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UAE healthcare firm NMC Health's H1 net profit up 17pc 20 Aug 2013 - 01:25 pm

ABU DHABI: NMC Health Plc, the United Arab Emirates healthcare provider posted a 17.4 percent rise in first-half net profit helped by higher...

Iraq sets quota for Syrian refugees 20 Aug 2013 - 01:22 pm

GENEVA: Syrian refugees continue to stream over the border into northern Iraq, where the Kurdistan regional government has put in place a daily...

Hyundai workers launch partial strike 20 Aug 2013 - 01:19 pm

Workers from Hyundai Motor's labour union leave an assembly line during a partial strike at the company's main factory in Ulsan, southeast of...

Indian economy suffers $1.9bn loss in Uttarakhand floods 20 Aug 2013 - 01:02 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian economy lost an estimated $1.905 billion or Rs 120 billion due to the devastating floods and landslides, the country's...

US firms doubt ASEAN 2015 single market goal 20 Aug 2013 - 12:54 pm

SINGAPORE: Two leading American business groups Tuesday said US firms operating in ASEAN countries are sceptical the regional bloc can meet a 2015...

Pistorius seeks deal with dead lover's family 20 Aug 2013 - 12:52 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Paralympic sprint star Oscar Pistorius has launched a bid to negotiate an out-of-court deal to pay damages to the parents...

Lebanon arrests 3 for planning car bombing 20 Aug 2013 - 11:40 am

BEIRUT: A Lebanese and two Palestinians suspected of planning a massive car bombing have been arrested, just days after a deadly attack on...

Glencore Xstrata reports H1 loss of $8.9bn 20 Aug 2013 - 11:37 am

ZURICH: Newly merged mining giant Glencore Xstrata reported a switch into a first-half net loss of $8.9 billion on Tuesday owing to merger...

S. Korean school suicides total 139 last year 20 Aug 2013 - 11:32 am

SEOUL: Nearly 140 South Korean school students killed themselves in 2012, according to a new government report that cited family problems, depression and...

Endangered Giant Ibis found in new Cambodia habitat 20 Aug 2013 - 11:07 am

This handout photo taken on March 29, 2012 and released by the World Wildlife Fund-Cambodia (WWF-Cambodia) on August 20, 2013 shows a giant...

Philippines orders its nationals to leave Egypt 20 Aug 2013 - 10:58 am

MANILA: The Philippines on Tuesday ordered the mandatory evacuation of its 6,000 nationals in Egypt after Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario visited the...

China crude import spend to reach $500bn by 2020 20 Aug 2013 - 10:40 am

BEIJING: China will need to spend $500 billion a year on foreign crude oil by 2020, with the country likely to overtake the...

Qatar affirms respect of international conventions to protect civilians in armed conflicts 20 Aug 2013 - 10:35 am

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar affirmed respect of the international conventions approved by the international community, in particular the international humanitarian law,...

Tokyo shares close down 2.63pc 20 Aug 2013 - 10:26 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks tumbled 2.63 percent on Tuesday, following another negative lead from Wall Street as speculation mounts that the US Federal Reserve...

JPMorgan faces new energy-related probe 20 Aug 2013 - 10:23 am

NEW YORK CITY, New York: US authorities are probing whether banking giant JPMorgan Chase manipulated US energy markets, the Wall Street Journal reported...

AirAsia Japan rebranded 'Vanilla Air' 20 Aug 2013 - 10:10 am

AirAsia Japan President Tomonori Ishii unveils its new brand name 'Vanilla Air' during a press conference in Tokyo. TOKYO, Japan: Budget carrier AirAsia...

Emir, PM send greetings to Hungarian president 20 Aug 2013 - 09:45 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of...

7 dead as heavy rains pummel flooded Philippines 20 Aug 2013 - 09:27 am

People wade through floodwaters brought by monsoon rain and intensified by tropical storm Trami, in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, yesterday. Reuters/Stringer ...