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Gulf countries may compete for manpower 16 Dec 2013 - 02:39 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: With neighbouring Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Oman all set to launch huge development projects simultaneously, industry leaders in Qatar...

Senate Tax Evasion 15 Dec 2013 - 11:02 am

One hurt in Colorado school shooting as US marks Sandy Hook anniversary 15 Dec 2013 - 10:47 am

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama participate in a candle lighting yesterday in Washington to remember the 20 children and six...

German SPD members vote to join Merkel 15 Dec 2013 - 10:45 am

Social Democratic Party (SPD) supporters applaud the result of their party member vote for a new “grand coalition” between the SPD and the...

Kiev mayor loses job over crackdown 15 Dec 2013 - 10:44 am

KIEV: Ukraine yesterday suspended Kiev’s mayor and the deputy head of its security council after a brutal police crackdown last month on a...

Bomb explodes near Belfast restaurant, no one injured 15 Dec 2013 - 10:44 am

LONDON: A bomb exploded close to a busy restaurant in Belfast on Friday night as police were clearing people from the area, leaving...

Mandela’s remains returned to childhood village for burial 15 Dec 2013 - 10:44 am

QUNU, South Africa: Nelson Mandela’s remains were returned to his beloved rural childhood village ahead of a traditional burial yesterday, the final leg...

Catalonia sets referendum date next year, Spain says no 15 Dec 2013 - 10:39 am

MADRID: Separatist parties in Spain’s Catalonia region set November 9 next year as the date for a proposed independence referendum and agreed the...

Asian nations seek ‘freedom of overflight’ 15 Dec 2013 - 10:38 am

Asean leaders hold hands for a photo session of Japan-Asean Commemorative Summit at Akasaka State Guesthouse in Tokyo yesterday. TOKYO: Japan and Southeast...

China’s lunar rover lands on moon 15 Dec 2013 - 10:37 am

BEIJING: China yesterday carried out the first soft landing on the moon since 1976, joining the United States and former Soviet Union in...

US warns North Korea against provocations 15 Dec 2013 - 10:37 am

SEOUL: The United States has warned North Korea against any “provocative acts” following the shock execution of leader Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, as the...

Hanoi to execute five drug mules 15 Dec 2013 - 10:36 am

HANOI: Vietnam sentenced five members of a drug trafficking gang to death and handed another person life imprisonment for smuggling heroin into the...

Kerry urges Vietnam to protect rights 15 Dec 2013 - 10:36 am

HO CHI MINH CITY: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday urged Vietnam, where he served during the war, to deepen economic reforms...

Typhoon rebuilding to cost $3bn: Aquino 15 Dec 2013 - 10:36 am

MANILA: The Philippines will need nearly $3bn to rebuild parts of the country destroyed by the deadliest typhoon in its history, the presidential...

Violence against women 15 Dec 2013 - 10:35 am

Afghan women hold placards during a protest against rising incidents of violence against women in Herat, Afghanistan, yesterday. Prosecution and convictions under law...

Keeping warm 15 Dec 2013 - 10:33 am

Pakistanis warm themselves around a fire on the outskirts of Islamabad yesterday. Temperatures are dropping with the onset of winter in the twin...

Afghanistan no longer trusts US: Karzai 15 Dec 2013 - 10:31 am

NEW DELHI: Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in New Delhi yesterday he no longer “trusts” the United States, accusing the Americans of...

Court summons Musharraf 15 Dec 2013 - 10:31 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani special court has summoned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to appear in a high treason case, an offence that could...