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Nigeria’s ruling party splinters, in threat to Jonathan 02 Sep 2013 - 01:03 am

ABUJA: Seven Nigerian ruling party governors and a former presidential candidate formed a splinter group opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, in...

Director, manga artist Miyazaki retires, says Studio chief 02 Sep 2013 - 12:03 am

VENICE: Japan’s Hayao Miyazaki, a director of feature-length animations and manga artist who has been compared to Walt Disney, is retiring after a...

Waar may revive Pakistan’s falling cinema industry 02 Sep 2013 - 12:03 am

ISLAMABAD: Film lovers in Pakistan have for a while been writing obituaries about Lollywood, the country’s film industry, named after the city of...

JBK blood donation drive 01 Sep 2013 - 10:55 pm

J B K Controls will organise a blood donation campaign for its workers today from 3pm to 9.30pm. The event under the slogan...

More than 110,000 Syrians killed in conflict 01 Sep 2013 - 06:17 pm

BEIRUT: More than 110,000 people have died in Syria's 2 1/2-year-old conflict, and more than half of those killed were civilians, the Syrian...

Roadside bomb kills 9 Pakistan soldiers on Afghan border 01 Sep 2013 - 06:15 pm

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: At least nine Pakistani servicemen were killed on Sunday when a roadside bomb hit an army convoy passing through the troubled...

Zain Saudi appoints telecoms veteran Kabbani as CEO 01 Sep 2013 - 06:13 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's No.3 telecom operator Zain Saudi has appointed industry veteran Hassan Kabbani as chief executive with immediate effect, the firm said...

Detached pipe cap caused deadly China ammonia leak: Officials 01 Sep 2013 - 06:12 pm

SHANGHAI: An ammonia leak which killed 15 people at a food company in China's commercial hub of Shanghai was caused by a detached...

Sarin gas used in Damascus attack: Kerry 01 Sep 2013 - 06:11 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States has proof sarin gas was used in a Damascus attack, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday, as he...

Mandela leaves South African hospital 01 Sep 2013 - 06:09 pm

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng: Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital Sunday, but remains critically ill and will continue to receive intensive care at...

Clashes as Iran exiles claims 44 dead in Iraq raid 01 Sep 2013 - 06:07 pm

BAGHDAD: Clashes and explosions were reported in a camp housing Iranian exiles on Sunday, with the group claiming Iraqi troops killed 47 of...

French government 'irresponsible': Syria 01 Sep 2013 - 06:06 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria on Sunday slammed France's government as "irresponsible" and accused it of trying to dupe its own people over its support of...

Yemeni president plays down attack on PM's car 01 Sep 2013 - 06:04 pm

SANAA: Yemen's president played down a gun attack on his prime minister's motorcade as an "isolated incident" and vowed on Sunday to capture...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.50pc 01 Sep 2013 - 06:02 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Sunday adding 48.54 points (0.50 percent) to advance to 9,667.58 points from 9,619.04 on Thursday. ...

Attacks killed 800 Iraqis in August: UN 01 Sep 2013 - 05:59 pm

BAGHDAD: About 800 Iraqis were killed in August, the United Nations said on Sunday, condemning a wave of violence in the country that...

Philippines asks Taiwan crewmen to attend shooting probe 01 Sep 2013 - 05:56 pm

MANILA: A Philippine panel preparing homicide charges against the country's coastguards over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman has formally asked his fellow...

Teen gets three years in gang rape case 01 Sep 2013 - 03:54 am

Demonstrators shout slogans outside a juvenile court in New Delhi yesterday after a teenager was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention for...

Doctors break AP leader’s fast 01 Sep 2013 - 03:54 am

Hyderabad: Doctors at a hospital here forcibly administered intravenous fluids yesterday to YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who had been...