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Indian court fines Vedanta $20m for polluting 02 Apr 2013 - 01:08 pm

NEW DELHI: India's top court on Tuesday fined British resources giant Vedanta nearly $20 million over pollution from its huge copper smelter, which...

Central Nigeria ethnic violence kills 19, displaces 4,500 02 Apr 2013 - 01:06 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Weekend attacks on three communities in volatile and ethnically divided central Nigeria have left 19 people dead and displaced some 4,500...

Madonna in Malawi to inspect schools project 02 Apr 2013 - 01:00 pm

BLANTYRE, Malawi: American pop queen Madonna is in Malawi to inspect the schools she has built in the impoverished African country, the native...

Real estate transactions worth over QR647 million last week 02 Apr 2013 - 12:40 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between March 24 and 28 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of Justice are worth...

Egypt aims for $16bn reserves in June 02 Apr 2013 - 12:30 pm

DUBAI: Egypt aims to boost its foreign currency reserves back to $16 billion by the end of June, the planning minister said on...

Qatar participates in the GCC Joint Program Production Institution meeting 02 Apr 2013 - 12:30 pm

DOHA: Qatar Media Corporation is taking part in the 43rd meeting of the GCC Joint Program Production Institution (GCCJPPI), scheduled in Kuwait on...

Two engineers killed in attack on Iraq gas field 02 Apr 2013 - 12:24 pm

FALLUJAH, Iraq: Gunmen killed two Iraqi engineers, wounded a third and kidnapped another when they attacked a camp near a gas field run...

Nations celebrate creation of mobile phones amid rapid boom 02 Apr 2013 - 11:32 am

GENEVA: Nations of the globe celebrate the 40th anniversary of invention of mobile telephones on April 3 with figures showing a booming business...

HH the Heir Apparent meets Sudanese Presidential Assistant 02 Apr 2013 - 11:29 am

DOHA: HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office on Tuesday with Assistant to the...

US advises citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon 02 Apr 2013 - 11:17 am

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has urged U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of current safety and security concerns. U.S....

13 killed in Tanzania quarry collapse 02 Apr 2013 - 11:10 am

ARUSHA, Tanzania: At least 13 people were killed in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha when the sides of a quarry caved in,...

Japan set to overhaul power industry 02 Apr 2013 - 11:09 am

TOKYO: Japan's government on Tuesday approved a long-sought plan to open up its power industry after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster renewed calls...

Glencore-Xstrata delay merger to wait for Chinese nod 02 Apr 2013 - 11:08 am

ZURICH: Swiss mining giant Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore announced Tuesday they had pushed back further the date to finalise their merger as...

Qatar c.bank details local currency bond issue plan 02 Apr 2013 - 11:02 am

DUBAI: Qatar's central bank plans to issue 3 billion riyals ($825 million) of conventional bonds and 1 billion riyals of sukuk in the...

Two tribal women to contest election 02 Apr 2013 - 10:32 am

Badam Zari (right) talks with journalists about her decision to contest election from Federally Administered Tribal Areas, in Bajauar near the Afghan border,...

Top court to decide PPP officials’ fate 02 Apr 2013 - 10:32 am

ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan’s general election around the corner, the country’s Supreme Court has taken up cases against senior leaders of the Pakistan People’s...

New curriculum for religious schools 02 Apr 2013 - 10:31 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani religious scholars and US experts have developed a model curriculum for Pakistan’s madrassas, combining religious studies with physical and social sciences....

Pakistani woman eyes Everest to mark 60-year fete 02 Apr 2013 - 10:31 am

ISLAMABAD: Climbers will be gathering at the Mount Everest this month to celebrate the 60 years since it was first conquered in 1953....