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Court awards Peru swathe of Chile’s sea 28 Jan 2014 - 05:37 am

Peru’s President Ollanta Humala (centre) and First Lady Nadine Heredia wave to supporters after the court decision on a decades-old maritime dispute between...

Kiev: No plan yet for state of emergency 28 Jan 2014 - 05:32 am

Anti-government protesters take part in training exercises using shields to prevent police attacks on Independence Square in Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Ukraine yesterday said...

Putin salutes courage of Leningrad residents 28 Jan 2014 - 05:30 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (front) participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Motherland memorial at St Petersburg’s Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery yesterday. SAINT...

Bus bonhomie 28 Jan 2014 - 05:29 am

Cuban president Raul Castro (right) and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff (left) ride atop a bus during the opening ceremony of the first stage...

AU welcomes Madagascar back into fold 28 Jan 2014 - 05:27 am

ANTANANARIVO: The African Union lifted its suspension of Madagascar’s membership yesterday after a new president took office following the island’s first election since...

Central African Republic’s Muslims under attack: UN envoy 28 Jan 2014 - 05:27 am

BANGUI: Central African Republic’s Muslim minority faces a rising wave of reprisal attacks and foreign governments must do more to prevent the country...

More Italians leave, drop in immigration 28 Jan 2014 - 05:26 am

ROME: The number of Italians leaving their recession-hit country to seek work elsewhere rose sharply in 2012, while incoming migration levels dropped, official...

Expat Scots demand vote in referendum 28 Jan 2014 - 05:26 am

LONDON: A million Scots living outside of Scotland should be allowed to vote in a referendum this year on whether their country becomes...

US Supreme Court rules in major drugs case 28 Jan 2014 - 05:25 am

WASHINGTON: A convicted heroin trafficker will not have to serve the tough, 20-year mandatory federal prison sentence usually imposed when an illicit drug...

Court backs airline in aviation security case 28 Jan 2014 - 05:25 am

WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court yesterday overturned a defamation judgment against an airline which had been sued after warning that a former...

Ex-reporter hacked phones 1,000 times 28 Jan 2014 - 05:25 am

London: A former reporter at the News of the World has told how he hacked phones a thousand times after he was handed...

HMC health symposium steps up academic exchange with Japan 28 Jan 2014 - 04:40 am

Experts from Hamad Medical Corporation and Osaka University pose for the camera during the symposium. DOHA: A health symposium held in Doha has...

US University Fair next month 28 Jan 2014 - 04:39 am

Parents and students taking part in the Linden Middle East fair. DOHA: The US University Fair will be held next month in Doha...

Premier receives officials 28 Jan 2014 - 04:37 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met Jordan’s Director of the Public...

Emir meets Algerian minister 28 Jan 2014 - 04:30 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Algerian Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of Staff of the People’s National...

Tasweeq hosts appreciation reception for associates 28 Jan 2014 - 04:29 am

DOHA: Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company (Tasweeq) honoured its business associates for their support and trust in its business. The ‘Appreciation Reception’ at...

Qatar Brazil 2014 Year of Culture opens at MIA 28 Jan 2014 - 04:28 am

From left: Tadeu Valadares, Brazilian Ambassador, former Brazilian footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Zico), the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr...

Central Station to open Qatar Brazil 2014 cinema series 28 Jan 2014 - 04:27 am

DOHA: The Gulf premiere of Walter Salles’ Central Station (1998) will open the Qatar Brazil 2014 Cinema Showcase — a series of monthly...