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Saudi to allow women’s sports clubs: Report 31 Mar 2013 - 02:41 am

Saudi Arabia’s Sarah Attar competing in her women’s 800m round 1 heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. RIYADH:...

NATO airstrike kills two Afghan children 30 Mar 2013 - 07:10 pm

GHAZNI, Afghanistan: A NATO helicopter strike killed two children in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, in the latest civilian casualties to beset...

Tunisia needs new economic model to end poverty: president 30 Mar 2013 - 06:53 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia must find a new economic model to raise the roughly 20 percent of its people living in poverty from their quagmire,...

Ford rejects claims in acceleration lawsuit 30 Mar 2013 - 06:52 pm

WASHINGTON: US automaker Ford, which faces a lawsuit over claims its vehicles accelerate without warning, dismissed the accusations on Saturday as unscientific. Ford...

Saudi Arabia to allow women's sports clubs 30 Mar 2013 - 03:58 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is to license women's sports clubs for the first time, al-Watan daily reported, in a major step for an ultra-religious...

Qatar economy grew 6.2pc in 2012, 6.6pc in last quarter 30 Mar 2013 - 02:04 pm

RIYADH: Qatar's rate of economic growth more than halved last year to 6.2 percent as a surge in global oil prices abated, but...

Saudi Arabia may try to end anonymity for Twitter users 30 Mar 2013 - 02:01 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia may try to end anonymity for Twitter users in the country by limiting access to the site to people who...

US Navy ship removed from Philippine reef 30 Mar 2013 - 01:55 pm

A handout photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard on 30 March 2013, shows ongoing operations to lift the middle section of the...

Taiwan adds new ships to patrol disputed islands 30 Mar 2013 - 01:47 pm

The newly launched Taiwan Coast Guard 2,000-ton patrol ship named "Xinbei" fires water cannon during a drill held about 30 nautical miles northwest...

Gunmen attack primary school in Pakistan's Karachi 30 Mar 2013 - 01:46 pm

KARACHI: Gunmen on Saturday hurled a firecracker and opened fire at a primary school in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing its...

Philippines says 5,000 have fled Sabah unrest 30 Mar 2013 - 01:44 pm

Photo taken on March 8, 2013, shows Filipino evacuees waiting with their belongings after arriving in Jolo town, Sulu province, in the southern...

Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss Taliban peace talks 30 Mar 2013 - 01:28 pm

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai travelled to Qatar on Saturday to discuss Taliban militants opening an office in the Gulf state for peace...

Bahrain-Iraq Business Council discusses mutual cooperation 30 Mar 2013 - 01:27 pm

MANAMA: Bahrain-Iraq Business Council discussed on Saturday means of promoting trade and investment projects and the possibility of exchanging experiences between the two...

Tandem A380 flyover to mark Qantas-Emirates deal 30 Mar 2013 - 09:54 am

SYDNEY: Two Airbus A380s will fly in formation over Sydney's world-famous Harbour Bridge on Sunday to celebrate the launch of a tie-up between...

N.Korea says to enter "state of war" against South Korea - KCNA 30 Mar 2013 - 09:51 am

SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of tough rhetoric...

Tokyo Stock Exchange to develop new high-speed trading system 30 Mar 2013 - 08:59 am

TOKYO: The Tokyo Stock Exchange will develop a new, super-fast trading system that can accept orders almost instantly from investors around the world. ...

'I love Paris' may soon be passe for Chinese tourists 30 Mar 2013 - 08:59 am

PARIS: Mass muggings and attacks on Chinese tourists in Paris have spawned alarm and warnings of a decline in the number of free-spending...

Suicide bomber wounds seven in NW Pakistan 30 Mar 2013 - 08:48 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber Saturday struck a police patrol in a town in northwestern Pakistan, wounding three policemen and four civilians, police...