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Mobile services suspended in Karachi 28 Dec 2012 - 12:23 pm

KARACHI: Mobile phone services have been suspended in Karachi city of Pakistan to avert any act of terrorism today. Sources said that the...

China launches rival GPS satellite system 28 Dec 2012 - 11:16 am

BEIJING: China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US...

Philippines objects to new Chinese gunboat 28 Dec 2012 - 10:43 am

MANILA: The Philippines on Friday said it "strongly objects" to China's deployment of a new patrol vessel in the South China Sea, where...

Philippine port operator pulls out of Syria 28 Dec 2012 - 10:20 am

MANILA: Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said Friday it is pulling out of Syria owing to instability caused by...

Iran starts navy drills in Strait of Hormuz - IRNA 28 Dec 2012 - 10:09 am

DUBAI: Iran started on Friday six days of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA news agency reported, manoeuvres aimed...

'Stormin Norman' Schwarzkopf dead at 78 28 Dec 2012 - 09:04 am

WASHINGTON: Norman Schwarzkopf, the US general who drove Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait in 1991 as commander of the lightning campaign known as...

Saudi Aramco to sell Jan-June 2013 jet fuel to at least one buyer 28 Dec 2012 - 09:02 am

SINGAPORE: The new trading arm of state-run Saudi Aramco has finalised a January to June 2013 term contract to sell jet fuel with...

Four Thais jailed over 54 Myanmar migrant deaths 28 Dec 2012 - 08:53 am

BANGKOK: Four people smugglers were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison by a Thai court after 54 illegal workers from Myanmar...

Snow buries parts of US Northeast 28 Dec 2012 - 03:52 am

A woman tries to shield herself from the rain and wind in New York yesterday. BUFFALO, New York: A powerful winter storm responsible...

Britain suspends £7m exploratory drilling of Antarctic lake 28 Dec 2012 - 03:51 am

LONDON: An ambitious British plan to search for minute forms of life in an ancient lake beneath Antarctica’s ice has been suspended because...

Central Africa leader seeks help to stop rebels 28 Dec 2012 - 03:51 am

BANGUI, Central African Republic: Central African Republic’s embattled President Francois Bozize appealed yesterday for French and US help to halt a rebel advance...

US paper draws fire after publishing gun database 28 Dec 2012 - 03:51 am

NEW YORK: A New York newspaper has sparked outrage by publishing a detailed map with thousands of names and addresses of gun permit...

Putin vows to sign anti-US adoption bill 28 Dec 2012 - 03:51 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed to sign a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children that has added new strains to...

Mali PM calls for swift African military action 28 Dec 2012 - 03:50 am

ABIDJAN: Mali’s new Prime Minister Diango Cissoko yesterday called for military intervention by an African force to help take back the Islamist-controlled north...

Attiyah meets Djibouti officials 28 Dec 2012 - 03:48 am

The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah with Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti...

PSG team due in Doha today 28 Dec 2012 - 03:47 am

Doha: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will travel to Doha today for its 10-day winter training camp and a football friendly match with local team...

Qatar Exchange to remain closed on January 1 28 Dec 2012 - 03:47 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange will be closed on Tuesday on account of the New Year as per instructions of its regulator, the Qatar...

Mowasalat holds ‘train the trainer’ sessions 28 Dec 2012 - 03:46 am

Instructors from the IRU Academy-accredited Karwa Transportation Training and Development Center. DOHA: Mowasalat, in partnership with the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Academy,...