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Saudi jihadist jailed 16 years over plot to kill top cleric 11 Dec 2013 - 01:32 pm

RIYADH: A Saudi court has jailed an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist for 16 years for plotting to kill the kingdom's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz...

Emir participates at 2nd closed-door session of GCC Summit 11 Dec 2013 - 01:19 pm

KUWAIT: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated along with Their Majesties and Highnesses leaders of the Cooperation Council for...

PM meets London mayor 11 Dec 2013 - 01:17 pm

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met here Wednesday with the mayor...

Roadside bomb kills four Thai soldiers 11 Dec 2013 - 12:54 pm

BANGKOK: Four Thai soldiers were killed and at least a dozen more wounded, some critically, when a powerful roadside bomb went off Wednesday...

Qatar’s wise leadership achieves diplomatic successes 11 Dec 2013 - 12:47 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s diplomatic relations have achieved many important successes that reiterate the prestigious status of its wise policies. HH the Emir of Qatar...

Pakistan sets up Islamic banking committee to expand activity 11 Dec 2013 - 12:05 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ministry of Finance has set up a committee to explore areas to promote Islamic banking in the world's second most populous...

Dubai economy advances in 2013 11 Dec 2013 - 12:03 pm

DUBAI: The year of 2013 will be remembered as a breakthrough year for Dubai as the emirate won the bid to host World...

Pranab: We will cherish Mandela’s friendship 11 Dec 2013 - 11:43 am

A screen grab taken from the South African Broadcasting Corporation live feed shows President Pranab Mukherjee delivering a speech during the memorial service...

Protest for pension 11 Dec 2013 - 11:42 am

An elderly man takes part in a protest for a universal old age monthly pension of Rs2,000 for people over 60, in New...

PETA initiative 11 Dec 2013 - 11:40 am

A supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), wearing an elephant costume, protesting against maltreatment of animals in circuses, outside...

Vasundhara to take oath on Friday 11 Dec 2013 - 11:39 am

Jaipur: Vasundhara Raje, the BJP’s chief minister-elect in Rajasthan, will be sworn-in on December 13. She met Governor Margaret Alva yesterday and staked...

BJP ready for fresh polls; AAP defiant 11 Dec 2013 - 11:38 am

New Delhi: The Congress yesterday indicated that it might give unconditional support to the Aam Adami Party (AAP) to form a government in...

Red beacons only for holders of high statutory offices: SC 11 Dec 2013 - 11:38 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday said that red beacon lights with or without flashers would be used only on the vehicles of...

Kerala police team probing prisoners’ role on Facebook 11 Dec 2013 - 11:37 am

Thiruvananthapuram: A police team is actively working to get to the bottom of how three under-trial prisoners lodged in Kozhikode jail became very...

Chaos in House saves govt from no-trust motion 11 Dec 2013 - 11:37 am

New Delhi: The government got temporary relief yesterday as a no-confidence motion by six Congress and four TDP lawmakers against creation of a...

War of words between Speaker, BJP over 2G JPC report 11 Dec 2013 - 11:36 am

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar yesterday refuted media reports which quoted BJP’s Yashwant Sinha as saying that she did not allow...

LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs3.46 11 Dec 2013 - 11:36 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday announced a Rs3.46 hike in the price of a 14.2kg domestic cooking gas (LPG) cylinder after it increased...

Karzai rebuffs US pressure to sign deal 11 Dec 2013 - 11:35 am

PARIS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised what he said was pressure from the United States to accept a security agreement, accusing Washington...