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Blast near Indian president's hotel in Dhaka 04 Mar 2013 - 12:43 pm

NEW DELHI: Protesters threw a home-made petrol bomb near the hotel of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in the Bangladesh capital on Monday amid...

Oil, gas exports from UK's Alwyn cut after problems at TAQA site 04 Mar 2013 - 12:25 pm

LONDON: All oil and gas exports from Total's Alwyn Area in the North Sea were stopped on Saturday due to problems at TAQA's...

Troubled Sony selling shares in social networking firm 04 Mar 2013 - 12:24 pm

TOKYO: Sony on Monday announced plans to sell its entire holding in social networking firm DeNA, as the Japanese electronics giant offloads assets...

4 Egyptians killed in Port Said clashes 04 Mar 2013 - 12:06 pm

CAIRO: Four people including two policemen were killed in overnight clashes between police and protesters in Egypt's restive canal city of Port Said,...

Bahrain's Investcorp sells IPH to European PE firm 04 Mar 2013 - 11:24 am

DUBAI: Bahrain-based investment manager Investcorp has completed the sale of industrial supplies distributor IPH Group to a Paris-based European private equity firm, PAI...

At least 12 killed in Kenya coastal attacks 04 Mar 2013 - 11:24 am

NAIROBI: At least 12 people including six policemen were killed in clashes in Kenya's coastal region Monday, hours before polling stations opened in...

Multinational naval exercise begins in Pakistan 04 Mar 2013 - 11:13 am

ISLAMABAD: The multinational exercise Aman- 13 will be conducted from March 4 to 8, in which navy forces of 34 countries including Pakistan...

Google hacked over Malaysia-Filipino standoff 04 Mar 2013 - 11:08 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Supporters of an armed bid by Filipino intruders to lay claim to a Malaysian state took their campaign to cyberspace on...

At least 15 people killed in Nepal bus accident 04 Mar 2013 - 11:07 am

KATHMANDU: At least 15 people have been killed and 25 others injured when a bus carrying marriage party veered off a hilly road...

China's 1st jumbo jet to debut in 2014 04 Mar 2013 - 10:50 am

BEIJING: China's first jumbo jet, the C919, is expected to make its maiden flight in 2014 as planned, its chief designer told Chinese...

Shell Nigeria 'may shut down oil pipeline' due to thefts 04 Mar 2013 - 10:49 am

ABUJA: Royal Dutch Shell may be forced to shut down "completely" its 150,000 barrel per day Nembe Creek oil pipeline in Nigeria due...

China to surpass US as top luxury car market 04 Mar 2013 - 10:37 am

SHANGHAI: China will overtake the United States as the world's biggest luxury car market as early as 2016, as rising incomes and desire...

UAE-South Korea bilateral trade reaches $22 billion 04 Mar 2013 - 10:04 am

DUBAI: Bilateral trade between the United Arab Emirates and South Korea amounted $22 billion and business relations between the two countries are poised...

HIV cured in baby for the first time 04 Mar 2013 - 10:04 am

WASHINGTON: Researchers say they have, for the first time, cured a baby born with HIV -- a development that could help improve treatment...

21st Dubai International Boat Show set to be one of the strongest in years 04 Mar 2013 - 09:40 am

DUBAI: The 21st edition of Dubai International Boat Show, which opens on Tuesday, is set to be one of the strongest shows in...

Jaguar Land Rover mulls manufacturing in India 04 Mar 2013 - 09:29 am

MUMBAI: Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury car unit owned by Tata Motors, is considering manufacturing vehicles from scratch in India, a report...

Tokyo shares close 0.40pc higher 04 Mar 2013 - 09:22 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.40 percent higher on Monday after the government's nominee to lead the Bank of Japan (BoJ) vowed to do...

Prince Charles to visit Saudi Arabia next week 04 Mar 2013 - 09:10 am

RIYADH: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next week, as part of their...