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India's Jet shares soar on investor hope of Etihad stake buy 27 Feb 2013 - 01:07 pm

MUMBAI: Shares of India's Jet Airways surged almost 20 percent on Wednesday after Abu Dhabi-based Etihad paid $70 million to the Indian carrier...

HH the Deputy Emir meets outgoing Venezuelan Ambassador 27 Feb 2013 - 12:27 pm

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office on Wednesday with...

Policeman killed, scores injured in Myanmar land clash 27 Feb 2013 - 12:20 pm

YANGON: A policeman was killed and more than a dozen farmers wounded -- some by gunfire -- in clashes during a protest over...

HH the Deputy Emir meets Lord Mayor of London 27 Feb 2013 - 11:28 am

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office on Wednesday with...

Joint Qatari-Saudi technical border committee holds meeting 27 Feb 2013 - 11:03 am

RIYADH: The joint Qatari-Saudi technical committee for demarcation of land and maritime borders held the first session of the committee's 20th meeting in...

Vietnam reporter fired for criticising ruling party chief 27 Feb 2013 - 10:37 am

HANOI: A Vietnamese journalist said Wednesday he had been fired from his state-run newspaper after criticising the head of the ruling Communist Party...

Suicide attack on Kabul army bus wounds six 27 Feb 2013 - 09:48 am

KABUL: A suicide attacker blew himself up next to a bus carrying army personnel in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, wounding at least...

India's TCS to pay $30m to settle US suit 27 Feb 2013 - 09:35 am

MUMBAI: India's biggest software outsourcer TCS has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two former employees in the...

Tokyo stocks close down 1.27 percent 27 Feb 2013 - 09:09 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 1.27 percent Wednesday as the yen rose on concerns about uncertainty in Italy, while Federal Reserve chief Ben...

Blaze in illegal Kolkata market kills 13 27 Feb 2013 - 09:01 am

KOLKATA: A fire swept through a six-storey building housing an illegal market in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday, killing 13...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 27 Feb 2013 - 08:59 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Samsung defends working practices in China plants 27 Feb 2013 - 08:28 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics defended its working practices Wednesday after a lawsuit was filed in France against the South Korean giant over conditions at...

Funnel removed from US Navy ship in Philippines 27 Feb 2013 - 08:27 am

MANILA: Salvage teams have removed the funnel from a US Navy ship stranded on a UN World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines...

125,000 lethal doses of cyanide spilled in Japan 27 Feb 2013 - 08:15 am

TOKYO: The equivalent of 125,000 lethal doses of cyanide leaked from a factory in Japan after a snowplough accident, a plant operator said...

Rail fares not hiked, but fees raised 27 Feb 2013 - 05:14 am

Officials check Railway Budget papers prior to the unveiling of the budget in parliament, yesterday. New Delhi: Train fares remain unchanged. Charges on...

Law passed to protect working women 27 Feb 2013 - 05:14 am

New Delhi: Parliamentary approval was yesterday accorded to a bill seeking to provide protection to women from sexual harassment at the workplace, including...

Father sentenced to life for raping 9-year-old daughter 27 Feb 2013 - 05:14 am

New Delhi: Saying a “girl child is to be worshipped and not raped”, a fast track court here sentenced a man to life...

NIA seeks custody of terror group members 27 Feb 2013 - 05:13 am

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency yesterday moved a Delhi court seeking custody of two jailed alleged operatives of banned terror outfit Indian...