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CLIMATE CHANGE PANIC UN SUMMARY BOOKS ENVIRONMENT 02 Apr 2014 - 01:21 am

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Obamacare enrollment on target to hit 7 million mark 01 Apr 2014 - 06:33 pm

WASHINGTON: The initial enrollment period for President Barack Obama's healthcare plan ended with the program on track to achieve its original goal to...

Pakistani Ahmadi arrested on blasphemy charges 01 Apr 2014 - 06:30 pm

KARACHI: A member of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community was arrested for allegedly desecrating a Koran in southern Pakistan, police said Tuesday, the latest...

Black market for python skins worth $1 bn a year: Report 01 Apr 2014 - 06:27 pm

PARIS: Illegal python skins worth an estimated $1 billion are being imported into Europe every year to feed growing demand for the luxury...

PSG improved but experienced Chelsea still favourites: Ibrahimovic 01 Apr 2014 - 06:23 pm

PARIS: Paris St Germain are stronger than last season and he is in the best shape of his life, yet Zlatan Ibrahimovic says...

Ford's US auto sales rebound in March 01 Apr 2014 - 06:19 pm

WASHINGTON: Ford's US auto sales accelerated in March, pulling out of a February slump blamed on brutal winter weather, while General Motors delayed...

Qatar , Costa Rica sign air transport agreement 01 Apr 2014 - 06:17 pm

DOHA: HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and Costa Rica's Foreign Minister, Enrique Castillo, now visiting Qatar, signed here...

NATO sees no Russian troop pullout as Moscow hits Ukraine economy 01 Apr 2014 - 06:13 pm

BRUSSELS: NATO on Tuesday said it could not confirm the withdrawal of Russian troops from near the flashpoint Ukrainian border as Russia heaped...

China says ties 'damaged' by Philippines UN ruling call 01 Apr 2014 - 06:08 pm

MANILA: China warned Tuesday that the Philippines has "seriously damaged" bilateral ties by asking the United Nations to rule in their favour in...

Emir meets IOC president 01 Apr 2014 - 02:56 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at Al Bahr Palace here on Tuesday Thomas Bach, the President of...

Manila files corruption cases against 3 senators for misuse of funds 01 Apr 2014 - 02:28 pm

MANILA: Philippine government prosecutors will file plunder cases in an anti-graft court against three senators for misuse of congressional funds worth billions of...

More than 150,000 killed in Syria conflict: NGO 01 Apr 2014 - 02:09 pm

BEIRUT: More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011, a monitoring group said in a...

Lebanon air traffic controller two-hour strike delays flights 01 Apr 2014 - 02:08 pm

BEIRUT: A two-hour strike by Lebanese air traffic controllers at Beirut's airport delayed over a dozen arriving and departing flights on Tuesday, airport...

Arab Hip Hop Festival opens Thursday in Doha 01 Apr 2014 - 01:55 pm

DOHA: Arab Hip Hop Festival opening here on Thursday, April 3 is showcasing top rappers, break-dancers, beatboxers, graffiti artists and DJs, organisers said....

Afghan forces say seize tonnes of explosives ahead of election 01 Apr 2014 - 01:55 pm

KABUL: Afghan security forces have seized more than 22 tonnes of explosives, enough to make hundreds of bombs, the interior ministry said on...

Thai protester killed, 4 wounded in shooting at anti-govt march 01 Apr 2014 - 01:53 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai anti-government demonstrator was shot dead and four others injured on Tuesday, an emergency official said, when unidentified gunmen fired on...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 2.29pc 01 Apr 2014 - 01:41 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Tuesday adding 266.15 points or 2.29 percent to advance to 11,905.94 points from 11,639.79 on...

Real estate transactions worth over QR865m last week 01 Apr 2014 - 01:13 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between March 23 and 27 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are worth...