DIABALY, Mali: French and Malian armoured columns rolled into the central Mali towns of Diabaly and Douentza yesterday, days after Al Qaeda-linked Islamist...
DIABALY, Mali: French and Malian armoured columns rolled into the central Mali towns of Diabaly and Douentza yesterday, days after Al Qaeda-linked Islamist...
NEW DELHI: On a wintry evening in Delhi, beautician Geeta Misarvan leaves work, steeling herself for a long wait until a bus arrives,...
NEW DELHI: Five men went on trial yesterday over the brutal gang rape and murder of a student as the victim’s father urged...
Hyderabad: In another setback to the MIM, a court in Andhra Pradesh’s Medak district yesterday sent its chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi...
New Delhi: The central government is committed to passing a strong Lokpal (ombudsman) bill in parliament to curb corruption, the Prime Minister’s Office...
Bangalore: India does not face external threats, but should make border management much more proactive, using technology and intelligence, National Security Adviser (NSA)...
US President Barack Obama takes the oath of office at the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in at the US Capitol in Washington, DC,...
The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani along with leaders of other Arab countries at the Third Arab Economic and...
DOHA: An air quality monitoring station at Qatar University shows a high presence of fine particles in the air (air pollutants) around —...
By MOHAMMED IQBAL DOHA: Home nursing, a relatively new concept in the healthcare sector in Qatar, is fast gaining popularity with a growing...
The Emir of Qatar, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (2-L) and Saudi Emir Mohammed Bin Saad Bin Abdulaziz (R), acting deputy...
DUBAI: The government of Dubai has mandated four banks for a potential Islamic bond, or sukuk, issue, four sources familiar with the matter...
BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports in December fell due to bad weather and a dispute with the Kurdish region, but the country still saw...
TEHRAN: Iranian police wounded five armed thugs in a rare shootout in Tehran, local media reported on Monday, quoting a senior police officer. ...
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia, Asia's largest low-cost carrier, has scrapped plans for a Singapore joint venture due to high operating costs and lack of...
BERLIN: Germany's economy minister and vice chancellor Philipp Roesler offered Monday to step down as head of the Free Democrats (FDP), junior partners...
LOS ANGELES: The Batmobile, the futuristic car used in the "Batman" television show, has been sold at auction for $4.62 million, US media...
BEIJING: Oil and natural gas pipelines linking China and Myanmar -- Beijing's "new strategic channels" -- are expected to be finished by the...
