014 - 08:54 am

ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, martyring at least three soldiers, the military said. The...

At least 10 killed in powerful US tornadoes 28 Apr 2014 - 08:53 am

WASHINGTON: Powerful tornadoes tearing across southern United States have killed at least 10 people, emergency officials in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma...

EAC enrols over 2m Out of School kids 28 Apr 2014 - 04:54 am

FROM LEFT. Dr Mary Joy Pigozzi, Managing Director of Educate A Child (EAC), Fahad Al Sulaiti, Deputy CEO, and Marcio Barbosa, CEO of...

Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute to be established 28 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

Officials pose for a group picture at the forum. DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation has announced a plan to launch the Hamad Healthcare Quality...

East West Corridor project work begins 28 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

The new expressway project work in progress. DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started work on a new expressway project, the East...

IOE chief lauds Qatar’s efforts to enforce labour rights 28 Apr 2014 - 04:52 am

Officials touring Barwa Al Baraha site. DOHA: The visiting Secretary-General of the Geneva-based International Orgaisation of Employers (IOE), Brent Wilton, has praised the...