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Premier meets Irish PM 08 Jan 2014 - 05:07 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met visiting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny...

Kahramaa ‘powerless’ to stop water wastage 08 Jan 2014 - 05:06 am

DOHA: Public utility Kahramaa yesterday admitted that it was not able to effectively implement a law that was issued a few years ago...

Old Ghanem property sold for record price 08 Jan 2014 - 05:06 am

Khalifa Al Mueslemani DOHA: A piece of real estate covering an area of just 2,167 square metres in the city has fetched its...

Saudi may limit expats’ stay to eight years 08 Jan 2014 - 05:02 am

Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian government is mulling over proposals to expand the Nitaqat system, a labour policy to create jobs for its nationals,...

Freeze extends to eastern US, six dead 08 Jan 2014 - 03:09 am

Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as temperatures dipped well below zero in Chicago yesterday. NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: A deadly...

Syria ships out first batch of chemical arms 08 Jan 2014 - 03:08 am

A handout picture taken on January 5, 2014, and released by Norwegian Armed Forces, the Danish support vessel L17 “Esbern Snare” on training...

USA COLD FROZEN EARNINGS JOBS WAGES ECONOMY WEATHER SNOW STORM 07 Jan 2014 - 09:56 pm

Group: PETT Credit: JOEL PETT Source: Lexington Herald-Leader Keywords: COLOR USA COLD FROZEN EARNINGS JOBS WAGES ECONOMY WEATHER SNOW STORM LIGHTER GLOBAL WARMING...

Taliban kill six over Karachi shrine visit 07 Jan 2014 - 09:48 pm

Media persons gather as bodies are being shifted to a morgue in Karachi yesterday. ISLAMABAD: The bodies of six Pakistanis were dumped at...

Firewood for winter 07 Jan 2014 - 09:47 pm

A man collects dried bushes to use as firewood on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, yesterday. The country is experiencing a harsh winter...

Afghan police hunt brother of suicide attack girl 07 Jan 2014 - 09:46 pm

KANDAHAR: Afghan police yesterday searched for a Taliban commander who allegedly forced his 10-year-old sister to wear an explosives-packed vest for an aborted...

Arms licences probe faces stumbling block 07 Jan 2014 - 09:46 pm

ISLAMABAD: A probe into legality of arms licences issued so far by the federal and provincial governments in Pakistan faces a stumbling block...

Treason court to consider Musharraf’s medical report 07 Jan 2014 - 09:46 pm

ISLAMABAD: A special court set up to try Pakistan’s former ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason adjourned yesterday to consider a medical report on...

Mulk to take over as Peshawar High Court chief justice 07 Jan 2014 - 09:46 pm

PESHAWAR: Change of guard is taking place at a top court of Pakistan as Justice Fasihul Mulk is to replace Justice Dost Khan...

Pakistan, India ready to upgrade trade infrastructure at border 07 Jan 2014 - 09:45 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan and India have shown their readiness to upgrade infrastructure on both sides of the border and remove red tape and technical...

Hussain meets Saudi FM 07 Jan 2014 - 09:45 pm

Hussain meets Saudi FM Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain met Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al Faisal yesterday and discussed relations...

Hussain meets Saudi FM 07 Jan 2014 - 09:44 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain met Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al Faisal yesterday and discussed relations and issues of common...

Japanese whalers driven out from hunting ground 07 Jan 2014 - 09:43 pm

Three Minke whales on the deck of the Japanese vessel Nisshin Maru inside what Sea Shepherd Australia says is an internationally recognised whale...

Bomb impact 07 Jan 2014 - 09:42 pm

A policeman shows the impact on a chicken from a “ping-pong bomb” while demonstrating crowd-control techniques as an anti-government rally began in Bangkok...