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Kuwait contributes with $7 million for Syrian refugees 17 Jan 2013 - 11:14 am

NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait has delivered Wednesday evening a contribution of $7 million to support activities of specialized UN bodies and...

Qaeda suspects kill top Yemen security official 17 Jan 2013 - 11:00 am

SANAA: Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen on a motorbike have shot dead a high-ranking security official in Yemen's Dhammar province, south of Sanaa, the official...

Myanmar launches major new oil tender 17 Jan 2013 - 10:57 am

YANGON: Myanmar opened up a major portion of its onshore oil blocks for bids Thursday, a move likely to see a surge in...

A car bomb blast injures 17 people in South Iraq 17 Jan 2013 - 10:38 am

BAGHDAD: At least seventeen people including Afghan pilgrims were wounded when a car bomb exploded north of Karbala southern Iraq Thursday morning. The...

Japan's Sharp in TV tie-up talks with Lenovo 17 Jan 2013 - 10:31 am

TOKYO: Shares in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp shot up 7.30 percent on Thursday on reports it is in talks with Chinese computer...

Gazprom third quarter net profits double to over $ 10 billion 17 Jan 2013 - 10:25 am

MOSCOW: The world's largest gas company Gazprom said on Thursday it had doubled third quarter net profits to over 10 billion dollars due...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 17 Jan 2013 - 10:23 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Comedian jailed for 2 years for insulting Thai royals 17 Jan 2013 - 09:31 am

BANGKOK: A Thai court sentenced a comedian and renowned "Red Shirt" supporter to two years in jail Thursday for insulting the kingdom's revered...

LS Industrial wins US$67 million deal in Iraq 17 Jan 2013 - 09:08 am

SEOUL: LS Industrial Systems Co., a leading South Korean manufacturer of electric components, said Thursday it has won a US$67 million deal to...

U.S. Navy minesweeper runs aground off Philippines 17 Jan 2013 - 08:48 am

WASHINGTON: A U.S. Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on...

S. Korea sets $694 million payout for 2007 oil spill 17 Jan 2013 - 08:38 am

SEOUL: A South Korean court has ordered a $694-million compensation payout to victims of the country's worst oil spill, which fouled miles of...

Hackers disrupt Mexico defense ministry website 17 Jan 2013 - 08:37 am

MEXICO CITY: Hackers claimed a cyber attack on the Mexican defense ministry website on Wednesday, posting a manifesto from the Zapatista rebel group...

Regulator grounds Air India Dreamliners 17 Jan 2013 - 08:34 am

NEW DELHI: India's aviation regulator said Thursday it had instructed Air India to ground its fleet of Boeing Dreamliners following similar orders from...

Birth control law too late for Philippine mum of 22 17 Jan 2013 - 08:32 am

MANILA: A historic birth control law that took effect in the Philippines Thursday after years of opposition from the Catholic Church came too...

FISCAL CLIFF US DEAL RICH POOR TAX 17 Jan 2013 - 03:44 am

Group: PETT Credit: JOEL PETT Source: Lexington Herald-Leader Keywords: COLOR FISCAL CLIFF US DEAL RICH POOR TAX 010413 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

India, Pakistan agree to maintain peace 17 Jan 2013 - 03:37 am

Muhammad Afsar, a villager in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, holds a mortar shrapnel which struck his home at Darra Sher Khan in Tatta Pani sector,...

Protest march 17 Jan 2013 - 03:37 am

Students from Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Hamdard University shout slogans against what they claim is a genocide against the ethnic...

Vidarbha’s farmers receive couple’s healing touch 17 Jan 2013 - 03:36 am

Nagpur: As debt-ridden farmers continue to kill themselves in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region due to “government apathy”, a Parsi couple from Mumbai has provided...