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Outgoing French envoy minces no words on Afghanistan situation 29 Apr 2013 - 04:32 am

KABUL: The French ambassador in Kabul has delivered a starkly pessimistic farewell speech questioning the achievements of more than 11 years of international...

Taliban kill three cops in ‘spring offensive’ 29 Apr 2013 - 04:32 am

Ghazni, Afghanistan: Insurgents killed three police officers in Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, in an attack that the Taliban claimed marked the start of...

Fire in Bangla rubble kills last survivor 29 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

Property tycoon Sohel Rana (centre) is presented at a press conference at the Rapic Action Battalion (RAB) headquarters in Dhaka yesterday. SAVAR, Bangladesh:...

Malaysian populist windfall fuels debt fears 29 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

KUALA LUMPUR: It has never been more lucrative to be a voter in Malaysia, where political rivals are showering the public with cash...

Sri Lanka New Year tussle 29 Apr 2013 - 04:29 am

A bull tries to drag a toppled two-wheel cart during a traditional cart race in Homagama, near Colombo, to mark the Sinhala and...

Abe vows to rekindle ties with Russia 29 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to reset ties with Russia as he set off yesterday for the first visit by a...

Philippine rebels rake in millions of dollars from vote extortion 29 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

MANILA: Leftist Philippine rebels are raking in millions of dollars extorting money from candidates in next month’s elections and will likely use this...

Three dead, 14 injured in France apartment block collapse 29 Apr 2013 - 04:27 am

Firemen at work near the collapsed section of an apartment building in Reims, eastern France, yesterday. REIMS, France: Three people died and 14...

Two policemen shot as Italy govt sworn in 29 Apr 2013 - 04:27 am

ROME: Enrico Letta was sworn in as Italy’s new Prime Minister yesterday and immediately faced an emergency after an unemployed man shot two...

Boston suspects’ parents retreat to village, cancel US trip 29 Apr 2013 - 04:26 am

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN NORTH CAUCASUS: The parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have retreated to a village in southern Russia to shelter...

British parents queue for vaccines as measles rages 29 Apr 2013 - 04:26 am

SWANSEA: Fears about the purported side effects once sent British parents running from vaccinations against measles. But now an outbreak of the potentially...

Conservatives turn on anti-EU rival before vote 29 Apr 2013 - 04:26 am

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservatives derided the rival UK Independence Party as a “collection of clowns” yesterday as they tried to stop supporters switching...

Icelanders vote government out 29 Apr 2013 - 04:25 am

REYKJAVIK: Fatigued by years of austerity and swayed by promises of debt relief, Icelandic voters dumped the Social Democrats from power yesterday, returning...

Vienna Ballet shows original works 29 Apr 2013 - 04:24 am

VIENNA: Having brushed off its dusty old self over the past three years, the Vienna Ballet showed it was prepared to take new...

Jackson’s bizarre life to unfold in courtroom 29 Apr 2013 - 04:24 am

LOS ANGELES: Almost four years after his shocking death, the bizarre life and sorry demise of Michael Jackson will play out again in...

Ezdan to develop human potential 29 Apr 2013 - 04:22 am

Chairman of Ezdan Holding Group, Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, and Dean and CEO of CMU-Q, Dr Ilker Babirs,...

Katara plans to open research centre on dhows 29 Apr 2013 - 04:20 am

Officials of Katara and Qatar Center for Dhows at the press briefing yesterday. DOHA: Katara will soon establish the Qatar Center for Dhows,...

Doha-based artists to showcase works at IAD exhibition 29 Apr 2013 - 04:20 am

DOHA: The International Artists Doha (IAD) is set to launch its third annual exhibition entitled “Between Cultures” featuring diverse works of 22 Doha-based...