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Doha Insurance gets shareholder nod for $120m rights issue 18 Feb 2014 - 10:48 am

DOHA: Qatar's Doha Insurance said on Tuesday it had received shareholder approval for a capital increase worth 436.7 million riyals or $119.9 million...

Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional 18 Feb 2014 - 10:16 am

MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to...

India commutes death sentence for Rajiv Gandhi killers 18 Feb 2014 - 10:00 am

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court commuted the death sentence Tuesday for three killers of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, citing delays in the...

Former Taliban minister shot dead in Peshawar 18 Feb 2014 - 09:59 am

ISLAMABAD: A former Afghan Taliban minister Mulla Abdul Raqeeb was shot dead in Peshawar. Mulla Abdul Raqeeb, a former Afghan Taliban minister for...

10 dead, dozens trapped in S. Korea building collapse 18 Feb 2014 - 09:59 am

SEOUL: Ten people were killed and at least a dozen were trapped after an auditorium collapsed under heavy snow Monday at a resort...

UAE telco du Q4 profit falls 43pc, beats forecasts 18 Feb 2014 - 09:58 am

ABU DHABI: Du, the United Arab Emirates' No.2 telecom operator, reported a 43 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analysts' estimates...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 18 Feb 2014 - 09:26 am

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

Tokyo's Nikkei stock index closes up 3.13pc after BoJ decision 18 Feb 2014 - 09:19 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 3.13 percent by the close Tuesday after the Bank of Japan held off expanding its asset-buying programme, but said...

Emir, PM greet Gambian president 18 Feb 2014 - 09:04 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of...

Ash-laden temple 18 Feb 2014 - 07:18 am

Indonesian officials and volunteers remove volcanic ash covering Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, yesterday.

Thai PM under siege as lengthy protests take toll on economy 18 Feb 2014 - 07:15 am

BANGKOK: Protesters seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra surrounded Thai government headquarters yesterday in response to police efforts to clear them from...

S Korean MP given 12 years jail for treason 18 Feb 2014 - 07:15 am

SEOUL: A South Korean court yesterday sentenced an opposition legislator to 12 years in prison after a rare treason trial saw him convicted...

Missing divers found alive in Indonesia 18 Feb 2014 - 07:15 am

DENPASAR: Four Japanese scuba divers were found alive yesterday in waters off the Indonesian resort island of Bali three days after going missing,...

Sydney’s gone too far spying on shrimp talks: Jakarta 18 Feb 2014 - 07:14 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia described reports that Australia had listened in on government trade discussions with lawyers as mind-boggling, saying that to contend they had...

Manila braces for four-year traffic snarls 18 Feb 2014 - 07:14 am

MANILA: Residents of the Philippine capital got the first taste yesterday of a traffic nightmare that will likely worsen and drag on for...

Pilot hijacks plane, seeks asylum 18 Feb 2014 - 07:12 am

GENEVA/ ADDIS ABABA: The co-pilot of a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight surrendered to Swiss authorities in Geneva yesterday after commandeering his aircraft to...

Power parody 18 Feb 2014 - 07:09 am

A float featuring effigies of political leaders Vladimir Putin (left), Enrico Letta (centre) as Santa Claus, and Barack Obama parades during the carnival...

Venezuela expels three US diplomats 18 Feb 2014 - 07:04 am

CARACAS: Venezuela ordered the expulsion of three US diplomats yesterday on charges of recruiting university students to lead demonstrations that have left three...