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MUMBAI: Four men were formally charged Thursday in a Mumbai court over the gang rape of a young photographer in the city, a...

NEW YORK: The Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Swaziland signed a joint statement on establishment diplomatic relations between them, stemming from...

LONDON: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) has mandated Citigroup, HSBC, Mizuho and RBS to arrange a series of fixed income meetings ahead of...

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, met here on Thursday with the commander of United States Central Command Gen....

TRIPOLI: Ousted Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son appeared in court Thursday in Zintan where he is being held by ex-rebels on the same...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to work out a schedule for stemming...

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, said Thursday it has placed orders for 59 new fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft worth a total list price of...

ATHENS: Chief of Protocol at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dimitrios Zevelakis has met with Qatar's ambassador to Greece HE Saleh bin...

HONG KONG: A "perfect" white diamond which is expected to fetch a record price of up to $35 million when it is auctioned...

MANILA: Nur Misuari, a charismatic Muslim leader who set the Philippines' south ablaze with rebellion decades ago, is back doing what he does...

BAGHDAD: The bodies of 10 young men shot in the head or chest were found on Thursday near a disused factory in the...

  RIYADH: Two Saudis have died after contracting the MERS coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday, bringing the total number of fatalities from...

ANAKARA: Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek met here on Thursday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Turkey Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi. Bilateral relations were discussed...

ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley have declared a health emergency after nearly 5,000 cases of dengue fever were reported in a...

LONDON: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Al Gharrafa from Qatar is due to unload at the South Hook terminal in Wales, United Kingdom...

Devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, in the waters of the Yamuna river on the...

    BERLIN: Bayern Munich Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has suggested a solution on the debate whether to the FIFA 2022 World Cup should be hosted...

SINGAPORE: Brent crude edged up towards $111 a barrel on Thursday, extending gains for a second day after the United States kept its...