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Ford sees bright road ahead in Myanmar 04 Oct 2013 - 01:08 pm

YANGON: Ford Motor Co. officially opened its first authorised dealership in Myanmar Friday, joining a rush to set up shop in the former...

Death toll of heavy monsoon flooding in Thailand rises to 30 04 Oct 2013 - 01:00 pm

BANGKOK: The death toll in nearly three weeks of heavy monsoon flooding in Thailand rose to 30 on Friday, with 2.9 million residents...

Erdogan says would run for president if asked by party 04 Oct 2013 - 12:32 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would run for president next year if his party asked him to, he said, but dismissed suggestions...

Panic as Russia mistakenly reports 55 deaths from 'toxic gas' 04 Oct 2013 - 12:00 pm

MOSCOW: Russians in Siberia were thrown into momentary panic on Friday when the emergencies ministry mistakenly issued a press release reporting 55 people...

Pakistani journalist kidnapped in tribal area 04 Oct 2013 - 11:36 am

MIRANSHAH: Gunmen have kidnapped a journalist from one of Pakistan's tribal areas on the Afghan border, where Taliban militants are active, relatives said...

Barclays says sells almost 95pc of new shares 04 Oct 2013 - 11:23 am

LONDON: Barclays has sold nearly all of the shares in its £5.8-billion or $9.4-billlion, 6.9-billion-euro rights issue, the British bank said on Friday. ...

Suicide bomber kills three Iraqi soldiers 04 Oct 2013 - 11:02 am

FALLUJAH: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an Iraqi army checkpoint west of Baghdad on Friday, killing three soldiers, an officer...

UN atomic agency to visit Fukushima 04 Oct 2013 - 10:27 am

VIENNA: The UN atomic agency said Friday it is sending a team from October 14-21 to review Japan's progress cleaning up areas around...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.94pc on US debt fears 04 Oct 2013 - 10:15 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.94 percent Friday on growing fears that the US government shutdown could lead to a devastating debt default and...

Shares in India's Jet jump on Etihad deal clearance 04 Oct 2013 - 09:47 am

MUMBAI: Shares in India's Jet Airways jumped on Friday after the government cleared the group to sell a 24-percent stake to Abu Dhabi-based...

Carpetright CEO steps down as firm warns on profit 04 Oct 2013 - 09:31 am

LONDON: Carpetright, Britain's biggest floor coverings retailer, warned on year profit and parted company with its chief executive, with the firm's 71-year old...

Myanmar picks first Miss Universe hopeful in half century 04 Oct 2013 - 09:31 am

YANGON: With a whiff of controversy and not a bikini in sight, a US-educated business graduate was selected as the first Miss Universe...

Police raid home of Philippine rebel leader 04 Oct 2013 - 08:41 am

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine police on Friday blasted their way into the home of a Muslim leader accused of masterminding a deadly guerrilla attack in...

Taiwan's HTC sees first loss since 2002 listing 04 Oct 2013 - 08:40 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan's HTC said on Friday it had swung to its first net loss since listing in 2002, as it struggles to gain...

Samsung expects record Q3 profit of $9.4bn 04 Oct 2013 - 08:36 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it expected to post a record operating profit of 10.1 trillion won or $9.4 billion in the...

Belgium remains upbeat about India’s economy 04 Oct 2013 - 05:32 am

President Pranab Mukherjee is welcomed by Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo before a meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels yesterday. Mukherjee...

Lalu jailed for five years on graft charges 04 Oct 2013 - 05:32 am

Ranchi: Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad, for years one of India’s most charismatic politicians, was sentenced to undergo five years rigorous imprisonment...

Telangana to become 29th state 04 Oct 2013 - 05:31 am

New Delhi: The cabinet yesterday formally decided to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out Telangana as India’s 29th state. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde...