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Microsoft joins Google in US govt spying suit 01 Sep 2013 - 03:36 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for Internet user data would play...

British woman charged with murder of eight-year-old 01 Sep 2013 - 03:36 am

London: A woman was remanded in custody yesterday charged with murder after an eight-year-old girl was found dead in a block of flats....

Fighting erupts as Congo army extends push 01 Sep 2013 - 03:35 am

A woman carrying a child walks past a Military of the Democratic Republic of Congo tank in Goma yesterday. GOMA, Democratic Republic of...

Pope names diplomat as chief aide, changing tone at Vatican 01 Sep 2013 - 03:35 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis attempted to set a new tone for a Vatican beset by scandals yesterday by naming a veteran diplomat as...

Berlusconi sponsors legal reform after ‘fraud verdict’ 01 Sep 2013 - 03:34 am

ROME: Italy’s billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday sponsored a petition to reform the legal system, as he struggles to contain the...

Mandela still in hospital: Govt 01 Sep 2013 - 03:34 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s presidency yesterday denied reports that Nelson Mandela had been discharged from hospital, saying the 95-year-old anti-apartheid icon remained critical but...

Snowden did not stay at Russian HK consulate, says lawyer 01 Sep 2013 - 03:34 am

MOSCOW: A lawyer for US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has denied reports that the fugitive had stayed at the Russian consulate in Hong...

No power to pardon Tymoshenko: President 01 Sep 2013 - 03:33 am

KIEV: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he had no legal powers to allow jailed rival Yulia Tymoshenko to go abroad for medical treatment...

Expatriate worker killed in bus accident 01 Sep 2013 - 03:24 am

The overturned bus near the Gharafa club roundabout yesterday. DOHA: An expatriate worker was killed when a bus transporting labourers to their worksite...

QAF students get lessons on importance of drug prevention 01 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

Officials from the Permanent Committee for Drug and Alcohol Affairs during the lecture. DOHA: The Permanent Committee for Drug and Alcohol Affairs (PCDAA)...

Aspetar to bring top experts for summit 01 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

Doha: Experts from across the globe will gather at Aspetar for the 3rd annual Quality and Safety Week that will be held from...

Expansion of Al Ruwais port to be completed by year-end 01 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

DOHA: The expansion and development works of the nearly QR1bn Al Ruwais Port project will be completed by the year-end, local Arabic daily...

QU enrols nearly 4,000 for new academic year 01 Sep 2013 - 03:22 am

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has enrolled about 4,000 students in various programmes for the new academic year, which begins next week. This is...

Es’hailSat centre to manage satellite access 01 Sep 2013 - 03:21 am

Ariane-5 rocket, carrying Qatar’s Es’hail1 blasts off from the European space centre of Kourou, French Guiana. RIGHT: People at the launch of the...

Qatar National Library takes part in Singapore summit 01 Sep 2013 - 03:20 am

Dr Claudia Lux, project director of Qatar National Library with IFLA leaders. DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL) exchanged innovative ideas and learned how...

Lulu mega draw 01 Sep 2013 - 03:18 am

The mega draw - ‘Lulu-LG Gift Voucher Promotion’ - organised by Lulu Hypermarket Group and Video Home was held at the Lulu Hypermarket,...

Cooling off 01 Sep 2013 - 03:16 am

Everyone is looking for relief from the hot weather. A cat was seen cooling itself with water leaking from an air conditioner in...

Arab states divided; public opinion sways 01 Sep 2013 - 03:14 am

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the Iranian parliamentary committee for national security and foreign policy, in Damascus yesterday. DUBAI: Divided over a conflict they...