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Seoul to pull out staff from joint zone 27 Apr 2013 - 02:55 am

SEOUL: South Korea said yesterday it had decided to withdraw all remaining staff from its joint industrial complex with North Korea for their...

Taiwan ex-agent jailed for spying 27 Apr 2013 - 02:55 am

TAIPEI: A retired Taiwanese intelligence agent has been jailed for six years after luring his colleagues to China to force them to give...

Gunmen kill 14 in ambush on mayor 27 Apr 2013 - 02:53 am

Abdul Malik Manamparan, the mayor of Nunungan town and a member of the Nationalist People’s Coalition party affiliated with the ruling coalition, lies...

Govt appeals to politicians; 62 poll-related deaths to date 27 Apr 2013 - 02:52 am

MANILA: The ambush in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Norte which killed 14 people raised the number of election-related deaths to...

Manila accuses Beijing of de facto occupation 27 Apr 2013 - 02:52 am

Manila: The Philippines yesterday accused Beijing of engaging in the “de facto occupation” of a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, following...

Smuggled rice seized in Cebu 27 Apr 2013 - 02:51 am

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced the seizure of P1.2bn ($29.1m) worth of alleged smuggled rice in Cebu. In a statement, BOC...

Regional approach against human trafficking sought 27 Apr 2013 - 02:51 am

Philippines: The 10-member Asean should come up with a comprehensive regional approach to counter and combat all forms of human trafficking, a top...

14 injured as hospital collapses 27 Apr 2013 - 02:49 am

Onlookers and rescue personnel at the scene of the collapsed hospital in Bhopal, yesterday. BHOPAL: A portion of women’s ward at a hospital...

CBI admits sharing Coal scam report 27 Apr 2013 - 02:48 am

New Delhi: The beleaguered Manmohan Singh government yesterday appeared to be in deep political crisis after the opposition demanded Law Minister Ashwani Kumar’s...

Protest over detention of UP minister at US airport 27 Apr 2013 - 02:47 am

Washington: India has formally protested to the US over the brief detention of Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan at Boston airport when...

Sarabjeet seriously hurt in clash with prisoners 27 Apr 2013 - 02:45 am

LAHORE: An Indian national facing the death penalty in Pakistan on espionage charges was rushed to hospital yesterday after suffering serious injuries in...

Youth told to be innovative 27 Apr 2013 - 02:43 am

Dr Rami Nashashibi, Executive Director, Inner-City Muslim Action Network, addressing the Youth Change Everything conference yesterday at the Coral Hotel. BY RAYNALD C...

Algerian footballer praises Aspetar 27 Apr 2013 - 02:40 am

Algerian football star Hassan Yebda receiving treatment at Aspetar Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. Doha: Algerian football star Hassan Yebda recently received...

Pakistan Chamber invites Qatari businessmen 27 Apr 2013 - 02:39 am

Zubair Ahmed Malik, President of FPCCI, with Pakistan Ambassador Syed Hassan Raza. Doha: Zubair Ahmed Malik, President of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of...

Emir greets Dhaka, Tanzanian leaders 27 Apr 2013 - 02:38 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to Bangladesh’s new President Mohamed Abdul...

One tonne of beach rubbish removed 27 Apr 2013 - 02:35 am

Volunteers who participated in the clean-up drive. Volunteers from InterNations, an expatriate network, during beach cleaning at the northern island of Umm Tays. ...

HEI faces many issues in processing education scholarships: Official 27 Apr 2013 - 02:34 am

Doha: The Supreme Education Council’s Higher Education Institute (HEI) faces a number of challenges while processing international scholarship funds for Qatari students, according...

Siemens takes part in Passivhaus experiment 27 Apr 2013 - 02:34 am

Doha: Siemens has supplied cutting-edge technologies to Qatar’s first Passivhaus experiment, which enhances energy-efficiency at residential units with the aim of creating more...