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Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Oct 2013 - 08:55 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

12 dead in suicide attack at Taliban commander headquarters 03 Oct 2013 - 08:46 am

ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of local Taliban commander Mullah Nabi Hanafi in Orakzai Agency, killing at least 12 people and...

Top Indonesian judge arrested in corruption scandal 03 Oct 2013 - 08:32 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian anti-corruption investigators have arrested the constitutional court's top judge for allegedly accepting a bribe of more than $250,000 in a case...

Hyundai cars to ditch cigarette lighter socket 03 Oct 2013 - 07:51 am

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor said Thursday it would stop putting cigarette lighter sockets in cars made for the domestic market in favour of a...

Prince Charles marks UK poetry day with Dylan Thomas recording 03 Oct 2013 - 07:51 am

LONDON: A recording of Britain's Prince Charles reading a poem by Dylan Thomas will be released on Thursday to mark National Poetry Day...

Hospital undeterred by attack 03 Oct 2013 - 04:54 am

Women hold their children as they wait to visit a doctor at the main hospital in Maidan Shar city, capital of Wardak province....

Afghans baulk at US push for security pact 03 Oct 2013 - 04:54 am

KABUL: The US bid to run unilateral counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan after 2014 is threatening to derail a security pact between both countries,...

Afghan soldier held for insider attack 03 Oct 2013 - 04:53 am

SYDNEY: An Afghan soldier accused of shooting dead three Australian troops in an insider attack was captured in Pakistan and is expected to...

Baloch rebels threaten attacks 03 Oct 2013 - 04:53 am

ISLAMABAD: A prominent separatist commander in Pakistan’s mineral-rich Balochistan threatened yesterday to step up attacks on security forces after at least two soldiers...

Brother held over female Afghan MP’s abduction 03 Oct 2013 - 04:53 am

KABUL: A female Afghan lawmaker kidnapped by Taliban militants was the victim of a plot hatched by her brother, the country’s intelligence agency...

Pakistanis to play key role in UK elections 03 Oct 2013 - 04:53 am

ISLAMABAD: British Pakistanis are set to play a decisive role in at least 16 constituencies in the next general elections in Britain, the...

Bomber kills three in Pakistan border town 03 Oct 2013 - 04:52 am

CHAMAN: A suicide bomber yesterday killed at least three people and wounded 12 others at a southwestern border crossing point between Afghanistan and...

Drone ‘raids must stop before talks’ 03 Oct 2013 - 04:52 am

MIRANSHAH: The Pakistani Taliban yesterday insisted US drone strikes in the northwest must stop before they consider peace talks with the government. The...

Recycled bottle raft 03 Oct 2013 - 04:51 am

Students test the stability of an improvised raft made out of recycled materials during a boat-making competition, sponsored by the government as part...

Bangladesh begins nuclear plant work 03 Oct 2013 - 04:51 am

DHAKA: Energy-starved Bangladesh yesterday inaugurated the opening phase of work for its first ever nuclear power plant using Russian technology. Prime Minister Sheikh...

USAID launches $24m grant for Manila NGOs 03 Oct 2013 - 04:51 am

MANILA: The United States Agency for International Development on Monday launched a $24m grant open to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) supporting its initiatives in...

$23bn ‘misused in Arroyo’s term’ 03 Oct 2013 - 04:51 am

MANILA: More than P1trn ($23bn) from the nation’s coffers may have been lost to corruption during the nearly 10-year Arroyo administration, President Benigno...

S Korea, US in deal to deter North’s N-strike 03 Oct 2013 - 04:50 am

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States have mapped out a new strategy to counter the growing threat of a North Korean nuclear...