MOSCOW: More than 700 Russian schools are set to close this year because of a slump in the number of children of school...
MOSCOW: More than 700 Russian schools are set to close this year because of a slump in the number of children of school...
DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to the President of Islamic Republic of...
HONG KONG: A 190-metre long cargo ship sank off Hong Kong Wednesday in waves of up to 15 metres or 50 feet caused...
DUBAI: Kuwait has banned the television show of a prominent Sunni Muslim cleric, accused of instigating hatred with speeches and comments on social...
JAKARTA: The head of Indonesia's main energy regulator has been detained over bribery allegations, an official said Wednesday, in a move that could...
BEIRUT: A call by Syria's opposition chief Ahmed Jarba to restructure rebel forces into a National Army has stirred rage among jihadists, and...
LONDON: Miner and trader Glencore Xstrata reported copper production increased by a fifth in the first six months of 2013, driven by the...
JERUSALEM: Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday but pledged to build thousands of new settler homes, just hours before a new round...
KUALA LUMPUR: US President Barack Obama will visit Malaysia in October to deliver the keynote address to an international entrepreneurship forum, organisers said...
KARACHI: At least one person was killed and more than 30 wounded in Karachi on Wednesday as hundreds of people fired guns in...
Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...
TOKYO: Tokyo shares gained 1.32 percent by the close Wednesday as bargain hunting emerged in late trade, while a weakening yen also helped...
GHAZNI: An unknown gang has kidnapped a female Afghan member of parliament, officials said Wednesday, in the latest example of prominent women being...
WASHINGTON: The White House released a report Tuesday indicating that naturalization of undocumented immigrants would be a boon for the US economy as...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may make a ritual offering to a shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's former militarism, media...
Workers of Hyundai Motor labour union cast their votes to decide on a strike at their plant in Ulsan, about 410 km southeast...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong battened down Wednesday as Severe Typhoon Utor forced the closure of the city's financial market and schools and disrupted...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Samsung alleging poor working conditions at a factory in the Amazon and is demanding...
