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Brain has specific radar for snakes, study says 28 Oct 2013 - 11:35 pm

WASHINGTON: Snakes tend to arouse sharp fear in monkeys, apes and humans, and scientists said they have found specific brain cells that fire...

Vitol submits lowest offer in Iraq gasoil term tender 28 Oct 2013 - 02:39 pm

SINGAPORE: Oil trader Vitol made the lowest offer in a tender to sell more than 1.5 million tonnes of gasoil to Iraq next...

Japan's NTT buys US cloud computing firms for $875m 28 Oct 2013 - 02:37 pm

TOKYO: NTT Communications said Monday it would pay a combined $875 million for two US-based cloud computing firms, marking the latest major overseas...

Classic car enthusiasts hit Myanmar roads 28 Oct 2013 - 02:32 pm

YANGON: A group of classic car enthusiasts on Monday embarked on a road trip around Myanmar, an event organisers hope will help save...

Kuwait wealth fund hires ex-BofA banker as infrastructure head 28 Oct 2013 - 01:59 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a head for its newly-created infrastructure arm, seeking to bolster...

Bangladesh poll protest violence kills 15 in four days 28 Oct 2013 - 01:59 pm

DHAKA: At least 15 Bangladeshis have been killed and hundreds wounded in all-too familiar political violence, police said on Monday, the second day...

Etisalat Q3 net profit falls 18pc 28 Oct 2013 - 01:34 pm

DUBAI: Etisalat, the Gulf's No.1 telecom operator, reported an 18 percent drop in third-quarter profit on Monday, missing analysts' estimates as capital spending...

Teva Pharma denies report CEO mulling resignation over rift 28 Oct 2013 - 01:22 pm

JERUSALEM: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has denied an Israeli media report that Chief Executive Jeremy Levin was considering resigning due to a rift with...

Kuwait bourse to launch derivatives trading next year 28 Oct 2013 - 01:05 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's stock exchange plans to launch derivatives trading in the first half of 2014 using its new Nasdaq-backed trading system, a senior...

India opposition slams security as bombs toll hits six 28 Oct 2013 - 12:32 pm

PATNA: India's opposition slammed security arrangements Monday after six people were killed by bombs at a rally by their leader Narendra Modi, fuelling...

Woman dies of MERS raising Saudi toll to 52 28 Oct 2013 - 12:32 pm

RIYADH: A woman in her 80s with the MERS virus has died in the Eastern Province, raising to 52 the death toll from...

3 policemen shot dead in Egypt 28 Oct 2013 - 12:32 pm

CAIRO: Gunmen on Monday killed three policemen in Egypt, where attacks against security forces have been on the rise in the face of...

Iran bans reformist newspaper Bahar 28 Oct 2013 - 11:40 am

TEHRAN: Iran's press watchdog has imposed a ban on reformist newspaper Bahar for publishing an article seen by critics as questioning the beliefs...

Algeria inaugurates production at El Merk Oil facilities 28 Oct 2013 - 10:32 am

ALGIERS: Algerian Energy and Mining Minister Youcef Yousfi has officially brought into production El Merk oilfield in Berkine basin, located in Illizi province,...

Qatar Airways to sponsor first Qatari Students Career Fair in US 28 Oct 2013 - 10:12 am

WASHINGTON: Qatar Airways (QA) will be the gold sponsor for the first ever Qatari Students Career Fair, to be held from November 1...

Bahrain lender ABC named Kawan as permanent CEO 28 Oct 2013 - 09:57 am

DUBAI: Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corp (ABC) said on Monday it had named Khaled Kawan as its president and chief executive, making the appointment...

Barwa real estate 9-month profit falls 40pc 28 Oct 2013 - 09:36 am

DUBAI: Qatari property firm Barwa Real Estate, which was aided with a $7.1 billion support by the state in June, on Monday posted...

LG unveils curved-screen smartphone 28 Oct 2013 - 09:35 am

SEOUL: LG Electronics unveiled Monday a curved-screen smartphone, taking on rival Samsung in a niche market seen as a first step on the...