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Second man charged with soldier’s murder 02 Jun 2013 - 05:08 am

LONDON: British counterterrorism police charged a second man yesterday with the May 22 murder of Lee Rigby, a serving soldier, on a London...

Thousands protest Europe debt crisis 02 Jun 2013 - 05:08 am

MADRID: Thousands of people protested yesterday in European cities against the “troika” of international powers whose financial crisis policies they blame for worsening...

No Gitmo detainee freed: Pentagon 02 Jun 2013 - 05:07 am

WASHINGTON: No detainees from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay were recently released or transferred, Pentagon officials said yesterday, denying reports that...

Two die in failed jailbreak attempt 02 Jun 2013 - 05:07 am

NIAMEY: Two prison guards were killed and three more were wounded in Niger’s capital Niamey yesterday during what government officials said was a...

Dagestan mayor held on murder charges 02 Jun 2013 - 05:07 am

MOSCOW: The mayor of the capital of the troubled Russian region of Dagestan has been detained on suspicion of organising the murder of...

Basque peace group dissolves 02 Jun 2013 - 05:07 am

BILBAO: A peace movement set up 28 years ago to counter the violence of the Basque militant group ETA formally dissolved yesterday, saying...

Clashes rage in Istanbul park protest 02 Jun 2013 - 05:05 am

Protesters arrive in Taksim Square after clashing with riot policemen, in Istanbul, yesterday. ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a defiant...

Iran nuclear impasse to dominate IAEA board meeting 02 Jun 2013 - 05:04 am

VIENNA: Iran’s defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the IAEA will dominate a gathering of the UN body’s...

Drone strikes kill seven in south Yemen 02 Jun 2013 - 05:04 am

ADEN: Two drone strikes killed seven suspected Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen yesterday, a local official said, nine days after US President...

Tunisia draft constitution completed 02 Jun 2013 - 05:04 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly yesterday completed the long-delayed draft of the country’s first post-revolution constitution, its top officials said. NCA president Mustapha...

Sleiman lodges appeal on poll delay in Lebanon 02 Jun 2013 - 05:03 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Sleiman said yesterday that he had lodged an appeal with the Constitutional Council challenging parliament’s decision to extend its...

Google interns meet their Hollywood counterparts 02 Jun 2013 - 05:01 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Google interns got an early look at a Hollywood take on their world and chatted with celebrities who play them on...

Hollywood star Collette loses Sydney court case 02 Jun 2013 - 05:01 am

SYDNEY: Movie star Toni Collette was yesterday ordered to pay more than A$800,000 ($770,000) in damages after being sued for failing to complete...

Water taxis could be built locally: Official 02 Jun 2013 - 04:51 am

A vessel takes shape at the Nakilat-Damen Shipyards Qatar. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Water taxis could be built locally for Mowasalat. Nakilat-Damen Shipyards...

Call for more socio-political studies in GCC 02 Jun 2013 - 04:48 am

The Director of Gulf Studies Programme at Qatar University, Dr Abdullah Baabood. Abdul Basit By Azmat Haroon Doha: Many academics from the Gulf...

Nakilat plans to double labour force by 2016 02 Jun 2013 - 04:48 am

Doha: Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd (Nakilat), will double its labour force to 10,000 by 2016, Managing Director Mohammed Ghannam said yesterday. Ghannam...

Majority doubt forecasts by weathermen, survey reveals 02 Jun 2013 - 04:48 am

DOHA: Majority of citizens and residents are not happy with the performance of Qatar’s weather bureau, shows an online survey. Most respondents to...

DPS-MIS gets new building 02 Jun 2013 - 04:46 am

Chief Patron of DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS), Mohammed bin Hammam Al Abdulla (centre), and Assistant Director of Education Institutes at Supreme Education Council,...