BOSTON: Microsoft Corp and the FBI, aided by authorities in more than 80 countries, have launched a major assault on one of the...
BOSTON: Microsoft Corp and the FBI, aided by authorities in more than 80 countries, have launched a major assault on one of the...
BITTERFELD: German Chan-cellor Angela Merkel yesterday praised the “wonderful solidarity” of tens of thousands struggling against central Europe’s worst river floods in over...
WASHINGTON: Civil liberty groups, privacy campaigners and some US lawmakers reacted with outrage yesterday to revelations that the US intelligence community is monitoring...
ROME: The Italian government yesterday adopted a rough timetable and guidelines for reforms to the country’s constitution aimed at streamlining Italy’s unwieldy political...
WASHINGTON: US authorities have moved to start tracking hate crimes against Sikh, Hindu and Arab Americans after calls for more rigorous action following...
RIYADH: The Saudi health ministry yesterday announced the death of one of its citizens in the eastern region of Al Ahsaa after he...
DOHA: Filipina housemaids are no more available while rules for recruiting maids from Indonesia have been made tougher, say manpower agencies. “The Indonesian...
hildren carry portraits of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a gathering to celebrate the capture of the city of Qusayr by Syrian...
A Syrian army tank fires during a battle against opposition fighters in the city of Qusayr, in Syria's central Homs province, recently. ABU...
Demonstrators gather on Taksim Square in Istanbul yesterday, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan before he was due to...
H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser viewing materials at the British Library in London. Sheikha Moza’s visit marked a milestone in a project...
DOHA: The health insurance system is expected to be fully operational by 2015 and expats are to be covered in the last phase...
Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi is seen inaugurating a fashion store in Doha yesterday. A massive crowd turned out to see the popular Pakistan...
Oldest copy of the Holy Quran, also called Uthman Quran, written during the time of the third Caliph, Uthman bin Affan, on display...
NEW YORK: A 17th century Dutch masterpiece that graced the collections of Catherine the Great’s art adviser and Russia’s Hermitage Museum before being...
JOHANNESBURG: Snacks company Mondelez International Inc is close to introducing heat-resistant chocolate it can sell at market stalls in Africa and some of...
LONDON: Experts may be one tiny step closer to unravelling the mystery of who buried hundreds of dazzling jewels under a London neighbourhood...
LOS ANGELES: Esther Williams, whose experiences as a young swimming champion led to a career of Hollywood “aqua-musicals” designed just for her, died...
