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Deficit deal is within our reach 30 Dec 2012 - 01:01 am

China firm to acquire major African iron ore mine: Xinhua 29 Dec 2012 - 02:52 pm

BEIJING: China's Hanlong Group intends to take over Australian mining company Sundance early next year and gain control over a key supply of...

Arab League chief arrives in West Bank 29 Dec 2012 - 02:41 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi arrived in Ramallah on Saturday for a visit to the West Bank, an AFP correspondent...

Egypt gets $500 mln from Qatar, says $500 mln from Turkey soon 29 Dec 2012 - 02:35 pm

CAIRO: Egypt has received a final $500 million instalment of funds promised by Qatar and will get another $500 million from Turkey at...

Six held over rape of woman in India charged with murder - police 29 Dec 2012 - 02:34 pm

NEW DELHI: Six suspects held in connection with the rape of a women in India have been charged with murder after she died...

Top French court overturns 75 pct upper tax rate 29 Dec 2012 - 02:08 pm

PARIS: France's Constitutional Council overturned on Saturday a 75 percent upper tax rate on income above 1 million euros ($1.32 million) due to...

27 injured in Macau-Hong Kong ferry collision 29 Dec 2012 - 01:16 pm

HONG KONG: Twenty-seven people were injured on Saturday in a collision between a Hong Kong-bound passenger ferry and a buoy in Macau, authorities...

Iranian cargo ship sinks off UAE, crew rescued: report 29 Dec 2012 - 12:51 pm

DUBAI: An Iranian cargo ship sank in UAE waters due to rough weather, while its crew of six was airlifted to safety by...

Toxic cough syrup kills 16 in Pakistan: officials 29 Dec 2012 - 12:12 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: At least 16 people, mostly drug addicts seeking a fix, have died after drinking toxic cough syrup in an eastern Pakistani...

Qatar Airways files $600mln claim over delays to airport opening 29 Dec 2012 - 11:38 am

DUBAI: Qatar Airways is filing a $600 million legal claim against a contractor for a delay in opening a new international airport in...

China begins to extend navigation service to Asia-Pacific 29 Dec 2012 - 11:24 am

BEIJING: A high-ranking Chinese military official urged researchers to properly maintain China's home-grown navigation system so it can provide steady and reliable services...

Gunmen kill Yemeni colonel: security official 29 Dec 2012 - 11:16 am

ADEN: Unidentified gunmen shot dead an intelligence officer in south Yemen on Saturday, a security official said. Lieutenant Colonel Mutei Baqatyan, a member...

Iraqi Electricity Ministry concludes contract to establish 20 power stations 29 Dec 2012 - 11:15 am

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has concluded a contract with the French Schneider Company to establish 20 secondary power stations of 11/33...

China law says family members should visit elderly relatives 29 Dec 2012 - 10:55 am

BEIJING: China has passed a new law stipulating that family members should pay regular visits to their elderly relatives, according to the government's...

Dense fog causes flight chaos at Pakistan's Lahore airport 29 Dec 2012 - 10:54 am

ISLAMABAD: Dense fog descended on Lahore and other parts of the region in Pakistan, plunging visibility to zero and forcing closure of the...

Pakistan expected to unblock YouTube: minister 29 Dec 2012 - 10:42 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to unblock access to the popular video sharing website YouTube Saturday after taking measures to filter blasphemous material and...

Iraqi authorities vows strong response against Weapon raise 29 Dec 2012 - 10:25 am

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Interior Ministry has vowed strong response against anyone raises weapon in any of the Iraqi provinces. An official source at...

Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan 29 Dec 2012 - 09:47 am

MOSCOW: Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North...