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Hong Kong says Philippine hostage row over 23 Apr 2014 - 12:51 pm

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government said Wednesday a long-running dispute with the Philippines over a deadly hostage crisis had ended following a...

Emir receives written message from Georgia PM 23 Apr 2014 - 12:51 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message from the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili...

Thirty local officials quit in Indian Kashmir after rebel threats 23 Apr 2014 - 12:50 pm

SRINAGAR: At least 30 fearful local officials have resigned in Indian Kashmir after rebels killed two colleagues and issued a warning against voting...

Five killed in Karachi violence 23 Apr 2014 - 12:47 pm

ISLAMABAD: Firing and other violent incidents across the metropolis took the life of five persons on Wednesday, Pakistan's Geo News reported. According to...

Saudi announces 11 new MERS infections 23 Apr 2014 - 12:46 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced 11 new cases of MERS, including a 13-year-old child, as its acting health minister vowed to keep...

Omani govt raises $530m from sale of 19pc of Omantel 23 Apr 2014 - 11:42 am

MUSCAT: Oman's government raised nearly 204 million rials or $530 million from its sale of a 19 percent stake in Omantel, part of...

Bomb kills police brigadier general in Cairo 23 Apr 2014 - 11:41 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian police brigadier general was killed Wednesday by a bomb placed under his car in Cairo, security officials said. The killing...

Afghan election result delayed due to fraud probe 23 Apr 2014 - 10:55 am

KABUL: Afghanistan's presidential election result has been delayed by two days due to fraud investigations and will now be released on Saturday, officials...

Bahrain captures two escaped inmates 23 Apr 2014 - 10:53 am

MANAMA: Bahraini authorities caught two inmates Wednesday after their escape from a main jail prompted the dismissal of the Gulf kingdom's prisons chief,...

Pakistan ministry demands TV station shutdown in shooting row 23 Apr 2014 - 10:30 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's defence ministry has asked for the country's top-rating television channel to be shut down after it broadcast allegations blaming an intelligence...

Drake and Scull wins $40m Algeria contract 23 Apr 2014 - 09:27 am

DUBAI: Dubai construction firm Drake and Scull International has won a 147 million UAE dirham or $40 million project to build a mixed-use...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.09pc 23 Apr 2014 - 09:16 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 1.09 percent higher Wednesday, buoyed by another day of gains on Wall Street and as railway and hotels giant...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 23 Apr 2014 - 09:04 am

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

Pirates kidnap 3 on Singapore tanker off Malaysia 23 Apr 2014 - 08:55 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Armed pirates boarded a Singapore-managed oil tanker in the Strait of Malacca. Kidnapping three Indonesian crew and stealing some of the...

Japan's Seibu Holdings valued at $5.6bn on relisting 23 Apr 2014 - 08:55 am

TOKYO: Japanese railway and hotels giant Seibu Holdings returned to the stock market Wednesday after aggressive restructuring following its delisting more than nine...

Philippines' oldest artworks in danger of disappearing 23 Apr 2014 - 08:54 am

BINANGONAN: On a small rock wall a short drive from the Philippine capital, enigmatic carvings that are believed to date back 5,000 years...

Deutsche Bank to cut Latin America equities headcount 23 Apr 2014 - 08:51 am

LONDON: Germany's largest lender Deutsche Bank is trimming its equities team in Latin America and is considering shutting its equities business in Chile,...

Rebels kill three in Kashmir 23 Apr 2014 - 04:56 am

Relatives mourn during the funeral of Kashmir village body head (Sarpanch), Ghulam Nabi and his son Firdous Ahmed at Batgund village in Tral,...