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Suicide car bombing at Iraq army base kills three 12 Sep 2013 - 01:35 pm

BAGHDAD: A suicide car bomber killed three people and wounded 12 on Thursday when he exploded his vehicle at a military base in...

Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year 12 Sep 2013 - 01:04 pm

LONDON: Tobacco inflicts huge damage on the health of India's people and could be clocking up a death toll of 1.5 million a...

Tanzania expels over 25,000 Burundians in a month 12 Sep 2013 - 11:28 am

BUJUMBURA: At least 25,000 Burundian refugees living in Tanzania have been forcibly repatriated over the past month, a UN official said Thursday, describing...

Egypt owes foreign oil companies $6bn 12 Sep 2013 - 11:16 am

CAIRO: Egypt is close to agreeing a schedule for repaying $6 billion in outstanding debt to foreign oil companies, Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi...

SoftBank to get government-backed bank loans 12 Sep 2013 - 11:07 am

TOKYO: Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank will receive loans worth $3 billion from government-affiliated banks as it takes advantage of a drive to boost...

Al-Jazeera in legal action claiming Egypt harassment 12 Sep 2013 - 10:50 am

LONDON: Qatari-owned news channel Al-Jazeera has launched legal action against the Egyptian authorities, saying that its journalists have been detained without charge and...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.26pc 12 Sep 2013 - 09:26 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.26 percent on Thursday on profit-taking following a recent rally and as the yen rebounded against the dollar. The...

Japan protests French Fukushima cartoons 12 Sep 2013 - 09:26 am

TOKYO: Japan voiced anger Thursday over cartoons published in a French newspaper that took aim at the decision to award the 2020 Olympics...

Heavy fighting in rebel-besieged Zamboanga 12 Sep 2013 - 09:25 am

ZAMBOANGA: Heavy fighting broke out Thursday between Philippines government forces and Muslim rebels who have laid siege to a southern city, with mortars...

Two state lawmakers killed in Mexico 12 Sep 2013 - 08:54 am

OAXACA: Mexican authorities said Wednesday that two local lawmakers from the main leftist party were killed in separate incidents in the south and...

Yahoo CEO fears defying NSA on data could mean prison 12 Sep 2013 - 08:53 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer on Wednesday said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with...

Saudi oil min says ready to meet crude demand 12 Sep 2013 - 08:30 am

SEOUL: The global oil market is well balanced and top exporter Saudi Arabia ready to supply whatever volume of crude is needed to...

New meningitis vaccine slashes cases by 94pc 12 Sep 2013 - 08:01 am

PARIS: A new vaccine being rolled out in the "meningitis belt" that stretches across north-central Africa has reduced cases of the potentially fatal...

Japan to raise sales tax, launch $50bn stimulus 12 Sep 2013 - 08:01 am

TOKYO: Japan's prime minister has decided to hike the nation's sales tax next year, but will soften the blow with a $50-billion stimulus...

Vietnam official killed in land dispute 12 Sep 2013 - 07:38 am

HANOI: A gunman attacked a provincial government office in northern Vietnam, killing one official and wounding three others in an apparent dispute over...

National initiative for breastfeeding urged 12 Sep 2013 - 04:11 am

Dr Joachim Dudenhausen moderating Sidra’s Symposia Series event. DOHA: The need to focus on breastfeeding as a national programme was stressed at Sidra’s...

Ministers attend INS Tabar reception 12 Sep 2013 - 04:10 am

The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi (fourth right), the Assistant Minister for International Cooperation...

Qatar Airways Cargo signs e-Air Waybill with IATA 12 Sep 2013 - 04:09 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo, as part of its environmental commitment and efficiency improvement, yesterday announced to have signed a multilateral e-Air Waybill (e-AWB)...