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Iran open to US offer of direct talks on N-plan 04 Feb 2013 - 02:48 am

MUNICH: Iran said yesterday that it was open to a US offer of direct talks on its nuclear programme and that six world...

Egypt beating victim accuses police in about-face 04 Feb 2013 - 02:48 am

CAIRO: A man whose beating was broadcast on live television, enraging the Egyptian opposition, yesterday blamed police for the abuse after initially having...

Libyan TV crew beaten up in parliament 04 Feb 2013 - 02:47 am

TRIPOLI: Security guards at Libya’s parliament have beaten up a crew of Alassema, an independent television network, the channel said yesterday. “A team...

Yemen says seized ship carried rockets from Iran 04 Feb 2013 - 02:47 am

SANA’A: A ship loaded with rockets and explosives which Yemen said it had intercepted last month came from Iran and the arms were...

Qtel, Vodafone ring in mobile number portability 04 Feb 2013 - 02:42 am

Doha: Qatar’s two telecom service providers yesterday announced that they have started Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in the country. This will allow customers...

Mobile app to locate health facilities soon 04 Feb 2013 - 02:40 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) will soon develop a new smartphone application that will help users locate all public and private...

Initial nod for 76 new private schools 04 Feb 2013 - 02:38 am

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has given the initial approval for opening 76 new private schools and kindergartens in the country, a...

Security Council should act to prevent massacres: PM 04 Feb 2013 - 02:26 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani. Munich: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Coca-Cola ad sparks heated debate in Qatar 04 Feb 2013 - 02:23 am

DOHA: The controversial Coca-Cola Super Bowl advertisement that many here see as painting Arabs in a bad light has triggered a heated debate...

BOEING DEAMLINER JAPAN ECONOMY PLANE STIMULUS 04 Feb 2013 - 12:19 am

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Giant art 04 Feb 2013 - 12:15 am

An artist touches up an image of Shiva at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, yesterday.

Supreme Court lashes out at delayed justice 04 Feb 2013 - 12:14 am

New Delhi: Frowning upon routine adjournments, the Supreme Court has said that speedy disposal of cases was the “primary morality of justice and...

Three N-E state borders to be sealed for elections 04 Feb 2013 - 12:14 am

Agartala: The international and national borders of three northeastern states which will see elections will be sealed to check the smuggling of arms,...

‘Sonia at the door, a dream’ 04 Feb 2013 - 12:13 am

New Delhi: “I thought I was seeing a dream!” This was how the Delhi gang-rape victim’s father felt when he saw Congress chief...

Wrong to stop Rushdie: Amartya 04 Feb 2013 - 12:13 am

Kolkata: Noted economist Amartya Sen yesterday criticised Muslim groups for the hue and cry over writer Salman Rushdie’s plan to visit the city,...

Thunderstorms likely 03 Feb 2013 - 11:34 pm

An umbrella-toting pedestrian helps push a stalled car with others during a downpour in Islamabad, yesterday. Pakistan’s Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorms and...

Afghan commander warns against troops withdrawal 03 Feb 2013 - 11:34 pm

London/kabul: Withdrawing British troops from Afghanistan will spark a “global jihad” and allow Al Qaeda and the Taliban to seize power, a top...

Bombs kill Afghan family, policemen 03 Feb 2013 - 11:33 pm

KANDAHAR: Taliban roadside bombs killed five civilians, including a family of four, and two police officers in the country’s troubled south at the...