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SEOUL: South Korea announced Tuesday it had completed its first commercial freight voyage via the Northern Sea Route, amid growing global interest in...

LONDON: France's GDF Suez is the second heavyweight energy firm to dip a toe into British shale gas exploration after taking a 25...

DHAKA: Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a $24 million safety campaign Tuesday in the latest effort to overhaul appalling...

MOSCOW: The world's biggest listed crude producer Rosneft and Chinese oil giant Sinopec announced on Tuesday a framework agreement on advance payment by...

TOKYO: All Nippon Airways (ANA) said Tuesday the composition of its fleet was under discussion after plane-maker Airbus announced its intent to scoop...

GAZA: Israeli occupation authorities decided today to open the Karam Abu Salem crossing for the entry of aids and goods into the Gaza...

KABUL: Eight Taliban militants were killed and five others injured in joint operations launched by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance...

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc will begin to shield news organizations and human rights groups from cyberattacks as part of a new package of...

MANILA: The Philippines Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday declared that all municipalities in earthquake-ravaged province of Bohol are now...

KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh stimulus to Islamic bond market has propelled Malaysia's inclusive and accessible capital market valued at US $816 billion or RM...

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook sought to entice media outlets to post more news stories at the leading social network Monday, helping pinpoint promising pieces,...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed up 0.13 percent on Tuesday as dealers await the release of US jobs data later in the day. The...

BEIJING: China's state broadcaster CCTV News said on Tuesday one of its Twitter accounts had been hacked, and deleted a tweet claiming the...

WASHINGTON: U.S. missile strikes, including armed drone attacks, have killed dozens of civilians in Yemen as the United States tries to crack down...

TOKYO: More than 15,000 people in Japan have been left with skin blotches caused by a chemical contained in popular skin-whitening creams, the...

DUBAI: Saudi Cement Co, the kingdom's largest cement firm by market value, posted a 9.6 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday,...

DUBAI: The largest oil and gas investor in Iraqi Kurdistan has initiated the first major legal case against the regional government over payments...

A view of the Miami museum. DOHA:  Qatar Airways, the national carrier, has announced Miami to be its sixth destination to the US...