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Airbus wary of contagion from 787 problems 23 Jan 2013 - 01:46 pm

PARIS: European aircraft maker Airbus is wary that problems which have grounded rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner could also delay the commercial launch of...

Al Attiyah meets Lebanon's Prosecutor Judge 23 Jan 2013 - 01:38 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah met here on Wednesday morning with Lebanon's Prosecutor...

World Bank lender pledges $2 mln for Myanmar microfinance 23 Jan 2013 - 01:31 pm

YANGON: A World Bank development lender said Wednesday it would provide $2 million for a new microfinance bank that aims to help small...

Qatar Financial Centre Authority to host 7th MultaQa Qatar conference 23 Jan 2013 - 01:29 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority on Wednesday announced that it will host the 7th MultaQa Qatar conference from March 11 to...

Six dead as floods hit Philippines disaster zone 23 Jan 2013 - 01:18 pm

MANILA: Six people have died and four others are missing in floods that swept through a southern Philippine region still reeling from a...

Cambodia agrees deal to buy army choppers from China 23 Jan 2013 - 01:09 pm

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will use part of a $195 million loan from China to buy 12 of its military helicopters and boost its...

Second Pakistan politician shot dead in Karachi: police 23 Jan 2013 - 12:20 pm

KARACHI: A Pakistani politician was shot dead in Karachi in the second such killing in a week, police said Wednesday, fuelling fears that...

China coal plant shut by health chiefs 23 Jan 2013 - 12:14 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have halted production at a huge $2.7 billion coal-to-chemicals plant for breaching environmental regulations, media said Wednesday as pollution levels...

Toyota to provide BMW with fuel cell technology 23 Jan 2013 - 11:43 am

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. has reached an agreement with BMW AG to provide the German firm with technology for fuel cell vehicles. According...

Bulgaria's PM receives written message from HE Prime Minister of Qatar 23 Jan 2013 - 11:39 am

SOFIA: Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov has received a written message from HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Pro-government Pakistan tribesmen shot dead 23 Jan 2013 - 10:51 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Four tribesmen from a militia which supports the Pakistani government against militants were shot dead Wednesday on the outskirts of the...

Militants blow up school Northwest Pakistan 23 Jan 2013 - 10:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Unidentified militants blew up a public primary school Wednesday morning in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to Pakistani police, the men...

Kuwait to partially shut Mina Abdullah refinery in Q2 23 Jan 2013 - 10:32 am

DUBAI: Kuwait plans to shut parts of its 270,000 barrels per day Mina Abdullah refinery from April to May for scheduled maintenance, two...

Investcorp eyes new deals after FishNet buy 23 Jan 2013 - 10:20 am

DUBAI: Investcorp, one of the Middle East's largest private equity firms, may raise new money from investors in 2013 and expects its $1...

Indian panel likely to recommend tougher rape law 23 Jan 2013 - 09:52 am

NEW DELHI: A government commission tasked with looking at India's sex crime laws after the gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi...

Bahrain's GFH eyes Khaleeji Commercial Bank affiliate merger 23 Jan 2013 - 09:51 am

DUBAI: Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) is studying options to merge its affiliate, Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KCB), with other Bahraini banks, it said...

Ex-S. Korean president's daughter gets suspended jail term 23 Jan 2013 - 09:34 am

SEOUL: The daughter of former South Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun was handed a four-month suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for illegally transferring $1.2...

Tokyo stocks end down 2.08% 23 Jan 2013 - 09:11 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks tumbled 2.08 percent on Wednesday, extending losses from the previous day, as a lack of surprises in the the Bank...