NEW YORK: An alleged veteran of Al Qaeda’s fight against US soldiers in Afghanistan who went on to plot a bomb attack on...
NEW YORK: An alleged veteran of Al Qaeda’s fight against US soldiers in Afghanistan who went on to plot a bomb attack on...
BELFAST: Two Irish nationalists were found liable for the 1998 Omagh bombing by a Northern Irish High Court yesterday and ordered to join...
ROME: Italian President Giorgio Napolitano began consultations with political leaders yesterday to try to find a way of forming a government after the...
LONDON: Oxford University students have lodged a protest about the “hugely unjust” sacking of a librarian who failed to stop about 30 students...
New paramilitary recruits take part in their first shooting practice with real ammo at a base in Nanjing, Jiangsu. BEIJING: China yesterday vowed...
DHAKA: Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman (pictured), a veteran ruling party politician named president in 2009, died yesterday in a Singapore hospital, officials said....
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court yesterday charged eight Filipinos with terrorism-related offences, punishable by death, over an incursion that has left scores dead,...
SEOUL: The South Korean military raised its cyber attack warning level yesterday after computer networks crashed at major TV broadcasters and banks, with...
MANILA: The Philippines has asked the UN to provide more protection to its peacekeeping forces, Manila said yesterday after announcing its troops would...
VIENNA: The UN atomic energy agency said yesterday the cooling systems at all spent fuel pools at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in...
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with Deputy Mayor of London, Sir Eduard...
DOHA: The State Budget for the next fiscal year (2013-14) is expected to put added emphasis on science and technology development, along with...
DOHA: Qatar is taking its dogged fight against corruption to its university education system as Qatar University has announced it planned to incorporate...
DOHA: The strict safety rules being imposed by the Supreme Education Council (SEC) have forced many private schools to restrict admissions, leading to...
A Qatari couple relaxes in the evening By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Qatar Charity has unveiled a unique initiative, ‘Zawaj’, to prevent divorces and...
DOHA: The long-awaited health insurance law might see the light of day sooner than later as the State Cabinet yesterday reviewed its draft. ...
US President Barack Obama takes part in a tree planting ceremony with Israeli President Shimon Peres at his residence in Jerusalem, yesterday. The...
Activists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), dressed like prison inmates, protest outside the office of Air India, in Bangalore,...
