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Bahrain protest 02 Apr 2013 - 02:46 am

A Molotov cocktail thrown by a protester explodes and engulfs a riot policeman during clashes at an anti-government protest in the village of...

Heir Apparent opens career fair 02 Apr 2013 - 02:44 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visiting a stall at the 6th edition of Qatar Career Fair 2013...

Budget keeps QR74.88bn for public projects 02 Apr 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Qatar yesterday unveiled the budgetary estimates for the current financial year (2013-14) — the largest in its history so far — earmarking...

Australian readies charges against Philippine kidnappers 01 Apr 2013 - 02:42 pm

MANILA: Freed Australian hostage Warren Rodwell met with a Philippine prosecutor on Monday to help prepare charges against the Islamic extremists who held...

Dolce & Gabbana slapped with fine for tax evasion 01 Apr 2013 - 02:03 pm

ROME: An Italian court has ordered the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house to pay a fine of 343 million euros plus interest for...

Gunmen torch NATO withdrawal trucks in Pakistan 01 Apr 2013 - 01:44 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: Gunmen in Pakistan on Monday set ablaze five trucks carrying NATO equipment out of Afghanistan as the international military alliance winds...

Philippines says 'no' to short cops 01 Apr 2013 - 01:42 pm

MANILA: Short people hoping to join the long arm of the law in the Philippines will be left disappointed after President Benigno Aquino...

HH the Emir issues decree adopting Qatar general budget 01 Apr 2013 - 01:21 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani issued Monday the Emiri Decree No. (9) of the year 2013, endorsing the...

All Sudan political prisoners to be freed: Bashir 01 Apr 2013 - 01:00 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday that he will release all political detainees, as tensions ease following recent agreements with South...

Soccer: PSG president wants Beckham to extend contract 01 Apr 2013 - 12:58 pm

PARIS: Paris St Germain chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi wants former England captain David Beckham to extend his contract with the French club for another...

Prime Minister meets Saudi Minister of Petroleum 01 Apr 2013 - 12:58 pm

DOHA: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani met Monday with HE Saudi Minister...

BRICS bank to complement, not compete with ADB 01 Apr 2013 - 12:57 pm

TOKYO: The mooted BRICS bank of emerging powers is intended to complement, rather than compete with Western-dominated institutions on the world stage, the...

Israeli authorities cuts off water supply to villages northwest of Jerusalem 01 Apr 2013 - 12:52 pm

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli occupation authorities on Monday completely cut off the water supply to ten villages located northwest of Jerusalem. Yousef al-Faqeeh,...

TEPCO warns more cuts needed to stay afloat 01 Apr 2013 - 12:40 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo Electric Power said Monday it must cut $1.1 billion more in annual costs to stay afloat as the operator of the...

HH the Heir Apparent opens Qatar Career Fair 2013 01 Apr 2013 - 12:36 pm

DOHA: HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronized on Monday the opening of the 6th edition of Qatar Career...

Panasonic investigated in US for alleged bribes 01 Apr 2013 - 12:22 pm

WASHINGTON: The US government is investigating whether a unit of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corporation paid bribes abroad to facilitate business deals, The...

Iran ready to offer demining expertise to other counties 01 Apr 2013 - 11:53 am

TEHRAN: Iranian Minister of Defense and Logistics of Armed Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said that the Islamic Republic is prepared to offer...

Suicide bomber kills 7 at police HQ in Iraq's Tikrit 01 Apr 2013 - 11:29 am

TIKRIT, Iraq: A suicide bomber blew up a tanker truck at police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Tikrit Monday, killing seven people...