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Emir receives congratulatory cables from GCC leaders 25 Jun 2013 - 01:21 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Tuesday congratulatory cables on the occasion of becoming the Emir of the...

OPEC emergency meet on oil prices not needed: UAE 25 Jun 2013 - 01:21 pm

ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said Tuesday that there was no need for an emergency conference of OPEC members...

S. Korean Kaesong firms lose close to $1bn 25 Jun 2013 - 01:20 pm

SEOUL: The South Korean government on Tuesday put the total losses so far of companies involved in the shuttered North-South Kaesong joint industrial...

Indian IT firm Tech Mahindra completes Satyam takeover 25 Jun 2013 - 01:19 pm

MUMBAI: Indian IT outsourcer Tech Mahindra on Tuesday completed a takeover of its partly-owned unit Mahindra Satyam, creating a new force in the...

Yemen's Aden Refinery seeks 600,000 T gasoil for July-Sept 25 Jun 2013 - 12:37 pm

SINGAPORE: Yemen's Aden Refinery is seeking 600,000 tonnes of high sulphur gasoil for delivery over July to September in a new short-term contract...

Syria battles rage in Damascus, Aleppo: NGO 25 Jun 2013 - 11:59 am

BEIRUT: Fierce battles raged on the edges of Damascus Tuesday as the army pressed a major assault to crush rebels around the capital,...

13,000 stranded in Uttarakhand 25 Jun 2013 - 11:38 am

Pilgrims wait to board a helicopter to be evacuated after they were stranded because of heavy flooding from Kedarnath in the state of...

Priests caught with ‘robbed’ Rs1.14 crore in Kedarnath 25 Jun 2013 - 11:38 am

New Delhi: Exposing incidents of greed at the time of calamity, rescuers in Uttarakhand seized from a group of holy men cash and...

Trauma haunts survivors 25 Jun 2013 - 11:37 am

New Delhi: They may have escaped death but witnessed hundreds, including their loved ones, die in front of their eyes. The victims of...

CNG, PNG prices hiked in Delhi 25 Jun 2013 - 11:37 am

New Delhi: The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the national capital was hiked by Rs2 a kg. This is the second...

Sketch of suspect in Karnataka gang rape released 25 Jun 2013 - 11:37 am

Manipal (Karnataka): In a desperate attempt to trace the three culprits involved in the abduction and gang-rape of a medical student here last...

Hit-and-run case: Salman’s plea for retrial dismissed 25 Jun 2013 - 11:36 am

Mumbai: In a major setback to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, a Mumbai court yesterday rejected his review plea challenging a magistrate’s order for...

Qatar Goalball Team set for France International Tournament 25 Jun 2013 - 11:25 am

DOHA: Qatar national team is all set to participate in the France International Goalball Tournament in the eight-day event to held in Paris...

Saudi congratulates Qatar's newly-crowned Emir 25 Jun 2013 - 11:25 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old King Abdullah has congratulated Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, 33, who took power Tuesday after his father abdicated, state...

Indian PM on rare Kashmir trip after deadly attack 25 Jun 2013 - 11:04 am

SRINAGAR, India: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh faced protests as he arrived for a rare visit to Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.72pc 25 Jun 2013 - 09:18 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.72 percent on Tuesday as the yen strengthened and concerns over a Chinese liquidity crisis spurred late selling. The...

AirAsia to cut ties with Japan's ANA 25 Jun 2013 - 09:18 am

TOKYO: AirAsia and All Nippon Airways are set to announce the dissolution of their tie-up in Japan on Tuesday, reports said, because of...

Cambodian ex-governor sentenced over protest shooting 25 Jun 2013 - 09:17 am

SVAY RIENG, Cambodia: A Cambodian court sentenced a former governor to 18 months in prison for shooting three female workers at a factory...