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Chunk of 9/11 aeroplane found in New York 28 Apr 2013 - 03:08 am

NEW YORK: New York police said on Friday that they have found a fragment of one of two aeroplanes that slammed into the...

Dutchman arrested for cyberattack 28 Apr 2013 - 03:08 am

THE HAGUE: A Dutchman has been arrested in Spain in connection with last month’s unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, the...

Obama urges US Congress to end ‘dumb’ budget cuts 28 Apr 2013 - 03:08 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yesterday called on the US Congress to end the “reckless” and “dumb” budget cuts known as the sequester,...

Missing millionaire sparks US appeal 28 Apr 2013 - 03:07 am

NEW YORK: Organisers of the Powerball lottery appealed on Friday for the owner of a winning ticket to come forward and collect a...

Qatar’s first ‘roboceptionist’ will read facial expressions 28 Apr 2013 - 02:44 am

HALA, the Roboceptionist BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The next time you walk up to the reception of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q)...

Guantanamo inmates’ hunger strike widens 28 Apr 2013 - 02:37 am

WASHINGTON: The number of Guantanamo detainees participating in a hunger strike has risen to 100 out of 166, a spokesman for the US-run...

Man held for sending ricin letter to Obama 28 Apr 2013 - 02:33 am

Everett Dutschke working on his mini-van in his driveway in Tupelo Mississippi. TUPELO: Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor yesterday after...

Cameras to monitor traffic at junctions 28 Apr 2013 - 02:30 am

DOHA: Traffic congestions at junctions will soon be cleared as authorities have installed surveillance cameras at 33 major intersections in the country. The...

Brookings honours PM 28 Apr 2013 - 02:22 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani was honoured by Brookings Institution’s Saban Center...

Yemen military intelligence official assassinated 27 Apr 2013 - 06:31 pm

ADEN: Two suspected Islamist militants shot dead a provincial military intelligence chief in Yemen on Saturday, a security official said, the latest in...

Shelling outside Damascus kills 10 27 Apr 2013 - 06:30 pm

BEIRUT: At least ten people were killed in shelling on the Syrian town of Douma, northeast of the capital Damascus, on Saturday, the...

Egypt arrests 12 'Black Bloc' members at presidency 27 Apr 2013 - 02:49 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested 12 members of the "Black Bloc" -- a violent group opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood -- after clashes outside...

Football: Ferguson backs Liverpool over Suarez ban 27 Apr 2013 - 02:38 pm

LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Liverpool were right not to take disciplinary action against striker Luis Suarez before he was was...

Japan PM Abe escapes injury in five-car collision 27 Apr 2013 - 01:28 pm

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a question of an opposition lawmaker during the Upper House's budget committee session at the national Diet...

Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding 27 Apr 2013 - 11:51 am

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flights with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, a Reuters...

Blast hits police station in Libya's Benghazi 27 Apr 2013 - 11:47 am

BENGHAZI, Libya: An explosion hit a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday, causing extensive damage but no casualties,...

Gunmen kill 10 Iraq security forces members 27 Apr 2013 - 11:33 am

BAGHDAD: Gunmen killed five army intelligence soldiers in two attacks west of Baghdad while others shot dead five anti-Qaeda militiamen north of the...

Saudi Arabia may confiscate unused land for housing 27 Apr 2013 - 11:18 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's housing minister said urban land left undeveloped could be confiscated to build much-needed homes, local media reported on Saturday. The...