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Myanmar to give central bank more autonomy 10 Jul 2013 - 11:54 am

YANGON: Myanmar is set to enact a new law in the coming days giving greater independence to its central bank, officials said Wednesday,...

Qatari institutions buy more shares in June compared to May 2013 10 Jul 2013 - 11:48 am

DOHA: Qatari institutions bought marginally more shares in the month of June compared with the percentage of shares of the total value bought...

30 to 40 buried in China landslide 10 Jul 2013 - 11:03 am

BEIJING: Between 30 to 40 people were buried by a landslide in southwest China on Wednesday, local officials said, as heavy rains in...

SABIC awards $387m contract for new plastic plant 10 Jul 2013 - 10:46 am

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has awarded Spanish firm Dragados a $387 million contract to design and build a new...

New Egypt prime minister to start forming cabinet 10 Jul 2013 - 10:33 am

CAIRO: Egypt's new interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said he would start work on forming his new cabinet on Wednesday, first meeting liberal...

Obama speaks with UAE Crown Prince, Qatar Emir about Egypt concerns 10 Jul 2013 - 10:13 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke by phone to two Middle Eastern allies, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab...

Qatar's Tasweeq offers 120,000T GTL jet fuel for Sept. to Nov. 10 Jul 2013 - 10:12 am

SINGAPORE: Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company, or Tasweeq, has offered about 120,000 tonnes of gas-to-liquids (GTL) jet fuel through a term contract, marking...

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

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

K-pop star Rain finishes military service 10 Jul 2013 - 09:34 am

South Korean pop icon Rain gives a military salute after his discharge from mandatory military service outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul on...

Nine killed in Karachi blast 10 Jul 2013 - 09:34 am

ISLAMABAD: At least nine people were killed and fifteen others including a senior judge of Sindh High Court and three policemen injured in...

Immigration overhaul could boost U.S. states' revenue 10 Jul 2013 - 09:33 am

WASHINGTON: Granting citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States could boost state and local government coffers by about $2 billion...

Japan officials use public settings on Google Groups 10 Jul 2013 - 09:32 am

TOKYO: Japan's bureaucrats used the wrong privacy settings for Google Groups online discussions, allowing anyone to see internal memos including on negotiating positions...

Saudi Arabia to keep crude supplies to one Asia buyer 10 Jul 2013 - 09:27 am

TOKYO: Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least one Asian term buyer...

At least 17 people killed in Afghanistan 10 Jul 2013 - 09:27 am

KABUL: At least 22 Afghan civilians were killed and injured following an improvised explosive device explosion in Herat province of Afghanistan province, according...

Malaysia's AirAsia X up 0.79pc on market debut 10 Jul 2013 - 09:26 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in AirAsia X rose 0.79 percent on their market debut in Malaysia Wednesday as the firm's chief executive promised a...

Tokyo stocks close 0.39pc lower 10 Jul 2013 - 09:20 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 0.39 percent lower on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke,...

Rescue operation 10 Jul 2013 - 09:14 am

Rescue workers watch as a bulldozer sifts the rubble of the City Light Hotel that collapsed on Monday killing at least 13 people...

SC suspends trial in fodder scam case 10 Jul 2013 - 09:14 am

New Delhi: Offering a breather to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court yesterday suspended proceedings against him in a Jharkhand trial court...