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Gunmen attack Pakistan power station, kill 7 02 Apr 2013 - 09:22 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Dozens of gunmen attacked an electricity plant in northwest Pakistan, killing seven people and disrupting power to 100,000 people overnight, officials...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 02 Apr 2013 - 09:08 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Psy's new song features 'Psy style' take on Korean dance 02 Apr 2013 - 08:49 am

SEOUL: South Korean rapper Psy is promising a "Psy style" take on a traditional Korean dance to accompany the release next week of...

Angelina Jolie to sell jewelry line to fund overseas schools 02 Apr 2013 - 08:48 am

LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie has opened another girls school in Afghanistan and plans to fund more from the proceeds of a jewelry line...

13 dead in blaze at Myanmar Muslim school 02 Apr 2013 - 07:59 am

YANGON: A fire killed 13 students at a Muslim school in Myanmar's main city on Tuesday, police said, raising tensions in the wake...

Apple apologises after China outrage 02 Apr 2013 - 07:57 am

BEIJING: Apple chief executive Tim Cook has apologised to Chinese consumers after the US technology giant was subjected to a barrage of criticism...

Sharjah Islamic Bank picks banks for sukuk sale 02 Apr 2013 - 07:56 am

DUBAI: Sharjah Islamic Bank has picked four banks to arrange meetings with fixed income investors ahead of a potential Islamic bond, or sukuk,...

March was bloodiest month in Syria war: Rights group 02 Apr 2013 - 06:08 am

Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad in Houla near Homs. BEIRUT: March...

Truck bomb kills 9 as Iraq unrest spikes 02 Apr 2013 - 06:08 am

BAGHDAD: A suicide truck bomber killed nine people at a police headquarters yesterday as data showed March was Iraq’s deadliest month since August,...

Saudi begins deporting thousands of Yemenis 02 Apr 2013 - 06:07 am

SANAA: Saudi Arabia has begun deporting thousands of Yemeni labourers following new regulations requiring foreigners to work only for their sponsors, a Yemeni...

Turkey scraps flights to Armenia 02 Apr 2013 - 06:07 am

ANKARA: Turkey has cancelled the first ever scheduled Turkish flights to its long-time rival Armenia, days before the first plane was due to...

Kuwait hangs three in first executions since 2007 02 Apr 2013 - 06:07 am

KUWAIT CITY: Authorities in Kuwait yesterday hanged three convicted murderers in the first executions in the state since May 2007, the Ministry of...

Sudan to free all political prisoners 02 Apr 2013 - 06:05 am

Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir addresses a new session of parliament in Khartoum yesterday. KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir said yesterday that...

Lebanese gunmen kidnap eight Syrians, demand hostage exchange 02 Apr 2013 - 06:05 am

TRIPOLI: Gunmen kidnapped eight men from Syria’s Alawite minority as they crossed into northern Lebanon yesterday, residents and security sources said, in a...

Palestinian PM in hospital with stomach pain 02 Apr 2013 - 06:04 am

RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad was hospitalised yesterday with stomach pains, but his life was not in any danger, medics in Ramallah...

Career Fair gives more opportunities 02 Apr 2013 - 05:09 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits a pavilion at the sixth Qatar Career Fair, at the Qatar...

German spine specialist keen to set up clinic 02 Apr 2013 - 05:08 am

Dr Reinhard Schneider DOHA: Dr Reinhard Schneider, spine specialist and Director of the Munich-based specialised Back-Pain-Center, says he is interested to set up...

First day in school 02 Apr 2013 - 05:07 am

Several Indian and Pakistani schools started their new academic year yesterday, amid a rush for admissions. The picture shows KG students of an...