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UK warns Spain over Gibraltar border controls 13 Aug 2013 - 01:53 am

Britain’s helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious leaves Portsmouth navy base in southern England, yesterday. British warships began setting sail for the Mediterranean for a...

Qatar’s aid for Sudan flood-hit 13 Aug 2013 - 01:51 am

Relief materials being loaded in a cargo plane for flood victims in Sudan. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani...

Thrill on air 13 Aug 2013 - 01:49 am

One of the paragliders taking part in a special Eid event being held daily from 4pm to 6.30pm at Ehtefalat Road (National Day...

Murder victim’s friends recall camp horror 13 Aug 2013 - 01:47 am

DOHA: Sketchy details of how the young Indian man who was attacked in a labour lodging in Al Sailiya on Saturday midnight and...

S Korea students on visit to Qatar discover a new reality 13 Aug 2013 - 01:46 am

By Azmat Haroon Doha: Some South Korean university students who are visiting Qatar for the first time as part of a student exchange...

GERMANY STEROIDS DRUGS EPO UBER ALLES SPORTS 13 Aug 2013 - 01:32 am

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UAE president’s yacht ranked biggest in the world 13 Aug 2013 - 01:04 am

NICE, France: The Emirati royal family has dethroned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in the race to own the world’s biggest mega-yacht, Yachts France...

USA RUSSIA TIES BATTERY HUMAN RIGHTS SYRIA 13 Aug 2013 - 12:05 am

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Dutch Prince Friso dies following ski accident last year 12 Aug 2013 - 06:13 pm

A file photo dated 17 December 2010 shows Dutch Prince Johan Friso during the Prince Claus Award in the Palace on Dam in...

BlackBerry eyes “strategic alternatives”, possible sale 12 Aug 2013 - 05:59 pm

NEW YORK CITY: Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry said Monday it is examining "strategic alternatives," including the possibility of selling off the firm. The...

Prince Philip back on duty after surgery 12 Aug 2013 - 05:55 pm

LONDON, England: Queen Elizabeth II's 92-year-old husband Prince Philip returned to public duties on Monday, conducting his first engagement since undergoing abdominal surgery...

279 Indian athletes fail dope tests in two years 12 Aug 2013 - 05:55 pm

NEW DELHI: Some 279 Indian sports people have tested positive for banned substances in the last two years, the sports minister said on...

Forced evictions hit 9,000 in Nigeria 12 Aug 2013 - 02:17 pm

LAGOS: Forced evictions in Nigeria's largest city Lagos have cost around 9,000 people their homes or livelihoods, Amnesty International and a local rights...

Libya's two largest oil export terminals closed again 12 Aug 2013 - 02:12 pm

LONDON: Striking security guards again halted loadings at Libya's two largest crude oil export terminals, Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, after operations had...

Bangladesh garment worker dies 108 days after disaster 12 Aug 2013 - 01:50 pm

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi garment worker who spent 108 days in a coma after being badly injured in one of the world's worst industrial...

Four missing after tanker hits sailboat in Netherlands 12 Aug 2013 - 01:48 pm

THE HAGUE: Four people were missing Monday after a gas tanker ploughed into a sailboat on a canal in the southern Netherlands, emergency...

Sudan flood victims hits 150,000 and rising 12 Aug 2013 - 01:24 pm

KHARTOUM: The number of people affected by this month's flooding in Sudan has climbed to around 150,000 and is expected to rise further,...

Technip, DOF announce Petrobras pipeline contract 12 Aug 2013 - 01:03 pm

PARIS, France: French group Technip and a Norwegian firm have won contracts worth 1.35 billion euros involving the construction of the biggest pipe-laying...