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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony 30 Dec 2013 - 10:29 am

Over 200 singers perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Fourth movement at a stairwell in the Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.

Manila appeals for patience in identifying victims 30 Dec 2013 - 10:28 am

MANILA: The Philippine government asked the public for patience yesterday it takes time for authorities to identify the bodies placed in mass graves...

Cambodians rally to demand PM’s exit 30 Dec 2013 - 10:28 am

PHNOM PENH: Tens of thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters, backed by striking garment-factory workers, rallied yesterday to demand long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen...

More storms on the way in Britain 30 Dec 2013 - 10:26 am

A man runs through Regents Park in central London yesterday. LONDON: Forecasters have warned of more wind and heavy rain to hit much...

Last Greenpeace activist leaves Russia 30 Dec 2013 - 10:23 am

Greenpeace activist Tomasz Dziemianczuk of Poland arrives at Warsaw Okecie airport yesterday. Tomasz is the final foreign member of the ‘Arctic 30’ to...

Two arrested over North Sea ferry fire 30 Dec 2013 - 10:22 am

The MS King Seaways, operated by DFDS Seaways, is docked at the Port of Tyne in North Sheilds near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, northeast England, yesterday...

Hacker took over BBC computer server, tried to ‘sell’ access 30 Dec 2013 - 10:20 am

BOSTON: A hacker secretly took over a computer server at the BBC, Britain’s public broadcaster, and then launched a Christmas Day campaign to...

N Ireland talks resume 30 Dec 2013 - 10:20 am

DUBLIN: Negotiations over outstanding issues hanging over the political settlement in Northern Ireland have resumed under the chairmanship of US diplomat Richard Haass....

US govt urged to name CEO to run health cover marketplace 30 Dec 2013 - 10:19 am

WASHINGTON: The White House is coming under pressure from some of its closest allies on healthcare reform to name a chief executive to...

Woman bomber kills 16 at Russia station 30 Dec 2013 - 10:10 am

MOSCOW: A female suicide bomber killed 16 people yesterday in a strike on the main train station of the southern Russian city of...

Thousands flood camp at Bangui airport 30 Dec 2013 - 10:09 am

BANGUI: More than 100,000 people displaced by inter-religious violence in Central African Republic are sheltering at a makeshift camp at Bangui airport, a...

NSA ‘spying’ on Europe-Asia undersea telecom cables 30 Dec 2013 - 10:09 am

BERLIN: The US National Security Agency has collected sensitive data on key telecommunications cables between Europe, north Africa and Asia, German news magazine...

Ukrainians take protest to president’s residence 30 Dec 2013 - 10:09 am

KIEV: Thousands of Ukrainians, yesterday for the first time, staged a major protest outside the private residence of President Viktor Yanukovych which has...

Row in Germany over feared influx from eastern Europe 30 Dec 2013 - 10:09 am

BERLIN: German deputies yesterday criticised calls by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies to toughen social welfare laws after immigration restrictions on Bulgarian and...

Tokyo's Nikkei index soars 57pc in 2013, best in four decades 30 Dec 2013 - 09:25 am

TOKYO: On the last trading day of the year, Japanese shares posted their best annual performance for more than four decades, leaving other...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 30 Dec 2013 - 08:40 am

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

Three killed in Pakistan's charsadda rocket attack 30 Dec 2013 - 08:33 am

ISLAMABAD: A woman and two children were killed when a rocket fired from an unknown location hit a house on Monday, Pakistan's Geo...

Eight police station 'attackers' shot dead in China's Xinjiang 30 Dec 2013 - 08:33 am

BEIJING: Eight "attackers" armed with knives and explosives were killed Monday during an assault on a police station in China's Xinjiang, according to...