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SMALL FIRMS, BIG PROBLEMS 11 Jan 2014 - 05:12 am

A draft law recently approved by the Advisory Council recommends initiating stricter punitive action against food outlets, including stores and eateries. The draft...

NAFTA SNOW COLD WEATHER TRADE TRUCK MEXICO USA CANADA 11 Jan 2014 - 02:27 am

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Infosys third quarter profit up 21.4 percent 11 Jan 2014 - 02:23 am

MUMBAI: Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reported yesterday a better-than-expected 21.4 percent jump in quarterly net profit, led by improved demand from Europe and...

China 2013 trade crosses $4trn 11 Jan 2014 - 02:23 am

BEIJING: China’s annual trade in goods passed the $4 trillion mark for the first time in 2013, official data showed yesterday, confirming its...

Malaysia and Turkey aim to conclude free-trade dea 11 Jan 2014 - 02:22 am

l PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Malaysia and Turkey pledged yesterday to wrap up a free-trade deal this year as embattled Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Iraq denounces Kurd oil exports 11 Jan 2014 - 02:22 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Oil Ministry expressed “deep regret and astonishment” yesterday over plans announced by the autonomous Kurdish region to begin piping oil to...

China punishes 48 people over deadly Sinopec blast 10 Jan 2014 - 02:36 pm

BEIJING: China has punished 48 people, including the chairman of Asia's top refiner, for one of the country's worst industrial disasters last year...

UN grants $15m urgent aid to south Sudan 10 Jan 2014 - 02:03 pm

NEW YORK: United Nations has released $15 million from its rapid response fund for immediate humanitarian operations in war-torn South Sudan. "But our...

Tunisian PM Ali Laarayedh officially resigns 10 Jan 2014 - 02:02 pm

TUNIS: Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh officially tendered his resignation Thursday afternoon to President Moncef Marzouki, who will appoint Mehdi Jomaa as his...

Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting: NGO 10 Jan 2014 - 01:58 pm

BEIRUT: Nearly 500 people, among them 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fighting pitting Syrian rebels against the jihadist Islamic...

Israel announces more than 1,800 new settler homes 10 Jan 2014 - 01:23 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel unveiled plans on Friday to build more than 1,800 new settler homes, a watchdog said, as the United States tried to...

India's election regulator drops plan to partner Google 10 Jan 2014 - 01:06 pm

NEW DELHI: India's election regulator dropped plans on Thursday to partner Google Inc on a project to ease voter access to information. After...

Philippines bans lead after years-long campaign 10 Jan 2014 - 01:05 pm

MANILA: The Philippines has banned the use of lead in a wide range of consumer products including toys and cosmetics, the government said...

Colorado airports tighten rules on marijuana possession 10 Jan 2014 - 12:01 pm

DENVER: Colorado's two largest airports have tightened their rules on marijuana possession after the state became the first in the nation to allow...

Philippines blasts China over new fishing law 10 Jan 2014 - 11:57 am

MANILA: The Philippines denounced Friday a new Chinese law that Manila says compels foreign vessels to seek a permit from Chinese regional authorities...

Three NATO personnel killed in "aircraft mishap" 10 Jan 2014 - 11:53 am

KABUL: At least two NATO personnel and one civilian were killed Friday in an "aircraft mishap" in eastern Afghanistan, the international military coalition...

Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory 10 Jan 2014 - 10:41 am

HANOI: Vietnamese police said Friday they had launched an investigation into a riot at a multi-billion dollar Samsung factory that left 13 people...

Strengthen missions in the Gulf: Expats 10 Jan 2014 - 09:45 am

FROM LEFT: BJP prime ministerial candidate and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi; Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia; Minister of...