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Strikes threat against US bases 22 Mar 2013 - 03:24 am

North Korean soldiers attend a drill in an unknown location. SEOUL: North Korea yesterday threatened strikes on US military bases in Japan and...

10 killed in Myanmar riots 22 Mar 2013 - 03:24 am

Meiktila: At least 10 people have been killed in riots in central Myanmar, an MP said yesterday, prompting international concern at the country’s...

China, Taiwan may set up liaison offices 22 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan and China have agreed to consider setting up liaison offices in yet another sign of warming ties between the former rivals,...

Xi vows to boost ties with UN 22 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

Beijing: New Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged that his country will deepen cooperation with the United Nations and shoulder due international...

Lanka plans to take back Indian-owned oil facilities 22 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday announced plans to take back part of a strategic oil storage depot from a state-run Indian firm after Delhi...

President mourned 22 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

DHAKA: Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Bangladesh’s presidential palace yesterday to pay their last respects to President Zillur Rahman after he...

Arab Fund for food security proposed 22 Mar 2013 - 02:46 am

DOHA: A proposal to set up an Arab Fund to finance agricultural development and execution of food security plans is likely to be...

PM meets Armenian Deputy Premier 22 Mar 2013 - 02:44 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani received Armenian Deputy Premier Armin Kevorkian and...

Imam among 42 killed in Syria mosque blast 22 Mar 2013 - 02:42 am

A general view shows the destruction after an explosion at Iman mosque in Damascus, yesterday. BEIRUT: An explosion at a mosque in the...

Licence must for scrap recycling 22 Mar 2013 - 02:41 am

DOHA: Following complaints about scrap dealers and workshops dealing with hazardous waste in a harmful manner, the Ministry of Environment has issued a...

Give Mideast peace a chance: Obama 22 Mar 2013 - 02:39 am

US President Barack Obama is welcomed by Palestinian girls during his visit to Al Bera Youth Centre in the West Bank city of...

Italian marines to return to India today 22 Mar 2013 - 02:37 am

ROME: Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen while on anti-piracy duty will return to India today, the Italian government said....

UN tells Sri Lanka to pursue wartime crimes 22 Mar 2013 - 02:34 am

Pro-government activists are reflected in the glass of the US embassy during a protest in Colombo yesterday. GENEVA: The United Nations urged Sri...

Sudan orders South Sudan oil to flow again 21 Mar 2013 - 02:42 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan on Thursday authorised companies to transport oil from South Sudan, in line with a timetable that will release billions of dollars...

ThyssenKrupp to build cement plant in Indonesia 21 Mar 2013 - 02:29 pm

FRANKFURT: German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said Thursday it has won a contract worth $250 million (194 million euros) to build a cement...

Most detailed map of Big Bang radiation unveiled 21 Mar 2013 - 02:17 pm

PARIS: The European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday unveiled the most detailed map yet of relic radiation from the Big Bang, revealing new...

Thai students set for mass tablet computer handout 21 Mar 2013 - 02:03 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year in the world's largest handout of the...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.32 percent 21 Mar 2013 - 02:02 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Thursday, adding 27.23 points (or 0.32 percent) to advance to 8,605.60 points from 8,578.37 on Wednesday....