Default / Miscellaneous

Egypt c.bank offers $75 mln at 3nr currency auction 02 Jan 2013 - 11:19 am

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it was offering to sell $75 million to banks at a currency auction on Wednesday, its third since...

Bashir agrees to Friday summit with S. Sudan: media 02 Jan 2013 - 11:07 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has agreed to attend a summit on Friday with his South Sudanese counterpart to push stalled economic and...

Brent hits 1-month top above $112 after US fiscal deal 02 Jan 2013 - 11:06 am

SINGAPORE: Brent crude rose above $112 per barrel to hit a one-month high on Wednesday as the U.S. Congress approved a deal to...

27 juvenile inmates stage jailbreak in Peru 02 Jan 2013 - 10:51 am

LIMA: At least 27 inmates at a notorious juvenile detention facility in Peru escaped, some staging a riot on New Year's Eve as...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 02 Jan 2013 - 09:00 am

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

Delhi gang-rapists tried to run over victim: reports 02 Jan 2013 - 08:34 am

NEW DELHI: A gang of rapists who assaulted and murdered a woman on a bus in New Delhi last month tried to run...

Rush for guns after bus rape 02 Jan 2013 - 04:57 am

Residents gather to pray for gang rape victim during a silent protest in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi: Hundreds of women in Delhi...

Rapper caught in gang rape backlash 02 Jan 2013 - 04:56 am

NEW DELHI: A chart-topping Indian rapper known for his sexually explicit lyrics was caught in a backlash yesterday against sexism and misogyny after...

Minor allegedly raped in Bangalore suburb 02 Jan 2013 - 04:56 am

Bangalore: A seven-year-old was allegedly raped on Monday by an unidentified person at D J Halli in the northeast suburb of the city,...

Jaya advocates castration and death for rapists 02 Jan 2013 - 04:55 am

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday advocated harsh punishment like chemical castration and death for rapists. The Tamil Nadu government would...

Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan 02 Jan 2013 - 04:54 am

PESHAWAR: Six women and a man working for a health education charity in northwest Pakistan were shot dead on their way home from...

Top Afghan negotiator optimistic over peace prospects 02 Jan 2013 - 04:53 am

KABUL: A top Afghan peace negotiator said he was cautiously optimistic about prospects for reconciliation with the Taliban and that all sides now...

Over 2,000 killed in Karachi in 2012 02 Jan 2013 - 04:53 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s business hub and southern coastal city of Karachi went through one of its worst 12 months in recent years as in...

Afghanistan welcomes release of Taliban prisoners 02 Jan 2013 - 04:53 am

KABUL: Afghan peace negotiators yesterday welcomed the release of eight Taliban prisoners who had been held in Pakistan, hailing the move as a...

Pakistan suffers ‘record’ child measles deaths 02 Jan 2013 - 04:51 am

KARACHI: More than 300 Pakistani children died of measles last year, a staggering increase on the previous 12 months and a result of...

Boy killed, over 400 hurt in New Year revelry 02 Jan 2013 - 04:50 am

MANILA: Celebratory gunfire killed a four-year-old boy and more than 400 others were injured by powerful firecrackers in typically rowdy New Year celebrations...

Philippines set to quit Marcos wealth chase 02 Jan 2013 - 04:50 am

MANILA: The Philippines is to wind down a near-30-year hunt for the embezzled wealth of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, with more than half...

Tens of thousands march against Hong Kong’s leader 02 Jan 2013 - 04:49 am

Demonstrators sit on a main road running through the central business district during a sit-in protest against the city’s leader Leung Chun-ying in...