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Bracing for Obama oath 18 Jan 2013 - 02:13 am

Two workers adjust the US flag on the Capitol during preparations for the second inauguration of US President Barack Obama in Washington, DC,...

EU agrees to throw weight behind Mali 18 Jan 2013 - 02:13 am

BRUSSELS: European officials had a message yesterday for French forces fighting on the front lines of the battle against Islamist extremists in the...

All Dreamliners sent to hangars 18 Jan 2013 - 02:13 am

TOKYO/SEATTLE: Airlines scrambled yesterday to rearrange flights as countries in Europe, Africa and Asia joined the United States in grounding Boeing Co’s 787...

London copter debris 18 Jan 2013 - 02:12 am

Wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Vauxhall, London. Two persons died and 12 were injured on Wednesday when the helicopter clipped a...

Russian opposition man kills self in Netherlands 18 Jan 2013 - 02:09 am

MOSCOW: A Russian opposition activist who was seeking political asylum in the Netherlands has committed suicide while being held in a refugee centre,...

Zimbabwe vice president dies 18 Jan 2013 - 02:09 am

Zimbabwe vice president diesHARARE: Zimbabwean vice-president John Nkomo has died after a long battle with cancer, President Robert Mugabe said yesterday. Nkomo, 78,...

56 buildings earmarked for demolition, facelift 18 Jan 2013 - 02:01 am

DOHA: Some 56 old and dilapidated buildings in the city have been earmarked by Doha municipality for demolition and renovation. It is not...

Algeria hostage crisis ends 18 Jan 2013 - 01:55 am

ALGIERS: Thirty hostages, including at least seven foreigners, were killed yesterday when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant seized by Islamist militants,...

Qatar does not control Egypt 18 Jan 2013 - 01:45 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When the Heir Apparent, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, addressed a conference on ‘Geostrategic Changes within...

Emir tours exhibition 18 Jan 2013 - 01:44 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday toured the Art of Travel Exhibition organised at the Alriwaq Doha Exhibition...

GCC agrees on draft contract for housemaids 18 Jan 2013 - 01:33 am

DOHA: The GCC states have finalised a common draft job contract for domestic workers, with Asian diplomatic circles here saying such a contract...

Deutsche Telekom says will axe 1,200 jobs in Germany 17 Jan 2013 - 06:45 pm

FRANKFURT: German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom is to cut 1,200 administrative jobs in Germany by June 30, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday,...

HH the Emir issues ratification documents 17 Jan 2013 - 06:42 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani has issued a ratification document approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Education, Higher...

More than 100 killed in new 'massacre' in Syria 17 Jan 2013 - 06:38 pm

DAMASCUS: More than 100 civilians have been killed in a new "massacre" in Syria, a watchdog said Thursday, as Russia slammed the United...

Sudan receives $1.5 billion loan from China Development Bank 17 Jan 2013 - 06:31 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan has won a $1.5 billion loan from the state-run China Development Bank, which Khartoum hopes will ease the country's severe economic...

Gaddafi's son appears in Libyan court for first time 17 Jan 2013 - 06:28 pm

TRIPOLI: Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam appeared in a court on Thursday for the first time since his capture more than a year...

Algeria strikes hostage site killing nearly 50 17 Jan 2013 - 06:23 pm

ALGIERS: Algerian troops Thursday launched strikes on a gas complex where Islamists are holding dozens of foreigners killing nearly 50 people, most of...

Rio Tinto writes down $14bn, CEO resigns 17 Jan 2013 - 11:29 am

SYDNEY: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced a $14 billion writedown related to its Mozambique coal assets and ailing aluminium business Thursday, prompting...