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Australian soldier dies in Afghanistan 24 Jun 2013 - 04:35 am

KABUL: An Australian special forces soldier has been killed and two of his fellow troops wounded in a gun battle with insurgents in...

Afghans rush to learn risky art of defusing bombs 24 Jun 2013 - 04:35 am

CAMP BLACK HORSE, Afghanistan: In a desolate field outside Kabul, an Afghan soldier hunches over a knee-high robot equipped with cameras, multidirectional pincers...

Malaysia declares emergency over haze 24 Jun 2013 - 04:34 am

Visitors walk through a park near Petronas Towers, which is just visible through the haze, in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government...

Philippines to release results of manual poll audit 24 Jun 2013 - 04:33 am

Philippine Election Commission officials conducting manual audit of the May elections. MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ready to release the results...

Okinawa remembers bloody WWII battle 24 Jun 2013 - 04:32 am

TOKYO: Okinawa marked the 68th anniversary of a bloody World War II battle yesterday, with Japan’s prime minister vowing to “lighten the burden”...

Manila optimistic of July talks with MILF 24 Jun 2013 - 04:31 am

MANILA: The Philippine government is hoping that contentious issues on the three remaining annexes of the framework agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) could...

‘White mask’ protesters rally in Bangkok 24 Jun 2013 - 04:31 am

BANGKOK: Hundreds of anti-government protesters — many wearing white masks — converged on Bangkok’s shopping district, Thai police said yesterday, in a reminder...

New frontier for cyber security: Your body 24 Jun 2013 - 04:30 am

WASHINGTON: So far, the idea of hacking into medical devices has been limited to fiction and hacker demonstrations. But US regulators and security...

Teenagers more resilient, tech savvy than older millennials: Study 24 Jun 2013 - 04:29 am

NEW YORK: Young teenagers who make up the second wave of millennials, the generation that began in the 1980s, are more resilient, adaptable...

Man-made particles affect hurricane frequency: Report 24 Jun 2013 - 04:29 am

PARIS: Higher levels of air pollution reduced the frequency of North Atlantic hurricanes and other tropical storms for most of the 20th century,...

Sheikha Moza with French First Lady 24 Jun 2013 - 04:27 am

The Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser with France’s First Lady Valerie-Trierweiler. Talks...

French president tours Museum of Islamic Art 24 Jun 2013 - 04:26 am

Doha: The French President, Francois Hollande, First Lady Valerie-Trierweiler and their delegation visited the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) yesterday. Hollande toured the...

College of Pharmacy gets accreditation 24 Jun 2013 - 04:26 am

doha: The College of Pharmacy (CPH) at Qatar University recently received accreditation status of its Continuing Professional Pharmacy Development (CPPD) programme from the...

Emir with French president 24 Jun 2013 - 04:25 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani talking to members of the French delegation in the presence of President Francois...

Doha College to open new campus 24 Jun 2013 - 04:24 am

Officials during the lease signing ceremony. Doha: Doha College has secured a long-term lease on land that will allow the college to build...

Emir meets Kerry 24 Jun 2013 - 04:23 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with US Secretary of State John Kerry at Al Wajbah Palace yesterday. Talks...

Emir sends National Day greetings to Duke of Luxembourg 24 Jun 2013 - 04:23 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a cable of greetings to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg on...

HMC holds self-development training 24 Jun 2013 - 04:10 am

Certified Springboard trainer Enas Malkawi addresses participants. DOHA: Eighteen staff members of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recently attended the Springboard Women Self-Development Program...