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Syria, Russia to discuss peace forum on Monday 16 Nov 2013 - 02:56 am

MOSCOW: A Syrian government delegation will meet officials in Moscow on Monday to discuss preparations for an international peace conference Russia, the US...

PHILIPPINES CLIMATE CHANGE POLITICS TYPHOON ENVIRONMENT 16 Nov 2013 - 02:52 am

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Aid for Filipinos ready for despatch today 16 Nov 2013 - 02:44 am

Volunteers packing relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan at the Philippine Embassy in Doha yesterday. Kammutty V P DOHA: Two 40-foot...

Projects fuel demand for materials 16 Nov 2013 - 02:43 am

Qatar requires what literally are astronomical quantities of basic building materials like cement, steel and limestone, among other things, for a large number...

BUILDING BOOM 16 Nov 2013 - 02:42 am

Not many in the construction industry agree with a survey conducted by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics that forecasts that demand...

Qaradawi urges Sunnis to help brethren in Syria 16 Nov 2013 - 02:37 am

Doha: Noted Islamic scholar Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi yesterday said Shias around the world were joining arms to fight Sunnis in Syria. Delivering...

EU ministers seek to lower differences over banking union 15 Nov 2013 - 02:46 pm

BRUSSELS: EU finance ministers met to make a fresh bid Friday to narrow differences over "Banking Union", a new framework meant to prevent...

Bill Gates wants Norway's $800bn fund to spend more in Africa, Asia 15 Nov 2013 - 02:45 pm

OSLO: Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called on Norway's $800 billion oil fund, one of the biggest investors in the world, to...

Russia needs sanction system to battle racism: Platini 15 Nov 2013 - 02:45 pm

MOSCOW: Michel Platini, the chief of the European football ruling body UEFA, on Friday called on the Russian Football Union (RFU) to work...

Philippines raises typhoon death toll to 3,621 15 Nov 2013 - 01:44 pm

MANILA: The Philippines raised its official death toll from a super typhoon to 3,621 Friday. But it was still below a UN estimate...

Former Cyprus president Glafcos Clerides 'gravely ill' 15 Nov 2013 - 01:04 pm

NICOSIA: Former two-time Cyprus president Glafcos Clerides is in a "very critical and irreversible" condition at a Nicosia clinic, his personal doctor said...

Cameron lauds Kolkata for great brains 15 Nov 2013 - 09:55 am

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaking at an interactive session with students of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, in Kolkata yesterday. Kolkata:...

Salt sells at Rs150 per kg in Bihar 15 Nov 2013 - 09:55 am

Patna: Believe it or not, salt was selling at an exorbitant Rs150 per kg in parts of Bihar amid rumours of an acute...

Seven killed in Karnataka bus fire 15 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

Bangalore: Seven passengers were burnt to death and 25 injured yesterday when a luxury bus headed to Mumbai caught fire after ramming into...

KBC to end on Dec 1 15 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

Mumbai: The 2013 edition of popular reality TV game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) is said to conclude on December 1. Its host,...

Six held for tapping phones of politicians 15 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

New Delhi: Six people — three policemen and three private detectives — have been arrested for tapping phones and seeking call data records...

Telangana bill in winter session: Shinde 15 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said yesterday that the bill for the creation of the new state of Telangana will be...

Seven wounded in Karachi bombings 15 Nov 2013 - 09:52 am

One of the men injured in a bomb blast near a Shia mosque returns home from hospital after treatment in Karachi. KARACHI: At...