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Donkey bomber kills 3 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan 23 Jul 2013 - 12:11 pm

GHAZNI, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber rode a donkey Tuesday into an Afghan and NATO military convoy, killing three Western soldiers and their Afghan...

Egypt clashes leave another six dead 23 Jul 2013 - 12:11 pm

CAIRO: Clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Mursi in and around Cairo overnight left at least six people dead, medics...

Swatch reports net profit growth slows 23 Jul 2013 - 12:11 pm

GENEVA: The world's biggest watch-making group Swatch reported on Tuesday that net profit growth slowed in the first half of the year, but...

Philippine Muslim teachers told to remove veils 23 Jul 2013 - 12:08 pm

MANILA: The majority-Catholic Philippines told Muslim teachers Tuesday to remove their veils inside classrooms, in part to promote better relationships between teachers and...

Kuwait's NBK reports 19pc rise in Q2 net profit 23 Jul 2013 - 11:22 am

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday, missing analysts' estimates, but the Gulf Arab...

India imposes new gold import curbs to ease deficit 23 Jul 2013 - 11:10 am

MUMBAI, Maharashtra: India, the world's biggest gold-buying nation, has slapped fresh curbs on imports of the precious metal in a bid to curb...

Barwa Real Estate names new board chairman 23 Jul 2013 - 11:08 am

DUBAI: Qatar's real estate firm Barwa Real Estate on Tuesday named a new chairman and changed the representation of its largest shareholder and...

Gunmen blow up Al-Rashad local council building in Kirkuk 23 Jul 2013 - 10:37 am

BAGHDAD: Unidentified gunmen blew up Al-Rashad local council building, 65 km south of Kirkuk, after planting large quantities of improvised explosive devices around...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 23 Jul 2013 - 10:20 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

KPN sells German mobile operator to Telefonica 23 Jul 2013 - 10:11 am

THE HAGUE, South Holland: Dutch telecom operator KPN announced Tuesday it has sold its German subsidiary E-Plus to Spain's Telefonica for five billion...

Carpetright's UK sales dented by July heat wave 23 Jul 2013 - 09:58 am

LONDON: Carpetright, Britain's biggest floor coverings retailer, posted a fall in first quarter underlying sales in its home market after demand waned in...

Israel parliament finance committee OKs 2013-2014 budget 23 Jul 2013 - 09:57 am

JERUSALEM: Israel's parliamentary finance committee approved the 2013-2014 state budget draft, paving the way for final approval in the full plenum next week. ...

Masraf al Rayan net profit rises 13.3pc in Q2 23 Jul 2013 - 09:45 am

DUBAI: Masraf al Rayan, Qatar's largest sharia-compliant bank by market value, posted a 13.3 percent increase in its second-quarter net profit, Reuters calculations...

63 cases of dengue fever reported in south China 23 Jul 2013 - 09:37 am

BEIJING: At least 63 locally contracted cases of dengue fever have been reported in the city of Zhongshan in south China's Guangdong Province,...

New York heat wave kills four 23 Jul 2013 - 09:17 am

NEW YORK CITY: The heat wave that hit New York last week killed four elderly people, the office of the city's chief medical...

Tokyo stocks close 0.82pc higher 23 Jul 2013 - 09:15 am

TOKYO: Japanese shares ended 0.82 percent higher on Tuesday, with sentiment lifted by Tokyo's upgrade of the economy in which it used the...

Etisalat in exclusive talks with Vivendi for Maroc Tel stake 23 Jul 2013 - 09:00 am

DUBAI: Etisalat, the Gulf's biggest telecommunications operator, has entered exclusive talks with Vivendi to buy the French firm's 53 percent stake in Maroc...

Google drives huge chunk of online traffic 23 Jul 2013 - 08:32 am

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Network analytics specialty firm DeepField on Monday said that Google accounts for nearly a quarter of Internet traffic in North...