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Deadly explosion probably just a gas leak: Official 08 Jun 2013 - 02:29 am

MANILA: A powerful explosion in a high-end apartment complex in the Philippine capital that killed three people was likely caused by a gas...

Aquino inks law for 28 new courts 08 Jun 2013 - 02:28 am

MANILA: President Aquino has signed seven laws creating 28 new regional and metropolitan trial courts nationwide. The new laws, signed on May 24,...

Dust storm lashes Doha 08 Jun 2013 - 02:22 am

The crown of a palm tree was blown off on the Corniche as dust storms lashed Qatar yesterday. (Shaival Dalal)

Future to the front as WED activities end 08 Jun 2013 - 02:20 am

Models present outfits made of recycled materials at a fashion show held as part of the World Environment Day closing ceremony at Al...

Kahramaa marks World Environment Day 08 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

Children presenting different installations during the exhibition. DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) marked the World Environment Day on Wednesday at...

Egypt president lauds Qatar’s support 08 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

Cairo: Egyptian President, Mohammed Mursi has highly appreciated Qatar’s role in supporting Egypt, praising the distinguished relations between both countries. In an interview...

Technology won’t take over teachers’ job, say debaters 08 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

MANCHESTER: Qatari students joined their peers, policy-makers and educators in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a provocative debate and discussion on the...

Ooredoo holds family day for special children 08 Jun 2013 - 02:18 am

Children from HOPE Qatar during the event at W Doha Hotel. Doha: Ooredoo has organised a family day event with HOPE Qatar, a...

Uzbek treasures 08 Jun 2013 - 02:17 am

by Qassim Rahmatullah The “Traditional and Contemporary Art of Uzbekistan” exhibition at Katara offers a slice of the rich culture of Central Asia’s...

AFRICAN UNION SNAIL ZIMBABWE SEE NO HEAR 08 Jun 2013 - 02:13 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: TAYO Source: This Week - Lagos, Nigeria Keywords: COLOR AFRICAN UNION SNAIL ZIMBABWE SEE NO HEAR 060613 Provider: CartoonArts International...

UN launches $5bn Syria aid appeal 08 Jun 2013 - 02:11 am

Lebanese Red Cross personnel move a wounded Syrian man in Chtaura, east Lebanon, yesterday. Witnesses said that at least 10 people from Qusayr...

Stop now, Erdogan tells Turkish protesters 08 Jun 2013 - 02:10 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded yesterday an immediate end to a week of anti-government unrest, saying the protests which erupted...

Full-page ad in NY Times backs demonstrators 08 Jun 2013 - 02:10 am

NEW YORK: Supporters of the protests in Turkey ran a full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times to explain why the demonstrators are...

UN says can’t accept Russia’s offer of Golan troops 08 Jun 2013 - 02:10 am

UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW: The United Nations yesterday thanked Russia for offering to replace peacekeepers from Austria in the Golan Heights but said an agreement...

Sermons on Syria fan sectarian flames in the region 08 Jun 2013 - 02:10 am

BEIRUT/CAIRO: Sunni Muslim preachers condemned Iran and its “Satanic” Shia allies in Friday sermons after a battle in Syria that has inflamed sectarian...

Tunisia turns away eight Gulf preachers 08 Jun 2013 - 02:09 am

TUNIS: Tunisia turned away yesterday eight Muslim preachers who had come from the Gulf to deliver sermons across the country, the interior ministry...

Europe flood toll rises to 14 08 Jun 2013 - 02:08 am

The closed highway A3, one of Europe’s most frequented motorways, emerges from the floods of the river Danube near Deggendorf, Germany, yesterday. Hungary...

Assange fears for Internet surveillance whistle-blower 08 Jun 2013 - 02:08 am

WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said yesterday that he fears the whistle-blower who exposed a vast US surveillance programme could face the same...