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Manila pays tribute to marines in Spratlys 10 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

MANILA: Philippine Pres Benigno Aquino paid tribute yesterday to nine Marines who stood guard over a disputed outpost in the South China Sea...

HK police comb landfill for $3.7m painting 10 Apr 2014 - 06:39 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police yesterday searched for a valuable painting mistakenly dumped in a landfill after it sold for $3.7m at auction,...

Royal and commoners 10 Apr 2014 - 06:37 am

Prince George (right), son of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine, plays with a toy during a Plunket nurse and parents group...

Scandal-hit UK minister quits 10 Apr 2014 - 06:35 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a blow to his authority yesterday when a scandal-hit minister he had been doggedly defending resigned,...

Italy sounds alarm as 4,000 immigrants land 10 Apr 2014 - 06:35 am

ROME: Italy said yesterday that 4,000 immigrants have reached its shores by boat in the past two days — the highest number since...

Pennsylvania student hurts 21 in stabbing rampage 10 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania: A 16-year-old student wielding two knives went on a stabbing rampage in the hallways of a Pittsburgh-area high school early yesterday,...

Separatists build barricade in east Ukraine; Kiev warns 10 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

LUHANSK, Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists reinforced barricades around the state security building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk yesterday and called on President...

Iran not to slow down N-research plan 10 Apr 2014 - 06:32 am

VIENNA/tehran: Iran will never slow down its nuclear research programme, its supreme leader said yesterday as negotiators from Tehran and six world powers...

Aid enters rebel-held areas in Aleppo 10 Apr 2014 - 06:32 am

Men are seen inside a cave used as an underground shelter in Idlib countryside yesterday. Residents dug underground shelters to hide in during...

Iraqi Siamese twins 10 Apr 2014 - 06:31 am

A handout photo provided by the Saudi King Abdulaziz Medical City of National Guard Health Affairs yesterday shows Iraqi Siamese twins Chris and...

Kuwait royal court urges calm over ‘plot’ video 10 Apr 2014 - 06:30 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s royal court appealed for calm yesterday as the country was abuzz with rumours about a videotape allegedly showing former senior...

Sudan expels UN agency chief 10 Apr 2014 - 06:30 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan has expelled the country chief of a United Nations agency and accused her of interfering in domestic affairs, the foreign ministry...

Saudi mulls end to sports ban in girls’ schools 10 Apr 2014 - 06:29 am

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is considering ending its controversial ban on sports in girls’ state schools, after its consultative council recommended the ban be...

Egypt court rejects new judges for Mursi trials 10 Apr 2014 - 06:29 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court rejected yesterday a request that new judges be appointed for two trials involving ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi,...

Indian Election 10 Apr 2014 - 06:27 am

Sharq Crossing project highlighted 10 Apr 2014 - 06:25 am

An artist’s impression of the Sharq Crossing project. Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday hosted an Industry Engagement Day to inform engineering...

Library offers tour of heritage collection 10 Apr 2014 - 06:24 am

Part of heritage collection at Qatar National Library. DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL) is offering members of the public a special chance to...

DFI to screen The World of Goopi and Bagha 10 Apr 2014 - 06:23 am

A scene from the classical Indian tale. DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) presents a free screening of the classical Indian tale The World...