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Car bomb goes off in Iraq's Sadr city 16 May 2013 - 11:51 am

BAGHDAD: A civilian was killed and five others were wounded when a car bomb went off in Sadr city in eastern Baghdad on...

Jordan military plane crash kills two pilots 16 May 2013 - 11:43 am

AMMAN: A Jordanian air force plane on a training flight crashed on Thursday due to a technical failure, killing the pilot and a...

Five hostages freed in Yemen 16 May 2013 - 11:08 am

ADEN: Kidnappers in Yemen have freed three International Committee of the Red Cross employees, including a Swiss and a Kenyan, along with two...

21 hurt in Nepal plane crash, including eight Japanese 16 May 2013 - 10:22 am

KATHMANDU: Twenty-one people were hurt, including eight Japanese tourists, when a small plane skidded off a Nepal airport runway on Thursday and plunged...

Six dead in storms in Texas 16 May 2013 - 10:21 am

WASHINGTON: A powerful storm that may have spawned tornados ripped through northern Texas, killing six people and hurting more than 100, media reports...

Software makers getting face time with Google glasses 16 May 2013 - 09:37 am

The Google Glass help desk answer questions on the internet connected eyewear at the Google I/O developers conference at Moscone West Convention Center...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.39pc 16 May 2013 - 09:10 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.39 percent lower on Thursday, despite US shares hitting all-time highs and fresh data that showed Japan's economy grew...

Kabul suicide car bomb targets foreign military 16 May 2013 - 09:07 am

KABUL: A powerful suicide car bomb targeted a foreign military convoy in Kabul on Thursday, causing casualties in the first major attack in...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 16 May 2013 - 09:00 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Toyota becomes Asia's biggest firm by market value 16 May 2013 - 08:06 am

Akio Toyoda, president of Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor and Japan Automobile Manufactures Association (JAMA) chairman speaks before the press in Tokyo on...

Pacquiao settles lawsuit over US recording deal 16 May 2013 - 08:04 am

This file photo taken on December 7, 2012 shows Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines posing during his weigh-in with Juan Manuel Marquez of...

No cash, but PM has millions in assets 16 May 2013 - 05:03 am

Demonstrators wearing masks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hold placards during a protest in Guwahati, yesterday. Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh filed his...

Delhi gang rape accused beaten up in prison 16 May 2013 - 05:03 am

NEW DELHI: A defendant on trial over a fatal gangrape in New Delhi last December is critically ill after being attacked in prison,...

Congress, BJP spar over Kataria case 16 May 2013 - 05:02 am

New Delhi: The CBI case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gulab Chand Kataria in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh shootout yesterday led to a...

Fees waived for Indians leaving Saudi Arabia 16 May 2013 - 05:02 am

Dubai: The government has exempted Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, seeking to leave that country, from paying fees for issue of emergency certificates...

Varun fixed hate speech case: Report 16 May 2013 - 05:02 am

New Delhi: BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi, who was exonerated of all charges of making hate speeches before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls,...

Big B in Cannes 16 May 2013 - 05:01 am

Actor Amitabh Bachchan, British actress Isla Fisher and Australian actor Joel Edgerton pose yesterday during a photo call for the film The Great...

Surgery on baby with rare disorder 16 May 2013 - 04:59 am

NEW DELHI: Doctors carried out life-saving surgery yesterday on a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to...