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France arrests man linked to Norwegian mass killer Breivik 17 Jul 2013 - 06:33 am

PARIS: A neo-Nazi linked to Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was arrested in southwestern France yesterday after his wife bought four rifles,...

Canadian train engineer not suspect: Lawyer 17 Jul 2013 - 06:32 am

Quebec, Canada: The engineer of the runaway train that exploded in a small Quebec town, killing 50 people, is a witness rather than...

BBC spent over £5m on Savile investigations 17 Jul 2013 - 06:32 am

LONDON: The BBC spent more than £5m on inquiries into the late TV presenter Jimmy Savile, according to a report released by the...

Bouteflika back in Algeria 17 Jul 2013 - 06:31 am

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika meeting with senior officials following his arrival in Algeria at Boufarik military airport, 30 kilometres southwest of the capital Algiers,...

Kerry in Jordan as regional crises mount 17 Jul 2013 - 06:31 am

AMMAN: Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Jordanian counterpart yesterday for talks focused on the turmoil in Egypt and Syria as well...

Israel to approve 1,000 W Bank homes 17 Jul 2013 - 06:30 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities are expected today to give the green light for the construction of 1,071 new homes in six West Bank settlements,...

Erdogan remarks irk Egypt 17 Jul 2013 - 06:30 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s interim government voiced “strong resentment” yesterday at comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan backing ousted Islamist president Mohammed Mursi....

Libya a step closer to new constitution 17 Jul 2013 - 06:30 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s national assembly passed a law yesterday providing for the election of a committee to draft a new constitution following the overthrow...

Air force colonel shot dead 17 Jul 2013 - 06:30 am

TRIPOLI: A Libyan air force colonel was shot dead in the eastern city of Derna, a military spokesman said yesterday, an Islamist stronghold...

Dutch couple held in Yemen plead for help 17 Jul 2013 - 06:29 am

SANAA: A Dutch couple held hostage in Yemen have appealed for help to secure their release, saying their captors have threatened to kill...

Gaddafi’s old fortress to be turned into park 17 Jul 2013 - 06:29 am

TRIPOLI: Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound, the city within a city from which he orchestrated eccentric defiance of Western powers and disdain for his...

New moon found orbiting Neptune 17 Jul 2013 - 06:01 am

CAPE CANAVERAL: An astronomer studying archived images of Neptune taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has found a 14th moon orbiting the planet,...

Globe to stage ‘Hamlet’ in every country 17 Jul 2013 - 06:00 am

LONDON: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will perform “Hamlet” in every country in the world to introduce the Bard in English to audiences in some...

Tina Turner ties knot in Switzerland 17 Jul 2013 - 06:00 am

GENEVA: Tina Turner, the US-born superstar famed for hits such as “Private Dancer”, has married her long-time German partner and will reportedly celebrate...

Royals waiting by telephone for news of Kate’s baby 17 Jul 2013 - 06:00 am

LONDON: Members of Britain’s royal family were “waiting by the telephone” for word of the imminent birth of Prince William and his wife...

QA, CMU-Q in deal to share expertise 17 Jul 2013 - 05:22 am

CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker and Dean and CEO of CMU-Q, Dr Ilker Baybars signing the MoU. DOHA: Qatar Airways and...

Corniche roundabouts to become intersections soon 17 Jul 2013 - 05:22 am

Doha: Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday announced the commencement of construction work to convert roundabouts on Al Corniche and Al Markhiya streets into...

Bigger QA plane on Kochi route 17 Jul 2013 - 05:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways has increased the capacity of its flights from Doha to Kochi by upgrading from a narrow-body Airbus 321 to a...