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Pistorius settles 2009 assault case with woman 12 Feb 2014 - 01:06 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympics star Oscar Pistorius who goes ont trial for murder next month, has reached an out of court settlement over...

Violence in Iraq's Anbar displaces up to 300,000 12 Feb 2014 - 01:06 pm

BAGHDAD: Violence in Iraq's Anbar province, where militants control all of one city and parts of another, has displaced up to 300,000 people...

African Barrick Gold output up but sinks to $781m loss 12 Feb 2014 - 01:05 pm

LONDON: African Barrick Gold raised production in 2013 for the first time in five years and expects output to rise further after posting...

South Korea set to make oil payment to Iran 12 Feb 2014 - 12:07 pm

SEOUL: South Korea is set to become the second Asian nation to make a payment to Iran for crude oil imports under an...

Total disappoints with 20pc profit drop in 2013 12 Feb 2014 - 11:33 am

PARIS: French oil giant Total said Wednesday its 2013 net profit dipped 20 percent to 8.4 billion euros or $11.45 billion, on the...

Japan's SoftBank says nine-month profit soars 58pc 12 Feb 2014 - 10:59 am

TOKYO: SoftBank said Wednesday its nine-month net profit soared 58 percent thanks to strong iPhone sales. But third-quarter earnings suffered because of losses...

Societe Generale triples net profit in 2013 to 2.18bn euros 12 Feb 2014 - 10:32 am

PARIS: French bank Societe Generale said Wednesday it multiplied its net profit last year nearly three times compared to 2012, to 2.18 billion...

Pakistan court orders government to produce missing activist 12 Feb 2014 - 10:31 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court Wednesday ordered the government to produce an anti-drone activist, who was apparently detained by the country's intelligence agencies at...

Gunmen kills 3 Egypt policemen, seize their weapons 12 Feb 2014 - 10:31 am

CAIRO: Gunmen shot dead three policemen near the Suez canal city of Ismailia and seized their weapons, bringing to five the number of...

Thailand's Nok Air to buy 15 B737s worth $1.45bn 12 Feb 2014 - 10:01 am

SINGAPORE: Thai budget carrier Nok Air on Wednesday committed to buy 15 B737s from Boeing worth $1.45 billion. The commitment, announced at the...

Toyota recalls 1.9m Prius cars worldwide 12 Feb 2014 - 09:16 am

TOKYO: Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it was recalling 1.9 million of its Prius hybrid cars around the world because of a...

Qatar Airways expects to receive first A350s early 12 Feb 2014 - 09:14 am

SINGAPORE: Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the Airbus A350, expects to receive its first aircraft ahead of scheduled delivery in December 2014,...

Tokyo stocks rise 0.56pc 12 Feb 2014 - 09:14 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.56 percent higher Wednesday as market jitters were eased by new US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's promise of...

Gunmen kill 9 anti-Taliban volunteers in NW Pakistan 12 Feb 2014 - 08:43 am

PESHAWAR: Militants stormed a house of anti-Taliban activists and shot dead nine men in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar early Wednesday, police...

Indonesia names former investment chief as trade minister 12 Feb 2014 - 08:42 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia named the U.S.-educated former head of its investment agency, Muhammad Lutfi, as trade minister on Wednesday, with the government entering its...

Abu Dhabi developer Aldar Q4 profit rises 79pc 12 Feb 2014 - 08:40 am

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties reported a 79 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, on the back of gains from the...

Omantel annual profit rises 2.6pc 12 Feb 2014 - 08:39 am

MUSCAT: Oman Telecommunications (Omantel) reported a 2.6 percent rise in annual profit on Wednesday. The former monopoly made a net profit of 119.3...

Yahoo buys smartphone diary-app maker Wander 12 Feb 2014 - 08:39 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo on Tuesday added the startup behind smartphone visual diary-app Days to its list of acquisitions as CEO Marissa Mayer tries...