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Expat returns QR90,000 found in mall parking lot 29 Aug 2013 - 02:12 am

Brigadier Al Nuaimi honouring Nebras. DOHA: A Sri Lankan who stumbled upon QR90,000 in the parking lot of a shopping complex and handed...

Syria’s loss between red lines 29 Aug 2013 - 02:09 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring revolution in Syria in 2011, the Syrian regime has committed one crime...

Plan for police academy gets Cabinet nod 29 Aug 2013 - 02:07 am

Curbs on catching king fish DOHA: The Minister of State for Defence yesterday unveiled details of a proposal for national service at the...

SYRIA OBAMA US NATO RED LINE UNITED NATIONS ASSAD CHEMICAL WEAPONS 29 Aug 2013 - 01:47 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: TOM Source: Trouw - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR SYRIA OBAMA US NATO RED LINE UNITED NATIONS ASSAD CHEMICAL WEAPONS 082613...

Mumbai top cop under fire over remark 29 Aug 2013 - 01:43 am

Policemen escort suspects, their heads covered in black hoods, as they exit the Shakti Mills compound, the scene of last week’s gang rape...

Novelist blasted for tweet 29 Aug 2013 - 01:41 am

NEW DELHI: Best-selling Indian novelist Chetan Bhagat faced nationwide anger on social media sites yesterday after tweeting that the country’s plunging currency had...

Gang-raped woman out of hospital 29 Aug 2013 - 01:41 am

MUMBAI: A young photographer gang-raped in Mumbai last week in an attack that sparked outrage has been discharged from hospital after “improving steadily”,...

Literary honour 29 Aug 2013 - 01:40 am

Publisher Naveen Kishore, winner of the Goethe medal 2013 awarded by the Goethe Institute, during the award ceremony at the City Castle of...

Asaram to be punished if found guilty, says Rajasthan CM 29 Aug 2013 - 01:39 am

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said yesterday strict action will be taken against Asaram if he is found guilty of sexually...

Indian escapes death sentence in Singapore 29 Aug 2013 - 01:39 am

Singapore: An Indian national in Singapore, who was on death row for murder, was re-sentenced to life in prison by a court here...

Lok Sabha to take up land bill today 29 Aug 2013 - 01:38 am

New Delhi: After the passage of the landmark food security bill, the Lok Sabha is today set to debate and pass another key...

11 killed in building collapse 29 Aug 2013 - 01:37 am

Rescue personnel administer oxygen to an injured man trapped in the debris of a collapsed residential building near Vadodara, yesterday. AHMEDABAD: At least...

Janmashtami celebrated with fun and fervour 29 Aug 2013 - 01:36 am

A young boy dressed as Krishna participates in a competition during Janmashtami festivities at a temple in Kolkata yesterday. New Delhi/Kolkata: Devotees of...

Three arrested over ‘marriage’ to UAE citizen 29 Aug 2013 - 01:36 am

Kozhikode: Three people were arrested here yesterday for being party to a “marriage” of a teenager to a UAE national, who deserted her...

Minister’s fake Twitter account blocked 29 Aug 2013 - 01:35 am

New Delhi: Amid reports of an impending western military strike on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons, a fake Twitter account...

Nato convoy attack kills four civilians 29 Aug 2013 - 01:33 am

An Afghan fireman clears blood and debris as Nato soldiers stand at the site of an attack in Helmand province yesterday. KANDAHAR: A...

Apex court drops contempt charges against Imran Khan 29 Aug 2013 - 01:33 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court yesterday dropped contempt charges against cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, accepting his explanation that he never intended to bring senior judges...

EU delegation warns Pakistan over death penalty 29 Aug 2013 - 01:33 am

ISLAMABAD: An EU human rights delegation Tuesday warned Pakistan that resuming executions would be seen as a “major setback” as the European parliament...