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Gaddafi’s son, aides ‘risk kangaroo justice’ 14 Feb 2014 - 04:57 am

TRIPOLI: Human Rights Watch called on Libyan authorities yesterday to provide proper defence counsel to slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son and top aides...

Israelis fume over top EU official’s remark 14 Feb 2014 - 04:56 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli newspapers bristled yesterday after the European Parliament president criticised the Gaza Strip blockade and suggested that Israelis received four times more...

GENEVA PEACE TALKS SYRIA BRAHIMI SWISS KNIFE TABLE 14 Feb 2014 - 03:35 am

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Egypt to try 242 Mursi supporters 14 Feb 2014 - 03:12 am

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities yesterday ordered new trials for 242 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the latest in a series of mass tribunals against...

Threat of global disease outbreaks spawns 27-nation pact 14 Feb 2014 - 03:11 am

Chinese travellers wear masks to ward off SARS at a railway station in Beijing in 2004. Ten years later, a new effort aims...

Protesters attack nine schools in Bahrain 14 Feb 2014 - 03:10 am

Police patrolling a street in the village of Karanna, west of Manama, Bahrain, yesterday. After a call from the main opposition party Al...

50pc Shard tower occupied after six new tenants 14 Feb 2014 - 03:09 am

LONDON: Western Europe’s tallest skyscraper, the Shard, built by Qatar, is now 50 percent let a year after its opening. Six new tenants...

Emir to visit Turkey today 14 Feb 2014 - 03:08 am

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is scheduled to visit Turkey today. During the one-day visit, the Emir...

Russia, US help sought as Syria failure looms 14 Feb 2014 - 02:30 am

UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrives to take part in peace talks at the United Nations headquarters . GENEVA: Warning that...

China, Sri Lanka could sign free trade pact this year 13 Feb 2014 - 02:38 pm

BEIJING: China and Sri Lanka could sign a free trade agreement by the end of the year, state news agency Xinhua cited Sri...

At least 7 killed by bomb blast next to Somali capital airport 13 Feb 2014 - 02:32 pm

MOGADISHU: Seven people were killed when a car bomb exploded on Thursday near the entrance of Mogadishu's heavily guarded international airport where many...

U.S. admiral assures Philippines of help in disputed sea 13 Feb 2014 - 02:32 pm

MANILA: The United States will come to the aid of the Philippines in the event of conflict with China over disputed waters in...

Google UK sales hit $5.6bn in 2013 13 Feb 2014 - 02:31 pm

LONDON: Google has said its UK sales hit $5.64 billion in 2013, a rise of 16 percent on the previous year, its lowest...

Maroc Telecom's profit falls on tax charge 13 Feb 2014 - 01:57 pm

RABAT: Maroc Telecom, Morocco's largest telecom operator, said its net profit attributable to shareholders fell 17.4 percent last year to 5.54 billion Moroccan...

Lloyds returns to profit, hands out $655m in bonuses 13 Feb 2014 - 10:55 am

LONDON: State-backed Lloyds Banking Group paid 395 million pounds or $655 million in bonuses last year, up 8 percent on the year before...

Rolls-Royce shares tumble on weak profit outlook 13 Feb 2014 - 10:31 am

LONDON: Britain's Rolls-Royce said sharp cuts in defence spending by the U.S. and European governments would prevent any growth in profits in 2014,...

China's Lenovo aims for third in global smartphone market 13 Feb 2014 - 09:35 am

SHANGHAI: The chairman of Chinese computer giant Lenovo pledged Thursday to make the company the world's third-biggest smartphone seller following an acquisition binge...

Embraer gets $2.94bn order from India's Air Costa 13 Feb 2014 - 09:35 am

NEW DELHI: Indian carrier Air Costa on Thursday ordered 50 E-Jets E2 aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer worth $2.94 billion, both companies announced....