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Ohio kidnap suspect jailed on $8m bond 10 May 2013 - 02:46 am

CLEVELAND, Ohio: Unem-ployed US bus driver Ariel Castro was ordered held on an $8m bond yesterday on charges he kidnapped and raped three...

46 cops killed in Nigeria ambush 10 May 2013 - 02:33 am

ONITSHA: Nigerian gunmen killed 46 police officers in an ambush in the central state of Nassarawa this week, police said yesterday, but the...

US charges 8 in $45m cyber crime scheme 10 May 2013 - 02:32 am

Graft charges against Berlusconi filedNEW YORK/BOSTON: The US government charged eight individuals with using data obtained by hacking into two credit card processors...

Graft charges against Berlusconi filed 10 May 2013 - 02:32 am

ROME: Italian prosecutors filed charges against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly bribing a left-wing senator ¤3m ($3.9m) to join his party....

British PM hits out at ‘EU pessimists’ in own party 10 May 2013 - 02:31 am

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday hit out at “pessimists” in his own party who are demanding that Britain withdraw from the European...

SEC age limits on enrolment upset schools 10 May 2013 - 02:04 am

DOHA: Private schools have been banned from enrolling children aged above four years in kindergarten and preparatory classes, in a move by the...

Factory blaze kills 8 in Bangladesh 10 May 2013 - 02:04 am

Firefighters work to control a blaze at a factory belonging to Tung Hai Group, a large garment exporter, in Dhaka, yesterday. Eight people...

Qatar’s outlook stable: S&P 10 May 2013 - 01:59 am

DOHA: Qatar’s per capita income was a staggering $97,000 in 2012, making it one of the richest nations in the world, global ratings...

Airfares on many routes to rise by over 20pc 10 May 2013 - 01:54 am

Doha: Airfares on many routes are expected to increase by more than 20 percent in the coming months, according to travel agents. There...

BlackBerry Q10 Gold 10 May 2013 - 01:51 am

Gold and Co London released the world’s first 24 carat gold-plated Gold and Rose Gold BlackBerry Q10 mobile phones in Dubai yesterday. They...

Hezbollah says Syria will send it new arms 10 May 2013 - 01:48 am

BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Syria would respond to Israeli raids around Damascus by giving his group sophisticated new weapons, the outcome...

Give change a chance: Imran 10 May 2013 - 01:41 am

ISLAMABAD: Bed-ridden Pakistani politician Imran Khan yesterday urged the nation to unite for change. The 60-year-old has been ordered by doctors to remain...

ictQatar invites comments on broadband plan 10 May 2013 - 01:12 am

Doha: Qatar’s telecoms sector regulator has called on the parties concerned to submit their feedback on the draft national broadband plan, which seeks...

Universal delays release of Jurassic Park 4 10 May 2013 - 01:10 am

LOS ANGELES: The anticipated June 2014 release of the fourth installment of Jurassic Park, one of the highest-grossing film franchises, has been put...

Modern cruise ships find it hard to pass under Yokohama Bay Bridge 10 May 2013 - 01:07 am

The Voyager of the Seas sits alongside Daikoku Pier in Yokohama Port, with Yokohama Bay Bridge in the background. YOKOHAMA, Japan: Some new...

Storms lash Tripura 10 May 2013 - 12:36 am

Paramilitary personnel dig through mud during a rescue operation after a landslide at Ujan Mudipara village in Baramura hills, 70km north of Agartala,...

Pakistani prisoner dies 10 May 2013 - 12:36 am

Chandigarh/New Delhi: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay died in a Chandigarh hospital yesterday, six days after he was attacked in a Jammu jail. Sanaullah,...

Khurshid seeks better ties with China 10 May 2013 - 12:34 am

BEIJING: Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid began a two-day trip to China yesterday, as the Asian giants seek to repair the damage from...