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Twelve dead, 15 missing in Brazil boat accident 20 Apr 2013 - 08:29 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: At least 12 people died and around 15 were missing Friday after a boat capsized in the Ariri river in...

Yahoo! dumps Deals coupon service in house cleaning 20 Apr 2013 - 08:28 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo! on Friday announced it is getting rid of coupon service Deals and the "Yahooligans" Internet guide for children while it...

39 injured in Cairo clashes 20 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

Anti-Mursi demonstrators set fire to a bus belonging to Muslim Brotherhood supporters, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, yesterday. CAIRO: At least 39 people...

Russia, Egypt call for quick Syria ceasefire 20 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk as they walk in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, yesterday. MOSCOW:...

Youth, police clash before F1 in Bahrain 20 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

MANAMA: Bahrain police fired tear gas in clashes with rioting youths after thousands of opposition supporters rallied peacefully for democracy yesterday, two days...

Saudi opens luxury rehab centre for Qaeda militants 20 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is hoping to wean jailed Al Qaeda militants off religious extremism with counselling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise at...

Iraq ups security as attacks kill 37 ahead of today’s vote 20 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq ramped up security yesterday on the eve of its first election since US troops left, as attacks, including a bombing at...

Jordanians rally for reforms, against graft 20 Apr 2013 - 04:27 am

AMMAN: More than 3,000 people marched in Amman yesterday, rallied by the Islamist opposition, to demand political reform and an end to corruption,...

The RedBall tours Paris 20 Apr 2013 - 04:26 am

Children play with a huge red ball installed outside the Hotel de Ville City Hall as part of the RedBall Project by artist...

Criminal lawyer courts UK charts 20 Apr 2013 - 04:25 am

SYDNEY: An Australian barrister who for years has traded her staid court robes and wig for fur and lycra to sing pop tunes...

Serbia, Kosovo sign deal to normalise ties 20 Apr 2013 - 04:25 am

BRUSSELS: The premiers of Serbia and Kosovo yesterday initialled a historic deal to normalise ties in a move key to the future of...

Chances of snap polls as Prodi fails in latest vote for president 20 Apr 2013 - 04:24 am

ROME: Former Prime Minister Romano Prodi failed to win election as Italy’s new president yesterday after his nomination by the centre-left bloc enraged...

Hamas leaders meet in Qatar amid unity drive 20 Apr 2013 - 04:18 am

DOHA: Leaders of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas met in Qatar yesterday amid renewed impetus for a unity government after the resignation of Prime...

US unveils $10bn arms deals with Israel, Saudi Arabia and UAE 20 Apr 2013 - 04:13 am

WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled plans yesterday to sell $10bn worth of advanced missiles and aircraft to Israel, the United Arab Emirates and...

Maduro swears in as president 20 Apr 2013 - 04:06 am

CARACAS: Nicolas Maduro succeeded the late Hugo Chavez as Venezuela’s new president yesterday, hosting a lavish inauguration after defusing opposition demands for a...

Boston suspect killed, hunt on for second man 20 Apr 2013 - 04:05 am

A Boston SWAT team member takes up position as they search for 19-year-old bombing suspect Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev in Watertown, Massachusetts, yesterday. WATERTOWN,...

Film depicts camels’ plight in Australia 20 Apr 2013 - 03:09 am

A scene from the film Camels in the Outback. BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: A Qatari who travels thousands of miles to find...

Survey respondents support stringent building safety rules 20 Apr 2013 - 03:09 am

Doha: A majority of respondents to the Al Sharq weekly survey called for strict implementation of safety rules for buildings by the Civil...