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Uniqlo heading down under with new Australia store 30 Sep 2013 - 10:52 am

TOKYO: The operator of Japanese cheap-chic clothing chain Uniqlo said Monday it was branching out to Australia, with a store in Melbourne next...

Mobile gaming firm King.com sets sights on U.S. IPO 30 Sep 2013 - 10:41 am

LONDON: King.com Ltd, the British mobile gaming company best known for its hit puzzle game 'Candy Crush Saga', has filed confidentially for an...

Car bombs kill nine in Baghdad province 30 Sep 2013 - 10:40 am

BAGHDAD: Car bombs mainly targeting Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad province killed at least nine people and wounded more than 50 on Monday, security...

Japan, US to discuss strengthening cyber-security: Reports 30 Sep 2013 - 10:13 am

TOKYO: Japan and the United States will discuss strengthening defences against cyber-attacks, reports said Monday, as Tokyo looks to play a more active...

Ras Al Khaimah picks banks for potential sukuk issue -leads 30 Sep 2013 - 09:55 am

DUBAI: The emirate of Ras al Khaimah, one of the seven members of the United Arab Emirates, has picked five banks to arrange...

30 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan 30 Sep 2013 - 09:18 am

KABUL: At least 30 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others were injured in joint operations launched by Afghan forces and the International...

Japan's Toshiba to shed 2,000 jobs at foreign TV plants 30 Sep 2013 - 09:17 am

TOKYO: Japan's Toshiba said Monday it would shut or sell two of its three wholly-owned overseas television plants in the next six months,...

Tokyo stocks close 2.06pc down 30 Sep 2013 - 09:11 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 2.06 percent on Monday as the dollar dropped sharply against the yen on concerns about a budgetary stand-off...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 30 Sep 2013 - 08:55 am

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

Dozens missing as boats sink in South China Sea typhoon 30 Sep 2013 - 08:38 am

BEIJING: More than 70 people were missing after three fishing boats sank in a powerful typhoon in the South China Sea, state media...

Afghan security transition chief resigns to run for presidential elections 30 Sep 2013 - 08:30 am

KABUL: The chairman of the security transition coordination commission, Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has resigned from his position. A source close to Dr....

Tokyo Electric set to receive $5.9bn financing in October and December 30 Sep 2013 - 08:23 am

TOKYO: Creditors of Tokyo Electric Power Co are set to provide some $5.9 billion in financing to the embattled utility by the end...

US drone strike kills three in Pakistan 30 Sep 2013 - 08:20 am

MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike targeting a militant compound Monday killed three militants in a troubled Pakistan tribal region near the Afghan border,...

Thousands seek Taiwan president’s resignation 30 Sep 2013 - 04:31 am

Demonstrators hold signs reading ‘Down with Ma Ying-jeou, approval rating 9.0 percent’ during a rally outside the National Dr Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall...

Australia defends response to refugee boat sinking 30 Sep 2013 - 04:31 am

SYDNEY: Australia yesterday insisted it provided “all appropriate assistance” to an asylum-seeker boat that sank off Indonesia, killing at least 22, after survivors...

No decision on extending US wartime command of South Koreans: Hagel 30 Sep 2013 - 04:30 am

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel late Saturday ruled out any quick decision on extending US wartime command over...

Protests ebb as Bangla garment factories agree for wage hike 30 Sep 2013 - 04:30 am

DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment factory owners promised yesterday to raise wages for more than three million workers as soon as a government panel sets...

Japan takes issue with Google maps over island names 30 Sep 2013 - 04:30 am

TOKYO: Japan has asked local authorities and state-run universities not to post Google maps on their websites because some of them use non-Japanese...