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Delhi eyes deals with Germany 10 Apr 2013 - 10:52 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) welcomes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh upon his arrival for a dinner at the Chancellery in Berlin, yesterday. Berlin:...

University attacked, students beaten up 10 Apr 2013 - 10:52 pm

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) members stormed the Presidency University campus and beat up its students here yesterday, an official said. The...

Mamata admitted to hospital 10 Apr 2013 - 10:52 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was admitted to a private nursing home in the city yesterday after she complained of breathing...

SC not for splitting conjoined twins 10 Apr 2013 - 10:52 pm

Ten-year-old twins Sabah (left) and Farah. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court yesterday ruled out any immediate surgery to separate 17-year-old twin sisters joined...

Artist forced to remove paintings after complaints 10 Apr 2013 - 10:51 pm

MUMBAI: An artist said yesterday she feared for her safety after Hindu extremists forced her to remove two paintings from a Mumbai exhibition...

Iran ups aid effort after deadly quake 10 Apr 2013 - 10:19 pm

TEHRAN: Iran stepped up relief efforts yesterday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages but...

Sudan defence minister sees end to rebellion in Darfur 10 Apr 2013 - 10:18 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s defence minister, who is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur, yesterday said that improving relations with South Sudan will help...

Tehran to build more reactors in quake-prone area 10 Apr 2013 - 10:18 pm

DUBAI: Iran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said yesterday, a day after a strong...

Qaeda’s ‘dead’ leader posts audio message against Saudi Arabia 10 Apr 2013 - 10:18 pm

DUBAI: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has posted online an audio message from its second-in-command, Saeed Al Shehri, whose death was...

Tunisian school stormed after veiled student denied entry 10 Apr 2013 - 10:16 pm

TUNIS: Radical Muslims burst into a Tunisian school yesterday and assaulted its chief after he barred entry to a teenage girl wearing a...

Dubai Investments picks banks for $300m sukuk sale 10 Apr 2013 - 02:53 pm

DUBAI: Dubai Investments plans to raise $300 million from the sale of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, investor meetings for which is expected to...

Hanadi Al Darwish named President of Visual Arts at the Ministry of Culture 10 Apr 2013 - 02:50 pm

DOHA: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, HE Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari, has issued a decision appointing Fine Arts...

Cruise giant fined 1m euros for crash that killed 32 10 Apr 2013 - 02:49 pm

ROME: Italy's Costa Crociere, the biggest cruise operator in Europe, on Wednesday accepted limited responsibility for the Costa Concordia disaster as the employer...

GCC arbitrators convene 10th forum in Muscat 10 Apr 2013 - 02:23 pm

MUSCAT: The GCC Commercial Arbitration Center (GCAC), in cooperation with the Omani Lawyers Association (OLA) and the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry,...

HH the Emir leaves for Ethiopia 10 Apr 2013 - 02:21 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani left Doha for Addis Ababa at noon Wednesday for a state visit to...

Etihad's Jet stake buy seen delayed until August 10 Apr 2013 - 02:17 pm

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways' purchase of a stake in India's Jet Airways could be delayed until at least August as the Abu Dhabi...

Qatar Exchange down 0.08pc 10 Apr 2013 - 02:10 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Wednesday 7.06 points or 0.08 percent to 8,511.28 points from the previous closing of 8,518.34 points. The...

Qatar PM says to buy $3bn of bonds from Egypt 10 Apr 2013 - 01:39 pm

DOHA: The Qatari government has agreed to buy $3 billion worth of bonds from Egypt in additional aid to that country, Qatar's Prime...