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HMC owes us an explanation 03 Mar 2014 - 02:22 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After the gas tank explosion at the Istanbul Restaurant on Thursday, the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) said that 11...

Milaha accused of bias against Qataris 03 Mar 2014 - 02:20 am

DOHA: A former official of Halul Offshore Services company, a subsidiary of Milaha (formerly Qatar Navigation) until their merger, has blasted the mother...

Air strikes against Taliban halted 03 Mar 2014 - 02:19 am

A Pakistani military aircraft (File px) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday said it was halting air strikes against Taliban militants in response to a month-long...

Hollywood set for Oscars as storms ease 03 Mar 2014 - 02:17 am

HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood counted down the hours yesterday as stars gathered for the most fiercely contested Oscars show in decades, with three movies leading...

War looms as Russia tightens grip on Ukraine province 03 Mar 2014 - 02:05 am

A Ukrainian woman holds placard reading ‘Putin go away!’ at a rally on the Independence Square in Kiev yesterday. Kiev: The fledgling government...

PRIVACY POST STAMP TRAIN HISTORY NSA SPYING INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKS 03 Mar 2014 - 12:56 am

PRIVACY POST STAMP TRAIN HISTORY NSA SPYING INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKS Group: BusinessViews Credit: SCHOT Source: De Volkskrant - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR PRIVACY...

UKRAINE RUSSIA BITE MAP 03 Mar 2014 - 12:47 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: MEDI Source: Tirana, Albania Keywords: COLOR UKRAINE RUSSIA BITE MAP 022614 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Thai protesters retreat but crisis not over 02 Mar 2014 - 06:55 am

As tensions eased, a Buddhist monk reads newspapers inside Lumpini Park in Bangkok yesterday. BANGKOK: Tensions eased in Thailand’s strife-hit capital yesterday after...

Tourist influx 02 Mar 2014 - 06:54 am

Tourists visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. Cambodia received 4.2 million foreign visitors in 2013.

Aquino back from Malaysia visit 02 Mar 2014 - 06:53 am

President Benigno Aquino (third right) prepares to inspect an honour guard with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (centre) and King Abdul Halim during...

Philippines still impoverished 02 Mar 2014 - 06:51 am

A vendor drives his mobile shop past a shantytown in Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. The Philippine government has conceded that it will miss...

Mass grave found in Sri Lanka 02 Mar 2014 - 06:49 am

COLOMBO: Another unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka’s former war zone, police said yesterday, as Colombo braced for a US-led...

Chinese dissident near death 02 Mar 2014 - 06:49 am

BEIJING: Prominent Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli, detained in September for staging sit-ins at the Foreign Ministry, has organ failure and only...

Controversial Malaysian leader made governor 02 Mar 2014 - 06:48 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial Sarawak leader Taib Mahmud was sworn in as governor of the Malaysian state he has been repeatedly accused of pillaging...

Hundreds rally against dropping charges in Fukushima nuke crisis 02 Mar 2014 - 06:48 am

TOKYO: Hundreds rallied in Tokyo yesterday to protest Japanese prosecutors’ decision to drop charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, with no one yet...

Seoul warns Tokyo on war slavery review 02 Mar 2014 - 06:48 am

SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned Japan would face “isolation” if it pushes ahead with the apology-review over wartime sex slavery. Her...

Philippines seeks help against China 02 Mar 2014 - 06:47 am

MANILA: The Philippines yesterday called on Malaysia, Vietnam and other claimants to join its legal challenge to China’s massive territorial claim in the...

Foreign airlines urged to transfer to terminal 3 at NAIA 02 Mar 2014 - 06:46 am

MANILA: The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is urging foreign airlines to transfer to Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...