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Foxconn ex-manager detained in Taiwan bribery probe 23 Jan 2014 - 12:45 pm

TAIPEI: A former senior manager at Taiwan's technology giant Foxconn has been detained in an ongoing probe into kickbacks from suppliers, prosecutors said...

Dubai's top listed firm Emaar quietly replaces CEO Ping 23 Jan 2014 - 12:36 pm

DUBAI: Emaar Properties, Dubai's top listed company by market value, quietly replaced its Group Chief Executive Low Ping late last year, appointing Abdulla...

Kuwait's Shuaiba refinery still shut after power cut 23 Jan 2014 - 12:35 pm

KUWAIT: One of Kuwait's three oil refineries was still offline on Thursday after a power cut shut all of them down on Wednesday,...

Taiwan's first budget airline named 'V air' 23 Jan 2014 - 12:30 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's TransAsia Airways said Thursday a low-cost carrier it aims to launch later this year will be called "V air" as it...

Toyota keeps world No. 1 title with record vehicle sales 23 Jan 2014 - 12:00 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Toyota sold a record 9.98 million vehicles last year, it said Thursday, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen to maintain its...

Uruguay's FM meets Qatari envoy 23 Jan 2014 - 11:07 am

MONTEVIDEO: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay Dr. Luis Almagro has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Uruguay Mohammed...

Turkey bus crash leaves at least 21 dead 23 Jan 2014 - 11:07 am

ANKARA: At least 21 people were killed on Thursday during a bus accident in central Turkey, a local governor said. The bus tipped...

Hyundai Motor reports Q4 profits increase 23 Jan 2014 - 11:04 am

Cars made by South Korea's automakers Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors are parked at the companies' shipping yard at a port in...

Gunmen on motorbikes kill five Egypt police 23 Jan 2014 - 10:57 am

CAIRO: Masked gunmen on motorbikes killed five Egyptian policemen when they opened fire on a checkpoint south of Cairo on Thursday, the interior...

Gunmen on motorbikes kill five Egypt police 23 Jan 2014 - 10:15 am

CAIRO: Masked gunmen on motorbikes killed five Egyptian policemen when they opened fire on a checkpoint south of Cairo on Thursday, the interior...

Fishermen kill 30 more dolphins in Taiji: activists 23 Jan 2014 - 09:50 am

TOKYO: Fishermen in the small Japanese town of Taiji killed more than two dozen striped dolphins on Thursday, campaigners said, as global outrage...

Indian village council orders gang-rape of woman as punishment 23 Jan 2014 - 09:49 am

KOLKATA: A woman was gang-raped by some 12 men on the orders of a village council in eastern India as punishment for apparently...

Tokyo stocks end down 0.79pc 23 Jan 2014 - 09:31 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks gave up early gains to close 0.79 percent lower on Thursday, dragged down by a stronger yen and poor Chinese...

Ex-Tokyo governor questioned in cash scandal: Report 23 Jan 2014 - 09:22 am

TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors have questioned the man who resigned as Tokyo governor in December over a money scandal, media reported, as an election...

One dead, 12 missing in Indonesian landslide 23 Jan 2014 - 09:16 am

JAKARTA: A woman has been killed and 12 other people are missing after torrential rains triggered a landslide that buried sleeping villagers on...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 23 Jan 2014 - 08:54 am

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

JPMorgan backs UK's EU membership as good for trade 23 Jan 2014 - 08:53 am

LONDON: JPMorgan Chase & Co said in a submission to the UK Treasury that the country will get what it wants on cross-border...

Five dead as Ukraine protests peak 23 Jan 2014 - 07:32 am

A protester walks near burning tyres during clashes with riot police in Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Ukrainian police yesterday stormed protesters’ barricades in Kiev...