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SEC seeks $1.1m plus from ex-Goldman VP Tourre 17 Dec 2013 - 08:29 am

NEW YORK: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal judge to order former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president Fabrice Tourre...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 17 Dec 2013 - 08:25 am

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

Pakistani Shia cleric shot dead by Taliban 17 Dec 2013 - 08:19 am

Supporters of Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafaria, a banned Shia organisation, raise their hands as they mourn Allama Nasir Abbas after he was killed in...

Bomb disposal officer, two cops die in Peshawar blast 17 Dec 2013 - 08:18 am

Pakistani security officials attend the funeral ceremony of the victims who were killed in a roadside bomb blast targeting a vehicle of a...

Afghan poll must stay out of schools, clinics: Aid groups 17 Dec 2013 - 08:17 am

KABUL: Aid groups in Afghanistan yesterday called for the government to ban election offices from schools and health clinics for next year’s presidential...

Last Australian military combat troops leave Afghanistan 17 Dec 2013 - 08:16 am

SYDNEY: Australian combat troops have completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday, marking the end of the nation’s longest...

$4.7m to raise anti-narcotics force in KP 17 Dec 2013 - 08:16 am

PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will spend Rs500m ($4.7m) to raise an anti-narcotics force in accordance with the 18th Constitutional Amendment...

Seven killed in oil tanker crash 17 Dec 2013 - 08:15 am

Islamabad: At least seven people, including women and children, were killed and three sustained injuries in an unfortunate traffic mishap yesterday morning near...

N Korean troops pledge loyalty 17 Dec 2013 - 08:13 am

S Korean President Park Geun-hye (second left) attends a meeting with secretaries at the Blue House yesterday. SEOUL: Tens of thousands of North...

Bangladesh Victory Day 17 Dec 2013 - 08:12 am

A total of 27,117 members of Bangladesh army, defence officials and volunteer schoolchildren form the world’s largest national flag to mark the country’s...

US urges action against Pyongyang execution 17 Dec 2013 - 08:10 am

SEOUL: Washington called for a united front against North Korea after the “ominous” execution of leader Kim Jong-Un’s uncle. US Secretary of State...

US offers $32m aid for maritime security 17 Dec 2013 - 08:09 am

HANOI: The United States yesterday offered $32.5m in assistance to Southeast Asian nations to boost maritime security which comes as tension grows with...

China police kill 14 in terror gang riot 17 Dec 2013 - 08:09 am

BEIJING: Chinese police shot and killed 14 people during a riot near the old Silk Road city of Kashgar in which two policemen...

Thailand okays mafia banker’s extradition 17 Dec 2013 - 08:08 am

ROME: A businessman convicted of laundering money for the Sicilian Mafia will be extradited to Italy from Thailand where he was arrested in...

China’s rover sends first photos from moon 17 Dec 2013 - 08:08 am

China: China’s Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials yesterday lauded the first lunar soft landing in...

Thailand okays mafia banker’s extradition 17 Dec 2013 - 08:07 am

ROME: A businessman convicted of laundering money for the Sicilian Mafia will be extradited to Italy from Thailand where he was arrested in...

Ukraine ruling party demands govt reshuffle 17 Dec 2013 - 08:07 am

Protesters rest in a makeshift camp set up by the Ukrainian opposition in the centre of Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Ukraine’s ruling party demanded...

Mandela statue unveiled on Reconciliation Day 17 Dec 2013 - 08:04 am

Dignitaries unveil a bronze statue of the late Nelson Mandela as part of the Day of Reconciliation celebrations at the Union Buildings in...