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Manila warns of a ‘threatening’ China 11 Jan 2013 - 05:32 am

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (right) welcomes Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during his courtesy call at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila,...

Police grounds men involved in Quezon province shootout 11 Jan 2013 - 05:32 am

MANILA: The policemen involved in the killing of 13 men in an alleged shootout in Quezon province last Sunday have been restricted to...

State subsidy for political parties 11 Jan 2013 - 05:31 am

MANILA: The House of Representatives has endorsed a grant of state subsidies to political parties with national constituencies. The grant is part of...

31 officers charged in rice smuggling case 11 Jan 2013 - 05:31 am

MANILA: Thirty-one officers of four multi-purpose cooperatives in Central Luzon are facing criminal charges before the Department of Justice in connection with the...

Tainted Cebu governor’s plea for overseas visit rejected by judge 11 Jan 2013 - 05:30 am

MANILA: The Sandiganbayan’s second division rejected yesterday the motion of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to lift the hold departure order (HDO) against her...

Court will not stop Bangsamoro deal 11 Jan 2013 - 05:29 am

MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected an appeal to stop the implementation of the government’s Bangsamoro framework agreement with the Moro Islamic...

Half of all food thrown away, claims report 11 Jan 2013 - 05:28 am

LONDON: Up to half of all the food produced worldwide ends up going to waste due to poor harvesting, storage and transport methods...

Paralysed woman loses first Irish right-to-die case 11 Jan 2013 - 05:28 am

DUBLIN: An Irish woman terminally ill with multiple sclerosis lost her battle for the lawful right to die in the first case of...

South Africa protest 11 Jan 2013 - 05:27 am

Protesters occupy South Africa’s national highway, the N1, and advance on police throwing rocks during a rally in De Doorns, yesterday. Farm workers...

UK policewoman found guilty of misconduct over call to tabloid 11 Jan 2013 - 05:26 am

LONDON: A senior British counter-terrorism police officer was found guilty yesterday of misconduct in public office over a call to the News of...

Orphan asks Putin to let him live in US 11 Jan 2013 - 05:26 am

MOSCOW: A 14-year-old Russian orphan with a debilitating genetic disease has reportedly asked President Vladimir Putin for the right to live with his...

High gold price worsens health damage from toxic mercury: UN 11 Jan 2013 - 05:26 am

OSLO: High gold prices are driving up the use of toxic mercury in small-scale mining in developing nations, spreading a poison that can...

Mobile number portability by January end 11 Jan 2013 - 05:18 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s telecoms regulator will introduce mobile number portability (MNP) by the end of this month in a move likely to increase competition...

Ritz-Carlton, Red Crescent sign agreement 11 Jan 2013 - 05:16 am

Saleh Al Mahanadi (left), Secretary-General of Qatar Red Crescent and Hoss Vetry, Cluster General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Doha, after signing the partnership...

Cuban Hospital set to open emergency unit 11 Jan 2013 - 05:15 am

By Isabel Ovalle DOHA: The Cuban Hospital in Dukhan conmemorated yesterday the first anniversary of its official inauguration, with a 34 percent increase...

Bad weather halts falcon festival contest 11 Jan 2013 - 05:15 am

DOHA: The harsh weather disrupted the second day of the fourth Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival at Sabkhat Marm in Sealine. Due...

Katara joins forces with Magnum Photos 11 Jan 2013 - 04:27 am

Magum photographers David Hurn (left) and Nikos Economopoulos during the press preview of the exhibition at Katara, yesterday. RIGHT: Visitors looking at the...

Al Attiyah meets EIB official 11 Jan 2013 - 03:53 am

The Chairman of Qatar’s Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah with the Vice-President of the European Investment...