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ASIA SUMMIT XI JINPING MALAYSIA INDONESIA OBAMA TRIP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN 10 Oct 2013 - 12:49 am

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Twitter overtakes Facebook among US teens: Survey 10 Oct 2013 - 12:45 am

NEW YORK: Twitter has overtaken Facebook as the most popular social network among US teens, according to a new survey. The study by...

Building collapse 10 Oct 2013 - 12:44 am

Rescue workers look for survivors after a residential building collapsed in the old quarters of Delhi yesterday, killing at least two people.

J&K assembly to summon ex-Army chief 10 Oct 2013 - 12:43 am

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Speaker Mubarak Gul yesterday said he will summon former Indian Army chief General V K Singh to explain allegations...

No let up in anti-Telangana shutdowns 10 Oct 2013 - 12:43 am

Hyderabad: Electricity employees continued their strike for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, plunging Seemandhra into chaos. Over 600,000 other government employees struck work...

16 on death row, 10 lifers acquitted by Patna HC 10 Oct 2013 - 12:43 am

Patna: Citing lack of evidence, the Patna High Court yesterday acquitted 26 people for the 1997 Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre in Bihar in which 58...

Customs official arrested in Kochi 10 Oct 2013 - 12:43 am

Kochi: A senior customs official based in Kochi was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here yesterday while a few others...

Rahul blames BJP, SP for UP violence 10 Oct 2013 - 12:42 am

Aligarh/Rampur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi yesterday made a veiled attack on Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) government and the BJP over...

Taiwan risks tensions with survey of disputed Spratlys 09 Oct 2013 - 02:57 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan has conducted a natural gas and oil survey in the disputed Spratly Islands, a legislator said Wednesday, the latest in a...

Qatari ambassador meets Argentinian official 09 Oct 2013 - 02:50 pm

BUENOS AIRES: The Governor of Argentina's Mendoza Province, Francisco Perez, met here on Wednesday with HE Qatar's Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Fahad bin...

Thailand flooding closes 2 factories at industrial park 09 Oct 2013 - 01:58 pm

BANGKOK: Flooding at an industrial estate east of the Thai capital has forced the closure of 2 foreign-owned factories producing electronic spare parts. ...

Cypriot parliament speaker meets HE Qatar's ambassador 09 Oct 2013 - 01:46 pm

DOHA: Speaker of the Cypriot Parliament, Yiannakis Omirou met here on Wednesday with Qatar's Ambassador to Cyprus HE Hussein bin Ahmed al-Hemaid. During...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.15pc 09 Oct 2013 - 01:42 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Wednesday 14.15 points or 0.15 percent to 9,743.68 points from the previous closing of 9,757.83 points. The...

Alcatel shares dive after PM threatens to veto job cuts 09 Oct 2013 - 01:41 pm

PARIS: Shares in telecom-equipment group Alctael-Lucent plunged by 5.81 percent on Wednesday, as controversy built up over a restructuring plan to cut 10,000...

Pakistan's Musharraf granted bail in rebel death case 09 Oct 2013 - 01:41 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court Wednesday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the death of a rebel leader, his lawyers said. ...

Citi, IBQ hold up Abu Dhabi firm's $4.5 bn debt talks 09 Oct 2013 - 01:05 pm

ABU DHABI: Citigroup Inc and International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) are holding up negotiations to restructure $4.5 billion in debt of Abu Dhabi...

HE Minister of Awqaf inspects Qatar's Hajj mission headquarters in Makkah 09 Oct 2013 - 12:47 pm

DOHA: HE Qatar's Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr. Ghaith bin Mubarak Al-Kuwari visited today the headquarters of Qatar's Hajj mission in...

GCC, Morocco to push forward implementation of strategic partnership agreement 09 Oct 2013 - 12:46 pm

RABAT: Senior officials from the foreign ministries of the GCC countries and Morocco have adopted detailed working plans aiming at pushing forward the...