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Bahrain oppn leader accused of inciting ‘terror’ 18 Sep 2013 - 03:45 am

DUBAI: A senior Bahraini opposition politician was summoned by police yesterday on charges of inciting “acts of terror”, in a move that could...

Turkey begins retrial over scribe’s killing 18 Sep 2013 - 03:44 am

ISTANBUL: A court in Istanbul began a retrial yesterday over the murder of an ethnic Armenian journalist. Hrant Dink, who incurred the wrath...

Four killed in Austria siege drama 18 Sep 2013 - 03:43 am

Austrian army tanks approach the crime scene near Melk, some 90km west of Vienna, yesterday. VIENNA: Police commandos and army tanks surrounded an...

Vetting of US shooter questioned 18 Sep 2013 - 03:43 am

WASHINGTON: Washington authorities questioned yesterday how a US military veteran with a history of violence and mental problems could have gotten clearance to...

Merkel’s party fights allies to corner votes 18 Sep 2013 - 03:43 am

BERLIN: The gloves came off between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and her Free Democratic (FDP) allies as Germany’s nervous ruling coalition partners fight...

Court acquits ex-Kosovo rebel leader of war crimes 18 Sep 2013 - 03:42 am

PRISTINA: A EU-led court yesterday acquitted a top ethnic Albanian guerrilla commander-turned-politician of war crimes during the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict, saying the evidence...

Rwanda’s ruling party wins parliament vote 18 Sep 2013 - 03:42 am

KIGALI: Rwanda’s ruling party held onto power with a widely-expected landslide victory in parliamentary elections, provisional results showed yesterday, reinforcing President Paul Kagame’s...

Rousseff postpones US visit 18 Sep 2013 - 03:42 am

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff postponed a state visit to Washington yesterday in protest over allegations of US cyberspying on her country. Rousseff...

Ballet director returns to Bolshoi after acid attack 18 Sep 2013 - 03:42 am

MOSCOW: Wearing dark glasses over his damaged eyes, artistic director Sergei Filin returned to the Bolshoi Ballet yesterday to guide its troupe through...

Entrepreneur starts his version of Harvard, tuition-free 18 Sep 2013 - 03:41 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Minerva Schools of KGI doesn’t yet have accreditation, a campus or even a full faculty roster, but it is offering something...

MERKEL ATLAS SDP FOOTBALL BALL MIGHTY ELECTIONS GERMANY 18 Sep 2013 - 03:36 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR MERKEL ATLAS SDP FOOTBALL BALL MIGHTY ELECTIONS GERMANY 091713 Provider: CartoonArts...

Australia seeks damages for 2022 ‘date switch’ 18 Sep 2013 - 03:01 am

SYDNEY: Australia’s soccer chief Frank Lowy has warned FIFA not to rush a decision on switching the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to...

2,000 public buses by World Cup: Mowasalat 18 Sep 2013 - 02:58 am

Mowasalat public buses fuelled by Compressed Natural Gas at its headquarters in Doha yesterday. DOHA: Qatar will have about 2,000 public buses on...

Big Five meet on Syria chemical arms 18 Sep 2013 - 02:56 am

Men inspect the site of a car bomb attack that targeted the main entrance to Syria’s rebel-held Bab Al Hawa border crossing, injuring...

SEC considers new rules for school fee hike 18 Sep 2013 - 02:55 am

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) is working on some new regulations governing private school fees to address persistent complaints of parents. From...

Wrecked ship is finally upright 18 Sep 2013 - 02:54 am

The wreckage of Italy’s Costa Concordia cruise ship after it was salvaged from water in a major operation yesterday, near the Italian harbour...

Emir receives new envoys’ credentials 18 Sep 2013 - 02:42 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receiving the credentials of Nicholas Dunster Hopton (left), Ambassador of the United Kingdom,...

Barclays says to refund loan customers over errors 17 Sep 2013 - 02:53 pm

LONDON: Barclays will refund about 300,000 loan customers after revealing that it had incorrectly charged interest over the past five years, the British...