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BEIJING: A desperate search for three people missing in a landslide in southwestern China ended yesterday when their bodies were pulled from the...

  Relatives mourn over the coffin of Filipino girl, Stephanie Nicole Ella, seven years old, who died after being hit by a stray bullet...

COLOMBO: International criticism mounted yesterday over a move to impeach Sri Lanka’s chief justice, with Britain demanding protection for the incumbent and the...

  MANILA: The Philippine government plans to move about 100,000 squatters from their homes on crucial waterways in Manila by June as a flood...

  KATHMANDU: At least 29 people were killed and 12 injured when a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in thick fog in...

BAMAKO,: Mali’s army reclaimed a key town from Islamists yesterday after France sent in its air force, opening a dramatic new phase in...

CARRICKFERGUS: Police in Northern Ireland fired plastic bullets and water cannon on Friday as pro-British loyalists furious over restrictions on flying the British...

LONDON: Around 50 victims of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile are set to seek damages from the late broadcaster’s estate and from organisations...

WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up a series of White House meetings on Friday and prepared recommendations to curb US gun violence...

SYDNEY: Firefighters were battling scores of wildfires raging in Australia yesterday, as a government commission warned that climate change had raised the risk...

WASHINGTON: A government report warned on Friday that the United States could face more frequent severe weather including heat waves and storms for...

DOHA: A Qatar Airways flight to an Indian city was diverted back to Doha early yesterday after a passenger complained of chest pain,...

A Rota Adult English Literacy class in progress. DOHA: A total of 155 cleaners, pantry staff and other support staff, recently completed an...

DOHA: The growing Cuban community in Qatar is eagerly looking forward to the new migration policy of the Caribbean country which will come...

DOHA: Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) recently hosted the Qafco-Texas A&M at Qatar Chemistry Conference 2013 on Thursday at the University’s Engineering...

From left: Jean Paul Guiragossian, Manuella Guiragossian and Emmanuel Guiragossian addressing the media at the Anima Gallery at the Pearl Qatar here yesterday....

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s property market is fast narrowing in its demand-supply gap.  The ‘overhanging’ of Qatar’s real estate market is an...

Asean community members engaged in a tug-of-war competition during the Family Day at the Barzan Olympic Park in Umm Salal Ali yesterday. (Kammutty...