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Investors undeterred by MENA crises 08 Aug 2013 - 02:46 pm

LONDON: Looking beyond the problems of a region beset by regime change in Egypt, a security crisis in Yemen and civil war in...

Jet Airways shows $58m quarterly loss 08 Aug 2013 - 02:36 pm

MUMBAI: Indian carrier Jet Airways, which is set to sell a minority stake to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, on Thursday posted its second straight...

Mandela marks two months in hospital 08 Aug 2013 - 02:15 pm

PRETORIA, Gauteng: Critically ill former South African president Nelson Mandela marked two months in hospital Thursday, as his compatriots extended their national vigil....

Bomb kills 15 at policeman's funeral in Pakistan 08 Aug 2013 - 02:11 pm

QUETTA: A suicide bomber killed 15 Pakistani police officers at the funeral of a policeman in the western city of Quetta on Thursday,...

Israel gives preliminary approval for 800 new settler homes 08 Aug 2013 - 02:03 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel has given preliminary approval for the construction of more than 800 new homes in Jewish settlements on occupied West Bank land...

USA, Mauritania and Qatar jump up FIFA World Rankings 08 Aug 2013 - 02:01 pm

ZURICH: USA and Mauritania were the biggest movers and shakers on the latest FIFA World Rankings list released here Thursday. The top 12...

Adidas warns 2013 sales goal set to be harder to score 08 Aug 2013 - 01:51 pm

BERLIN: Europe's biggest sportswear maker Adidas warned on Thursday its targets for 2013, especially for sales, would be more difficult to achieve than...

Three died in France plane crash 08 Aug 2013 - 01:29 pm

LYON, Rhône: Three people died Thursday when the tourist plane they were flying in crashed in a field in central France, firefighters said. ...

Former senior China official to be prosecuted for graft 08 Aug 2013 - 01:28 pm

BEIJING: A former deputy head of China's top planning agency has been thrown out of the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for...

Qatar Airways flights to Nairobi continue unaffected 08 Aug 2013 - 12:59 pm

DOHA: Qatar Airways has not cancelled any flight and put in place plans to operate all scheduled flights to Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International...

Manila makes 'official apology' over Taiwan fisherman's death 08 Aug 2013 - 12:24 pm

TAIPEI: A Philippine special envoy visited Taiwan Thursday to offer an "official apology" for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, a move...

Explosion in Afghan graveyard kills 10 women 08 Aug 2013 - 12:23 pm

JALALABAD: An explosion killed at least 10 women in a graveyard in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the country celebrated the...

GSK plugs into bioelectronics with $50m venture fund 08 Aug 2013 - 12:15 pm

LONDON: GlaxoSmithKline raised its bet on using electrical signals in the body to target diseases on Thursday with the launch of a $50...

Uniqlo owner signs safety pact for Bangladesh 08 Aug 2013 - 12:14 pm

TOKYO: The owner of Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo announced Thursday it has signed up to a safety pact covering Bangladesh's disaster-hit garment factories,...

Families beg Somali pirates to release hostages 08 Aug 2013 - 12:13 pm

MOGADISHU: Families of some of the more than 50 sailors and fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates begged for their release Thursday, with...

Commerzbank surprises with firm Q2 net profit 08 Aug 2013 - 12:08 pm

BERLIN, Germany: Germany's second-biggest bank, Commerzbank, saw net profit dive in the second quarter owing to low interest rates and high provisions, its...

Saudi Arabia donates $100m to UN anti-terror centre 08 Aug 2013 - 11:25 am

RIYADH: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced a further donation of $100 million or 75 million euros to set up a United...

Former H.K. minister given suspended jail term for fraud 08 Aug 2013 - 11:25 am

HONG KONG: A former Hong Kong minister was Thursday given a eight-month suspended prison sentence for fraud over his housing allowance, in a...