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Qatar Stock Exchange up 1.52pc 09 Apr 2014 - 02:08 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Wednesday adding 185.34 points or 1.52 percent advance to 12,375.03 points from 12,189.69 on...

SDC workshop boosts capacities of counsellors 09 Apr 2014 - 01:28 pm

DOHA: The Social Development Center (SDC) boosted counselling skills of 42 local practitioners at a DiSC career counselling and vocational training workshop held...

PM meets Moroccan official 09 Apr 2014 - 01:11 pm

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met on Wednesday with Morocco's Minister...

Thirty-seven people killed, wounded in series of car bombs in Baghdad 09 Apr 2014 - 01:11 pm

BAGHDAD: Thirty seven people were killed and wounded in a series of car bomb explosions in Baghdad on Wednesday. A police source told...

Philippines pays tribute to Marines in China standoff 09 Apr 2014 - 12:27 pm

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

El-Badri stresses vital role of MENA in meeting global energy demand 09 Apr 2014 - 11:08 am

DOHA: HE the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Abdullah Salem El-Badri stressed the importance of the vital role...

QF International to move head office from Washington to Doha 09 Apr 2014 - 11:07 am

WASHINGTON: United States-based member of Qatar Foundation (QF), Qatar Foundation International (QFI) will move its headquarters from here to Doha as part of...

Queen greets Irish president on historic visit 09 Apr 2014 - 10:06 am

Irish President Michael D Higgins (centre right), his wife Sabina (left), Queen Elizabeth II (centre left) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (right)...

US accuses Russian agents of stirring Ukraine unrest 09 Apr 2014 - 10:05 am

A pro-Russian militant holding a bat guards a barricade in front of the Donetsk regional administration building yesterday. WASHINGTON/LUHANSK, Ukraine: US Secretary of...

British soldier’s killer appeals life sentence 09 Apr 2014 - 10:04 am

LONDON: A British man sentenced to life in jail without parole for butchering a soldier to death in a London street has appealed...

Venezuela opposition to join talks with govt 09 Apr 2014 - 09:35 am

CARACAS: Venezuela’s opposition said it agreed to attend exploratory talks yesterday with President Nicolas Maduro’s government in a bid to end the country’s...

Moscow claims Chechen leader Umarov ‘neutralised’ 09 Apr 2014 - 09:30 am

MOSCOW: Russia’s security service confirmed yesterday that Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov, whose Caucasus Emirate group claimed responsibility for a string of deadly...

Gitmo panel weighs transfer of Qaeda fighter 09 Apr 2014 - 09:29 am

ARLINGTON, Virginia: A suspected Al Qaeda fighter held at Guantanamo Bay U S military prison could return to extremism if freed, a Pentagon...

After a slap, Kejriwal fears for life 09 Apr 2014 - 09:27 am

Electronic voting machines are being put in a car to take them to respective polling stations on the eve of the election in...

Ajay Rai is Congress candidate in Varanasi 09 Apr 2014 - 09:23 am

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses supporters during the “Bharat Vijay” rally held on the outskirts of Bangalore...

Tokyo stocks close down 2.10pc 09 Apr 2014 - 09:19 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 2.10 percent Wednesday, with exporters hit by a stronger yen after the head of the Bank of Japan quashed...

Facing rigid EC, Mamata agrees to transfers 09 Apr 2014 - 09:19 am

Kolkata: With the Election Commission toughening its stand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday agreed to its direction to transfer eight officials...

Ajay Rai is Congress candidate in Varanasi 09 Apr 2014 - 09:19 am

New Delhi/Lucknow: The Congress yesterday announced Ajay Rai as its Lok Sabha candidate from Varanasi against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and...