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Katara Culture Village launches its e-website 20 Apr 2014 - 06:38 pm

DOHA: The Public Institution of cultural village "Katara" on Sunday launched an e- website about "Katara Cultural Forum, as a new step aiming...

Abdullah strengthens Afghan poll lead to 11 points 20 Apr 2014 - 06:36 pm

KABUL: Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is leading Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan's presidential election by 11 percentage points after half of the ballots...

14 Algerian soldiers killed in ambush 20 Apr 2014 - 06:34 pm

ALGIERS: Fourteen Algerian soldiers were killed and a dozen wounded when they fell into an ambush in the restive Kabylie region east of...

Hackers of Oman news agency target Bouteflika 20 Apr 2014 - 06:32 pm

MUSCAT: Hackers on Sunday targeted the website of Oman's official news agency, singling out and mocking Algeria's newly re-elected president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as...

Qatar Exchange index up 12.16 points 20 Apr 2014 - 06:31 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 12.16 points, or 0.10 percent, at 3.01pm Sunday at 12,563.14 points. The Qatari bourse had closed for the...

Egypt jails 30 Mursi backers for rioting 20 Apr 2014 - 06:28 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced on Sunday 30 people to more than three years in prison for violent protests in support of deposed...

Iraq attacks kill 10 as bomber hits university 20 Apr 2014 - 06:26 pm

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least 10 people on Sunday, security and...

Two UN staff members go missing in Pakistan 20 Apr 2014 - 06:23 pm

KARACHI: Two local employees working for the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF have gone missing in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi and police...

Pakistan bus crash kills 42 20 Apr 2014 - 06:21 pm

KARACHI: A speeding passenger bus smashed into a tractor-trailer in southern Pakistan Sunday, killing 42 people including 14 children and injuring more than...

Twitter blocks two accounts on its Turkish network 20 Apr 2014 - 06:19 pm

ANKARA: The social networking site Twitter blocked two accounts on Sunday, after the users were accused of spreading corruption allegations about Prime Minister...

Saudi woman defies driving ban, husband fined: Report 20 Apr 2014 - 06:16 pm

RIYADH: A Saudi woman defied the kingdom's ban on female driving, getting behind the wheel of her husband's car before police detained the...

Myanmar army says 22 dead in clashes with rebels 20 Apr 2014 - 06:15 pm

YANGON: Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army...

Welcome breakfast 20 Apr 2014 - 05:51 am

An Afghan vendor serves up chicken soup as breakfast for customers in Jalalabad yesterday. Afghanistan remains at war, with civilians among the hardest...

Journalist survives bid on life 20 Apr 2014 - 05:50 am

A file picture of senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (second left) hosting an open air talk show in Islamabad. Sitting next to him...

Six arrested over sectarian killings 20 Apr 2014 - 05:49 am

LAHORE: Pakistani police said yesterday they have arrested six men suspected of carrying out a series of high-profile sectarian killings in the eastern...

Musharraf flies to Karachi for medical tests 20 Apr 2014 - 05:48 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s embattled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf flew to Karachi yesterday to undergo medical tests, according to close aides, two days before...

Hot power struggle hits Pakistanis 20 Apr 2014 - 05:48 am

Islamabad: The miseries of summer have come early for Pakistanis living in towns where people have grown used to getting their electricity for...

Two Unicef employees abducted in Karachi 20 Apr 2014 - 05:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen have kidnapped two men working for the UN Children’s Fund from Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, police said yesterday. The two...