The last geological survey was done in Qatar 43 years ago, in 1970, but the recent tremors in Iran that had their ripple...
The last geological survey was done in Qatar 43 years ago, in 1970, but the recent tremors in Iran that had their ripple...
GENEVA: The number of Syrians who have fled their conflict-ravaged homeland has surpassed 1.4 million, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday, warning...
MANILA: Philippine Airlines announced a major route expansion on Friday to better serve the army of Filipino expatriate workers in the Middle East. ...
BRUSSELS: The GCC-EU sides discussed major regional and international issues of mutual concern, topped by the latest developments at the Syrian arena, the...
PARIS: Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent on Friday recorded a 353 million-euro ($460 million) net loss in the first quarter, compared with a profit...
BEIJING: French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault will return two rare Chinese relics whose auction in 2009 outraged Beijing, his company said on Friday during...
TOKYO: Japan's finance ministry said Friday that China has cancelled a top annual finance meeting with Japan and South Korea, as diplomatic tensions...
PARIS: Renault said Friday its Japanese partner Nissan would manufacture its next generation subcompact Micra model at a factory in France, just a...
KIRKUK, Iraq: Iraqi security forces began moving back into a northern town on Friday after gunmen who seized it two days ago made...
NEW YORK: US bank Citigroup announced Friday it was acquiring the eastern Europe custody services business of its Dutch rival ING. The acquisition...
PARIS: The French state raised another 707 million euros ($921 million) from the sale of a 2.1 percent stake in EADS to investors,...
KATHMANDU: A total of 78,000 Bhutanese refugees have moved to the West from camps in Nepal where they have been living for two...
BEIJING: China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) signed a general terms agreement with Airbus to buy 60 planes from the European aircraft manufacturer....
KOLKATA: Police in eastern India have arrested a local businessman for allegedly raping a US charity worker, an official said on Friday, as...
FALLUJAH, Iraq: The death toll from a three-day wave of violence in Iraq passed 180 after three hours of heavy fighting in Fallujah,...
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: A passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker in Afghanistan before dawn Friday, killing at least 30 people, many of them...
ISTANBUL: Shares in Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines rose on their stock market debut on Friday, valuing it at more than $1 billion...
TOKYO: Japanese automaker Honda said Friday its net profit for the year to March soared 73.6 percent to $3.7 billion, thanks to robust...