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Politician held over candidate’s murder 28 Oct 2013 - 07:47 am

KATHMANDU: Nepalese police have arrested a politician and two other men over the fatal drive-by shooting of a candidate slated to run in...

Jakarta tweets to beat traffic chaos 28 Oct 2013 - 07:47 am

JAKARTA: Fed up with spending hours stuck in the gridlocked Indonesian capital Jakarta, hundreds of thousands of social media-savvy commuters are tweeting to...

Sri Lanka opens $292m airport highway 28 Oct 2013 - 07:47 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka opened a $292m Chinese-funded airport highway yesterday, amid Indian concern about Chinese influence as the island nation rebuilds after a...

Stallone’s art exhibition 28 Oct 2013 - 07:46 am

Three visitors stand in front of the painting ‘Champion Due’ during the art exhibition titled ‘Sylvester Stallone. Paintings From 1975 Until Today’ at...

Ally of Georgia PM to be president: Exit polls 28 Oct 2013 - 07:46 am

TBILISI: Georgy Margve-lashvili, an ally of billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, won a landslide victory in a presidential election in Georgia yesterday, exit...

Greenpeace activists hit out at detention conditions 28 Oct 2013 - 07:45 am

GENEVA: Three of the Greenpeace activists held in Russia following a protest against Arctic drilling have given an insight into their detention conditions...

I have not sold her, says Maria’s Bulgarian mother 28 Oct 2013 - 07:43 am

SOFIA: The Bulgarian Roma mother of Maria, a young blonde girl whose fate made headlines around the world when she was found in...

FM receives Kuwaiti ambassador 28 Oct 2013 - 02:45 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah received yesterday copies of credentials of Metaab Saleh Fahd Al Mutautah as...

Run The World Festival to kick off on Saturday with talks on sports 28 Oct 2013 - 02:43 am

DOHA: The Youth Company, Qatar — a nonprofit social enterprise for youth development and empowerment — will begin the first of three instalments...

Sidra to co-host world paediatric surgeons meet 28 Oct 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Sidra Medical and Research Center and the Pan Arab Association of Paediatric Surgeons (PAAPS) have been chosen to co-host the sixth World...

Qatar Airways to fly to Sharjah, new Dubai airport 28 Oct 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Qatar Airway will fly to Sharjah and Dubai World Central from March 1 next year. Beginning that date, the airline will operate...

QP to inaugurate safety college on November 12 28 Oct 2013 - 02:40 am

A view of the main building of the college. DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) in partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) will open...

QPOH conference from November 19 28 Oct 2013 - 02:37 am

Dr Rosemary Sokas & Professor Tar-Ching Aw Doha: Under the patronage of H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy...

18 schools take part in QFCHT awareness programme 28 Oct 2013 - 02:36 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking (QFCHT) is completing the second phase of its awareness programme for schools (all are humans), which...

Doha dhow to embark on GCC voyage 28 Oct 2013 - 02:35 am

From left: Rida Mousa, Representative from Qatar Museum Authority, Hasan Al Kaabi, Dhow Captain, Dr Khaled Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara, and...

QTA showcases Qatar’s tourism attractions at ITB Asia 28 Oct 2013 - 02:33 am

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) showcased Qatar’s thriving tourism and hospitality sector at the recent ITB Asia, the largest travel show in Asia....

Emir, Premier greet Turkmen president 28 Oct 2013 - 02:32 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of greetings to the President of the Republic of...

500 students to contest in Robot Olympiad 28 Oct 2013 - 02:31 am

FROM LEFT: Abdulrahman Al Obaidly from Qatar Petroleum, Sheikh Faisal Al Thani of Maersk Oil Qatar, Ken MacLeod of College of North Atlantic...