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Tokyo stocks close down 1.50pc 09 Jan 2014 - 09:21 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 1.50 percent on Thursday on continued profit-taking with a weaker yen failing to lift the market into positive...

Apple, Samsung agree to mediation in US patent battle 09 Jan 2014 - 08:43 am

NEW YORK: The chief executives of Apple and Samsung have agreed to attend a mediation session by mid-February to discuss their legal battle...

Japan food probe widens as 1,400 reportedly fall sick 09 Jan 2014 - 08:43 am

TOKYO: A probe into pesticide-laced frozen food in Japan has widened, with police interviewing factory workers assigned to a packaging room, reports said...

Macy's to cut 2,500 jobs in reorganization 09 Jan 2014 - 08:41 am

NEW YORK: US department store giant Macy's said Wednesday it will eliminate 2,500 jobs as a cost-cutting move, equivalent to about 1.4 percent...

China has world's most outbound tourists: Report 09 Jan 2014 - 08:41 am

BEIJING: Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world's biggest-spending...

13,000 families flee Fallujah 09 Jan 2014 - 05:00 am

An Iraqi soldier checks for identification papers at a check point in west of Baghdad, yesterday. FALLUJAH: More than 13,000 families have fled...

Hamas frees 7 Fatah prisoners to mend ties 09 Jan 2014 - 04:57 am

A Palestinian woman hugs her son upon his release from a Hamas-run jail in Gaza City yesterday. GAZA: The Hamas government in the...

Asylum seekers protest 09 Jan 2014 - 04:56 am

African asylum seekers gather during a protest in front of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem yesterday. More than 10,000 asylum seekers rallied...

Nuclear talks hit snag on centrifuge research 09 Jan 2014 - 04:55 am

UNITED NATIONS: Negotiations between Iran and six world powers on implementing a landmark November deal to freeze parts of Tehran’s nuclear programme in...

Huthis, tribesmen agree truce 09 Jan 2014 - 04:54 am

SANA’A: Shia rebels and gunmen from the powerful Hashid tribe in northern Yemen agreed a ceasefire yesterday after three days of intense clashes,...

Jordan king, Abbas discuss peace talks 09 Jan 2014 - 04:54 am

AMMAN: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas briefed Jordanian King Abdullah II yesterday on Middle East peace negotiations, after US Secretary of State John Kerry...

Bahrain jails 22 Shias for 15 years 09 Jan 2014 - 04:54 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court sentenced 22 Shias to 15 years in prison yesterday over the killing of a policeman and wounding another in...

Strike, protest in Tunisia town 09 Jan 2014 - 04:53 am

KASSERINE: A general strike gripped the central Tunisian town of Kasserine yesterday amid rising discontent over the government’s failure to improve living conditions...

S Sudan battles rage, no breakthrough in talks 09 Jan 2014 - 04:53 am

JUBA: South Sudan’s government and rebels were locked in fierce battles across the country yesterday, as peace talks taking place in neighbouring Ethiopia...

Libyan PM plans cabinet reshuffle 09 Jan 2014 - 04:53 am

TRIPOLI: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said yesterday he would soon announce a major cabinet reshuffle, after calls in the assembly for a...

Another Disney magic in Feb 09 Jan 2014 - 04:51 am

Mickey Mouse with children. DOHA: After the success of ‘Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic’ last year, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA)...

Non-GCC Arab expat number dropping 09 Jan 2014 - 04:50 am

Zahra Babar of the Centre for International and Regional Studies delivering a lecture at GU-Q. DOHA: A demographic shift in favour of cheaper...

Pakistan, Ireland women’s cricket teams arrive 09 Jan 2014 - 04:49 am

The Pakistan Women’s International Cricket Team and (BELOW) Ireland Women’s International Cricket Team arrived in Doha last night to take part in Qatar...