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UN to give N. Korea US$2.1m in flood aid 18 Sep 2013 - 11:08 am

SEOUL: The United Nations has decided to provide more than US$2 million in emergency relief to flood-stricken North Korea this year, a news...

Apple to deliver radical iOS makeover 18 Sep 2013 - 11:01 am

NEW YORK: Apple is to roll out on Wednesday the biggest changes to its iPhone software since the smartphone was launched six years...

Gunmen kill provincial Afghan election chief 18 Sep 2013 - 11:00 am

KUNDUZ: Assassins on a motorbike gunned down a senior election official in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, raising fears that the presidential vote due...

GCC Consultative Authority to meet Monday 18 Sep 2013 - 10:29 am

MUSCAT: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Consultative Authority will hold its third meeting in the Omani capital, Muscat, next Monday. The Consultative Authority...

Philippine military warns Muslim rebels to surrender 18 Sep 2013 - 10:28 am

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine soldiers pursued heavily armed Muslim rebels through the streets and homes of a major city Wednesday, warning they would be killed...

Pakistan, Turkey sign 13 agreements 18 Sep 2013 - 10:15 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey have signed thirteen agreements for enhancing cooperation in different fields. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Turkish counterpart...

AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May 18 Sep 2013 - 10:14 am

LONDON: U.S. regulators have accepted an experimental fish oil-based heart drug from AstraZeneca for review and will make a decision on whether to...

Qatari ambassador meets Turkish officials 18 Sep 2013 - 09:47 am

ANKARA: Governor of Turkey's Istanbul Huseyin Avni Mutlu has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Turkey Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi. Mayor of Greater Istanbul...

Emir, PM greets Chile president 18 Sep 2013 - 09:37 am

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

Yahoo Japan develops 3D search engine-printer 18 Sep 2013 - 09:35 am

TOKYO: Yahoo Japan Corp. has developed a voice-activated Internet search that links to a 3D printer, letting users look online for blueprints to...

Harbourside Sydney mansion could fetch $100m 18 Sep 2013 - 09:35 am

SYDNEY: A historic mansion overlooking Sydney Harbour could become Australia's most expensive home, with reports Wednesday saying it could top Aus$100 million or...

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court wins loan to pay staff 18 Sep 2013 - 09:34 am

PHNOM PENH: The United Nations said Wednesday that it had secured a loan to pay Cambodian employees at the Khmer Rouge war crimes...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.35pc 18 Sep 2013 - 09:12 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 1.35 percent on Wednesday, encouraged by gains on Wall Street as investors await the outcome of a crucial Federal...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 18 Sep 2013 - 08:31 am

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

Clash kills at least 16 at prison in Venezuela 18 Sep 2013 - 08:21 am

CARACAS: A clash between gangs killed at least 16 inmates at a Venezuelan prison in the latest bloodshed to afflict the notoriously over-crowded...

Microsoft rushes out software fix to prevent browser attacks 18 Sep 2013 - 08:20 am

WASHINGTON: Microsoft Corp released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web...

Abbott sworn in as Australia's new PM 18 Sep 2013 - 08:06 am

CANBERRA: Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia's new prime minister Wednesday and immediately ordered the scrapping of the nation's carbon tax and...

Audi to produce luxury cars in Brazil from 2015 18 Sep 2013 - 08:06 am

BERLIN: Audi, the top-of-the-range carmaker owned by German auto giant Volkswagen, on Tuesday said it would start producing cars in Brazil from 2015....