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World's biggest nuke plant may shut 25 Jan 2013 - 10:38 am

TOKYO: The largest nuclear power plant in the world may be forced to shut down under tightened rules proposed by Japan's new nuclear...

Cellular services suspended in over 60 cities in Pakistan 25 Jan 2013 - 09:44 am

ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone services are being suspended in various cities of Pakistan on Friday, DawnNews reported. Moreover, Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has...

Samsung reports US $8.27 billion in profits for Q4 2012 25 Jan 2013 - 09:33 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top smartphone maker, said Friday its fourth-quarter operating profit nearly doubled from a year earlier on robust...

Philippines typhoon victims need more help: UN 25 Jan 2013 - 09:32 am

MANILA: The United Nations launched an appeal Friday for more international aid to help nearly a million people in the Philippines as they...

Arab world takes centre stage at Davos 25 Jan 2013 - 09:04 am

DAVOS, Switzerland: The Arab world takes centre stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday with Jordan's King Abdullah II set...

Suicide attack on NATO convoy kills civilians 25 Jan 2013 - 09:00 am

KABUL: A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan's strategic Kapisa province northeast of Kabul Friday, killing at least four civilians,...

Cameron against united Europe 25 Jan 2013 - 05:15 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos yesterday, as Queen Rania of...

US withdraws ban on women in combat roles 25 Jan 2013 - 05:15 am

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon yesterday lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles, a move hailed by supporters as a historic step toward...

Mali rebels split as forces prepare offensive 25 Jan 2013 - 05:15 am

MARKALA, Mali: A split emerged yesterday in the alliance of Islamist militant groups occupying northern Mali, as French and African troops prepared an...

Praise for incoming US secretary of state Kerry 25 Jan 2013 - 05:14 am

WASHINGTON: US Senator John Kerry (pictured) received backslaps and lavish praise from his Senate colleagues at a hearing yesterday that left little doubt...

European nations ask citizens to leave Benghazi 25 Jan 2013 - 05:14 am

TRIPOLI/LONDON: European countries urged their nationals to leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi yesterday, with Britain citing a “specific and imminent” threat...

Frenchwoman freed in Mexico reaches Paris 25 Jan 2013 - 05:11 am

PARIS: A Frenchwoman freed from Mexican jail after a court said police violated her rights by staging her arrest for kidnapping on national...

N Korea targets US with nuclear test, rocket 25 Jan 2013 - 05:10 am

A file video grab shows the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket during blast-off at North Korea’s West Sea Satellite Launch Site. SEOUL: North...

Dhaka to buy its first submarines 25 Jan 2013 - 05:09 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh is to acquire its first submarines to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said...

Myanmar probes graft in telecom 25 Jan 2013 - 05:07 am

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (centre) arrives at Yangon International Airport to leave for Hawaii and South Korea, yesterday. The Nobel...

Nepalese colonel accused of torture appears in UK’s criminal court 25 Jan 2013 - 05:07 am

LONDON: Nepalese army colonel Kumar Lama, charged with two counts of torture, appeared in court in Britain yestereday, when a provisional date of...

HMC ambulance service holds awareness drive 25 Jan 2013 - 03:13 am

HMC officials with children during the ambulance service campaign ‘I give way, help us help you’ at the Landmark Mall, yesterday. Abdul Basit...

Screening of controversial Indian film put on hold 25 Jan 2013 - 03:12 am

A notice, saying the screening of the Tamil film Vishwaroopam has been postponed, outside the Gulf Cinema, yesterday. Salim Matramkot by Fazeena Saleem ...