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Iraq market and cemetery bombs kill 11 21 Dec 2013 - 05:39 am

KIRKUK, Iraq: Two bombings in an Iraqi market and another in a cemetery as people buried victims of the first blasts killed 11...

Nuclear talks extended 21 Dec 2013 - 05:39 am

BRUSSELS: Iran and six world powers have extended expert-level talks in Geneva on the implementation of a landmark deal obliging Tehran to curb...

GCHQ, NSA targeted charities, Germans 21 Dec 2013 - 05:29 am

The details of GCHQ and NSA targets are the latest revelations from documents leaked by Edward Snowden LONDON: British and American intelligence agencies...

Uproot Egypt regime, says Islamic scholar 21 Dec 2013 - 02:53 am

The logo of Rabaa television channel. DOHA: Noted Islamic scholar Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi has called on all Egyptians, other Arabs and Muslims...

Call for respect as population grows 21 Dec 2013 - 02:50 am

By Fazeena Saleem There is growing concern in the Qatari community about the kind of entertainment events that are organised by expatriates and...

Culture Clash 21 Dec 2013 - 02:45 am

This is the time of the year when the world slips into a festive mood. And like every year, this year too talk...

China to evacuate south Sudan oil workers to capital 20 Dec 2013 - 02:48 pm

BEIJING: China National Petroleum Company , a main oil investor in South Sudan, is evacuating oil workers to the capital, Juba, amid continued...

Philippines in 25-day Christmas truce with leftist rebels 20 Dec 2013 - 02:30 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday suspended military operations against leftist rebels for 25 days, giving them free passage to visit their...

Taiwan's ASE ordered to shut down factory over pollution 20 Dec 2013 - 02:01 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwanese authorities on Friday ordered leading chip company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE) to shut down a factory in southern Taiwan for...

PM sends message to Pakistani counterpart 20 Dec 2013 - 01:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has received a message from Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Interiotr HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser...

Cathay Pacific orders 21 Boeing 777-9X planes 20 Dec 2013 - 01:50 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong flag-carrier Cathay Pacific has ordered 21 long haul Boeing 777-9X planes at a list price of $7.48 billion dollars,...

Attackers blow up Yemen oil pipeline again 20 Dec 2013 - 01:33 pm

SANAA: Saboteurs blew up a section of oil pipeline in eastern Yemen overnight for the second time, stopping the flow of crude, an...

Panasonic to sell stakes in chip plants to Israeli firm 20 Dec 2013 - 01:31 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Panasonic on Friday announced plans to sell majority stakes in its three domestic semiconductor plants to an Israeli chipmaker in a...

Tokyo's Nikkei closes at six-year high 20 Dec 2013 - 11:55 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks edged up to a new six-year high Friday, reversing earlier losses, as the yen sank further against the dollar after...

Japan to boost financial support for Fukushima operator 20 Dec 2013 - 11:55 am

TOKYO: Japan will nearly double financial support for the operator of Fukushima to $86 billion, as the government vowed to speed up the...

14 students injured in Peshawar accident 20 Dec 2013 - 11:53 am

PESHAWAR: At least fourteen children were injured when their school van overturned in Peshawar on Friday morning. Police said the school van, carrying...

Bombs in Iraq livestock market kill 8 people 20 Dec 2013 - 11:53 am

KIRKUK: Two bombings in a livestock market in northern Iraq on Friday killed eight people, police and a doctor said. The blasts in...

US envoy in CAR in bid to end brutal violence 20 Dec 2013 - 10:22 am

US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power (centre) speaks with children in a refugee camp near Bangui’s airport after arriving in Central...