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Boy alive after 5-hour flight in wheel well of aircraft 21 Apr 2014 - 11:44 pm

LOS ANGELES: A 16-year-old boy was lucky to be alive yesterday after surviving a flight from California to Hawaii in the wheel well...

TCS, Mitsubishi to create new Japan IT services firm 21 Apr 2014 - 02:32 pm

MUMBAI: India's biggest outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp said Monday they are teaming up to create a Japanese...

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Q1 net profit up 20.4pc on higher lending 21 Apr 2014 - 02:31 pm

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank , the largest sharia-compliant lender in the emirate, met analysts' expectations as it posted a 20.4 percent rise...

Sheikha Moza visits Sony Corp HQ, meets Qatari students in Japan 21 Apr 2014 - 01:56 pm

TOKYO: HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) visited today the Sony Corp Headquarters...

Hitachi to provide world's fastest elevator to China 21 Apr 2014 - 01:54 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Hitachi said Monday it will provide the world's fastest elevators, which can clock speeds of up to 72 kilometres or 45...

Air strikes kill dozens in Syria's Aleppo 21 Apr 2014 - 01:53 pm

BEIRUT: Dozens of people have been killed in air strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Monday,...

Mesaieed Petrochemical clarifies dividend distribution 21 Apr 2014 - 01:53 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange-listed (QE) Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) Monday issued a clarification advising its shareholders on delivering dividends, according to a QE...

Advisory Council holds weekly meeting 21 Apr 2014 - 01:51 pm

DOHA: The Advisory Council held on Monday morning its ordinary weekly meeting of its 42nd regular session under the chairmanship of HE Mohammed...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 1.51pc 21 Apr 2014 - 01:46 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Monday adding 189.59 points or 1.51 percent to advance to 12,768.17 points from 12,578.58 on...

Syria presidential vote on June 3 21 Apr 2014 - 01:44 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria will hold presidential elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to office on June 3, the country's parliamentary speaker...

Sidra staff takes part in vaccine response study 21 Apr 2014 - 01:44 pm

DOHA: Two experts from Sidra Medical and Research Center contributed in a study to find out causes that predict an individual's response to...

Shot Pakistani TV anchor stable 21 Apr 2014 - 01:02 pm

KARACHI: A leading Pakistani journalist and TV anchor who was shot three times in an attack in Karachi is conscious and in stable...

Suicide bomber kills 10 in central Iraq 21 Apr 2014 - 01:01 pm

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle rigged with explosives at a police checkpoint in central Iraq on Monday, killing 10 people, an...

Suspected communist guerrillas kill Philippine mayor 21 Apr 2014 - 01:01 pm

MANILA: Suspected communist guerrillas disguised in paramilitary-style uniforms shot dead a Philippine mayor Monday as he presided over a flag-raising ceremony at a...

Four senior militant commanders killed in Afghan Kandahar province 21 Apr 2014 - 12:58 pm

KABUL: Four senior anti-government armed militant commanders were killed in the past 24 hours in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Gen. Zahir Azimi,...

Tokyo stocks close marginally down 21 Apr 2014 - 10:23 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended marginally lower on Monday, giving up early gains that were fuelled by a weak yen after data showed the...

British tourist killed as Malaysia bus plunges into ravine 21 Apr 2014 - 10:18 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A passenger bus plunged into a ravine after leaving a Malaysian island resort, killing a British man and injuring 40 others,...

QCB governor meets S. Korean counterpart 21 Apr 2014 - 09:52 am

SEOUL: HE Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani met this morning with Bank of Korea Governor Lee...