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Indian government ally jailed 5 years for long-running scam 03 Oct 2013 - 01:16 pm

NEW DELHI: An Indian court sentenced a powerful ally of the ruling Congress party to five years in jail on Thursday for siphoning...

Samsung to open its largest showroom in Egypt 03 Oct 2013 - 01:16 pm

CAIRO: Samsung Electronics will officially open its largest showroom in Egypt on October 7, the South Korean consumer electronics company announced. Samsung Egypt...

Malaysia's UMW plans $535m public listing 03 Oct 2013 - 12:36 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's UMW Oil and Gas Corp. said Thursday it hopes to raise 1.71 billion ringgit or $535 million in a stock...

HE Foreign Minister receives copy of Turkish ambassador credentials 03 Oct 2013 - 12:16 pm

DOHA: HE the Foreign Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah received today a copy of credentials of HE Ahmet Demirok as Ambassador of...

'Killer hornets' leave 42 dead in China 03 Oct 2013 - 12:14 pm

BEIJING: Swarms of hornets have killed 42 people in northwestern China in recent months, state media said Thursday, as temperatures rise and development...

Tokyo stocks finish flat 03 Oct 2013 - 12:02 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended flat on Thursday as fears of a US debt default hung over the market, but a weakening yen kept...

Tens of thousands of political prisoners in Syria: HRW 03 Oct 2013 - 11:59 am

BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused the Syrian regime of detaining tens of thousands of people for protesting peacefully, torturing many or...

Dubai house prices heading for correction 03 Oct 2013 - 11:34 am

DUBAI: Residential house prices in Dubai are increasing at an unsustainable rate and may see correction over the next 12 months, a report...

Woman employee held hostage for 12 hours in S. Africa jail 03 Oct 2013 - 11:33 am

JOHANNESBURG: A female prison employee, reportedly standing in as a guard after wardens were fired for striking, was taken hostage in a maximum-security...

easyJet nudges up profit guidance after strong year 03 Oct 2013 - 11:26 am

LONDON: Britain's easyJet underlined its growing advantage over rivals such as Ryanair in the low-cost sector on Thursday, raising its outlook due to...

Syria chemical weapons experts head to work 03 Oct 2013 - 11:25 am

An international disarmament expert places his bags in a United Nations vehicle prior to leaving the hotel in Damascus. DAMASCUS: Nine disarmament experts...

Chinese tourist, local pilot killed in Nepal plane crash 03 Oct 2013 - 10:49 am

KATHMANDU: A small plane crashed into a hill in a tourist city in western Nepal on Thursday, killing the pilot and the only...

Japan to pay $3.1bn to relocate US Marines 03 Oct 2013 - 10:38 am

TOKYO: The United States and Japan said Thursday Tokyo would pay a third of the cost of Washington pulling thousands of Marines out...

Emir, PM greets Germany president 03 Oct 2013 - 09:41 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of the Federal Republic...

30 dead in Indian road crash 03 Oct 2013 - 09:40 am

GUWAHATI: A heavy goods truck careered onto the wrong side of the road and smashed head-on into two packed vehicles in the northeast...

Iran's foreign trade registers $37.90bn 03 Oct 2013 - 09:40 am

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign trade registered $37.90 billion in the first six months of this year starting on March 21. In the first half...

Moody's grants Philippines investment-grade status 03 Oct 2013 - 09:38 am

MANILA: The Philippines on Thursday completed its transformation from one of Asia's weaker economies after Moody's became the third and final ratings agency...

Controversial Malaysian detention powers approved 03 Oct 2013 - 09:00 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A controversial Malaysian government move to give authorities power to hold people for years without charge was headed for parliamentary approval...