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Ban on use of foam to serve hot food, drinks 03 Feb 2013 - 02:04 am

BY MOHAMMED IQBAL DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has imposed a blanket ban on the use of foam for serving hot food and...

At least ten Pakistani people killed in Lakki Marwat 02 Feb 2013 - 02:40 pm

LAKKI-MARWAT, North-West Pakistan: Ten persons were killed when a blast occurred in a house situated in a nearby colony in Lakki Marwat, where...

HE Qatari Premier meets Ibrahimi 02 Feb 2013 - 02:23 pm

MUNICH: HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, conferred here on Saturdday with the UN-Arab...

French president visits Mali to support French troops 02 Feb 2013 - 01:46 pm

France's President Francois Hollande (R) is welcomed by Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore (2ndL) upon his arrival at Sevare, near Mopti, on February...

Five accused plead not guilty to Delhi gang rape, murder 02 Feb 2013 - 01:02 pm

NEW DELHI: Five men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges they gang raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case...

Ministry of Culture holds annual winter camp 02 Feb 2013 - 12:48 pm

DOHA: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, HE Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, has inaugurated the second annual winter Sealine Camp...

Yemen troops kill 12 'Qaeda militants' 02 Feb 2013 - 12:43 pm

ADEN: Yemen's armed forces killed 12 suspected Al-Qaeda militants in an assault on their mountain hideout in the country's restive south, an official...

India oil firm stake sale 'lapped up' 02 Feb 2013 - 11:56 am

NEW DELHI: India's sale of a stake in state-run refiner Oil India was "lapped up", an official said, raising nearly $600 million as...

Iran unveils futuristic-looking warplane 02 Feb 2013 - 11:48 am

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday unveiled a fighter jet it said was designed and built domestically, with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touting it as "one...

Sabic's Geleen chemical plant drops output as workers strike 02 Feb 2013 - 11:31 am

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: A strike by workers at the SABIC Europe Chemicals Geleen plant in the Netherlands has lowered production, the company's Saudi...

Hackers attack embattled Iraq PM's website 02 Feb 2013 - 11:19 am

BAGHDAD: Hackers attacked the official website of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday, posting a message critical of the leader who has...

Iran hangs five drug smugglers 02 Feb 2013 - 11:19 am

TEHRAN: Iran has hanged five people in prison who were convicted of drug trafficking, the justice department in the southern province of Kerman...

Nepal Maoists stage first post-war convention 02 Feb 2013 - 10:39 am

HETAUDA, Nepal: Thousands of Nepal's former rebel Maoists gathered Saturday for their biggest show of strength since taking up arms in a 10-year...

Thirty-one killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint 02 Feb 2013 - 09:30 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Militants attacked an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan's restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 31 people killed in...

Dozens suspended in Harvard cheat scandal 02 Feb 2013 - 08:16 am

NEW YORK: Around 60 students at Harvard University have been suspended and others disciplined in a mass cheating scandal at the elite college,...

Twitter hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack 02 Feb 2013 - 08:08 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Friday it was hammered by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets,...

Heavy fog hits flights, trains in Delhi 02 Feb 2013 - 02:58 am

Vendors selling drinks stand beside vehicles near the India Gate war memorial on a smoggy day in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi: After...

Cabinet approves ordinance on anti-rape law 02 Feb 2013 - 02:57 am

New Delhi: The federal cabinet yesterday approved an ordinance for enhanced punishment in cases of crimes against women, including sexual assault, acid attacks,...