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Road accident kills 21 people in Nawabshah 15 Jan 2014 - 11:01 pm

KARACHI: At least 21 people, including 19 children, were killed in Pakistan yesterday when a school van smashed head-on into a heavy truck,...

Rebels killed in Balochistan raid 15 Jan 2014 - 11:00 pm

KHUZDAR: At least four militants were killed yesterday during an operation conducted by security personnel in Balochistan’s troubled Khuzdar district, police said. Ali...

Bomb blast kills two volunteers in Khyber 15 Jan 2014 - 11:00 pm

KHYBER: A roadside remote-controlled bomb blast in Khyber yesterday killed two volunteers of the Amn Committee, DawnNews reported. Unknown militants installed a remote-controlled...

Military base set up in Swat Valley 15 Jan 2014 - 11:00 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday announced the setting up of a permanent military base in the troubled Swat Valley, where Taliban...

Court to provide bullet-proof car to Chaudhry 15 Jan 2014 - 11:00 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the government to immediately provide a bullet-proof car to the former chief justice of Pakistan,...

Japan approves TEPCO business plan to switch on reactors 15 Jan 2014 - 02:50 pm

TOKYO: Japan's government on Wednesday approved a fresh business plan for the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant that includes restarting idled...

Pakistan road accident kills 17 children on school trip 15 Jan 2014 - 02:01 pm

KARACHI: At least 19 people including 17 children were killed in Pakistan on Wednesday when a school van smashed head-on into a heavy...

First Saudi Diesel Cargo set for Europe 15 Jan 2014 - 02:00 pm

RIYADH: Diesel from the new Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia will head to Europe for the first time this month, piling pressure on...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.22pc 15 Jan 2014 - 01:53 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Wednesday adding 24.50 points 0.22 percent to advance to 11,075.98 points from 11,051.48 on Tuesday....

Volkswagen on GM's heels for second place in world car sales 15 Jan 2014 - 01:33 pm

DETROIT: General Motors remained second in global car sales last year behind Toyota, but third-place Volkswagen narrowed the gap, according to figures issued...

Police confirm 19 dead in Nigeria market blast 15 Jan 2014 - 01:14 pm

MAIDUGURI: A total of 19 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a busy market blamed on Boko Haram militants, police...

Suicide bombing at Iraq funeral kills 15 15 Jan 2014 - 12:14 pm

BAQUBA: A suicide attack on Wednesday at a funeral in a confessionally-mixed town north of Baghdad killed at least 15 people and wounded...

Filipina caregiver wins Israel's X-Factor song contest 15 Jan 2014 - 12:13 pm

Rose Fostanes a Filipina migrant caregiver living in Israel, celebrates with friends and family in a bar in South Tel Aviv, after she...

Albania's Minister of Social Welfare meets Qatar's ambassador 15 Jan 2014 - 12:13 pm

TIRANA: HE Albania's Minister of Social Welfare and Youth Erion Veliaj has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Albania Yousef...

S. Korea's STX Heavy Industries wins 105.7bn won order from Iraq 15 Jan 2014 - 12:12 pm

SEOUL: STX Heavy Industries Co., one of South Korea's leading shipbuilders, said that it has obtained a 105.7 billion won or about US$99.5...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 15 Jan 2014 - 11:55 am

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

War on Poverty 15 Jan 2014 - 11:51 am

Onset of harvest season celebrated 15 Jan 2014 - 11:49 am

A traditionally dressed woman reacts to the camera during a community function on the occasion of Pongal, in Mumbai yesterday. New Delhi/Mumbai/Chennai: India...