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Nine killed in PNG landslide: Reports 04 Nov 2013 - 09:44 am

SYDNEY: Nine people were feared dead Monday after a landslide tore through a village in Papua New Guinea's rugged Highlands region burying homes,...

Samsung world's no. 1 IT firm by revenue in Q3 04 Nov 2013 - 09:38 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. logged the largest revenue among global IT firms during the third quarter of the year and was the second...

Suspected militants kill seven villagers in India attack 04 Nov 2013 - 09:22 am

GUWAHATI: Suspected militants, heavily armed and dressed in army fatigues, opened fire on villagers in restive northeast India, killing at least seven and...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 04 Nov 2013 - 09:21 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar Doha: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Monday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Arabtec forms another South Korean joint venture 04 Nov 2013 - 09:13 am

DUBAI: Dubai builder Arabtec on Monday said that it has entered into a joint venture with South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction to...

Religious gathering 04 Nov 2013 - 08:52 am

People leave after attending one of the world’s largest Islamic religious meetings, the Tablighi Ijtema, in Raiwind, on the outskirts of Lahore, yesterday....

US scuttling peace bid with Taliban: Minister 04 Nov 2013 - 08:52 am

MIRANSHAH: The Pakistani Taliban named an interim leader yesterday after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike, as the government mulled...

Sale of spying devices rising in Pakistan 04 Nov 2013 - 08:52 am

ISLAMABAD: Silicon chips used in computers and various electronic devices have shrunk with astonishing speed over the past couple of decades. From slower...

Musharraf facing exile 04 Nov 2013 - 08:52 am

ISLAMABAD: History is repeating itself. Pakistan’s disgraced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who sent Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family into exile...

Grenade attack kills four Shias in tribal belt 04 Nov 2013 - 08:51 am

PESHAWAR: Suspected militants hurled grenades at a tribal meeting in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing at least four Shias and wounding two others in...

Home-cooked tiffin service booming in Karachi 04 Nov 2013 - 08:49 am

KARACHI: It is not easy finding cheap or reasonably-priced meals that are also delectable when working here. And who’s got the time to...

Countdown for Mars Orbiter Mission begins 04 Nov 2013 - 08:28 am

A scientist works on the Mars Orbiter vehicle at the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) satellite centre in Bangalore. NEW DELHI: India began...

Actress withdraws complaint against Congress MP 04 Nov 2013 - 08:28 am

Kochi: After two days of standing her ground, Malayalam film actress Swetha Menon (pictured), has withdrawn her complaint against Congress MP Peethamabara Kurup...

Cong releases first list of candidates 04 Nov 2013 - 08:28 am

Jaipur: Thehe Congress yesterday released the first list of its 63 candidates who will contest the December 1 polls for the 200 assembly...

Six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thailand resort 04 Nov 2013 - 08:27 am

Thai rescue workers and medics give first aid to injured tourists after a ferry sank at Pattaya resort city in Chonburi province, Thailand,...

Hackers deface many Philippine websites 04 Nov 2013 - 08:27 am

MANILA: A group of hackers claiming ties with international activist group Anonymous defaced Philippine government websites yesterday, calling for support for a planned...

Hundreds evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts 04 Nov 2013 - 08:26 am

JAKARTA: A volcano in western Indonesia erupted twice yesterday, hurling red-hot ash and rocks up to seven kilometres into the air and forcing...

Military chief punished after Beijing attack 04 Nov 2013 - 08:26 am

BEIJING: China’s Communist Party has expelled the military commander of Xinjiang from its ranks, state media reported yesterday, after an attack in Beijing...