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Gunmen kill two watching Champions League in Nigeria 10 Apr 2014 - 02:17 pm

KANO: Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed a packed viewing centre in Nigeria's restive northeast and shot dead two people watching...

Eight school children killed in Chinese bus crash 10 Apr 2014 - 02:17 pm

BEIJING: Eight school children died in a bus crash on China's southern island province of Hainan on Thursday on their way to a...

Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings 10 Apr 2014 - 02:16 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities defied court orders and reaffirmed a ban on YouTube imposed after the posting of illicit recordings of top secret security...

Bank of America to refund $738m to customers 10 Apr 2014 - 01:01 pm

NEW YORK: Bank of America has agreed to pay $783 million in fines and refunds to settle accusations it misled customers about its...

RBS says will pay government £1.5bn 10 Apr 2014 - 12:32 pm

LONDON: Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland will pay the government £1.5 billion in a complex deal paving the way for the return...

Philippine exports hit three-year high in February 10 Apr 2014 - 12:30 pm

MANILA: Philippine exports surged at their fastest pace in more than three years in February, led by a robust manufacturing sector and growing...

Qatar's ambassador holds meetings with US officials 10 Apr 2014 - 11:49 am

WASHINGTON: HE Qatar's Ambassador to the United States Mohamed Jaaham Al Kuwari , has held a series of meetings with a number of...

Five 'Daash' militants killed in Anbar 10 Apr 2014 - 11:48 am

BAGHDAD: The Joint Operations Command in Iraq announced the killing and wounding of a number of 'Daash' militants in Anbar. The command said...

Kidnappers demand $11m for Chinese tourist 10 Apr 2014 - 11:21 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Kidnappers based in the southern Philippines have demanded $11.25 million in ransom for a Chinese tourist abducted from a Malaysian dive...

Chinese official committed suicide in his office: Report 10 Apr 2014 - 10:19 am

BEIJING: A senior Chinese official killed himself in his Beijing office this week, reports said Thursday, in the latest mysterious suicide of a...

Tokyo shares end flat on stronger yen 10 Apr 2014 - 09:55 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares ended flat Thursday, losing early gains driven by Wall Street's rally as exporters took a hit from the yen's rise,...

Pakistani politician killed in Karachi 10 Apr 2014 - 09:54 am

ISLAMABAD: Bearer of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawyers’ forum has been killed in another incident of firing in Gulshan e Iqbal area of...

Eleven people killed in attack on wedding ceremony in Pakistan 10 Apr 2014 - 09:53 am

IALAMABAD: Opponents opened fire at a festive house amid wedding, killing eleven persons including women, in northern Pakistan last night, Dunya News reported....

Seoul to send team to Philippines to enhance south Koreans safety 10 Apr 2014 - 09:52 am

SEOUL: South Korea plans to dispatch a team of government officials to the Philippines to explore ways to enhance the safety of its...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 10 Apr 2014 - 09:41 am

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

One of IPhone founders leaving Apple 10 Apr 2014 - 08:51 am

NEW YORK: One of the pioneers behind the iPhone, software engineer Greg Christie, is leaving Apple, a spokesman said Wednesday. "Greg has been...

Facebook to require separate mobile app for messages 10 Apr 2014 - 07:49 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc will no longer let users send and receive private messages within its main smartphone app, and will require that...

Philippines' ICTSI to invest $130m in Iraq port deal 10 Apr 2014 - 07:49 am

MANILA: The Philippines' International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said on Thursday it had agreed to operate, develop and expand Iraq's largest port...