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Paris Saint-Germain team heads to Doha Friday 27 Dec 2012 - 12:10 pm

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

Ford to invest $773 mn in US, create 2,350 jobs 27 Dec 2012 - 11:26 am

CHICAGO: US auto giant Ford said Thursday it will invest $773 million to expand factories across its home state of Michigan, generating 2,350...

Four Afghan police killed with 'insider' help: officials 27 Dec 2012 - 11:25 am

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Four Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded on Thursday in an insurgent attack assisted by an insider loyal to the...

Toyota in $1.1 bn deal with US owners over recalls 27 Dec 2012 - 11:06 am

TOKYO: Toyota said it had agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected...

Former US president Bush in intensive care 27 Dec 2012 - 10:36 am

CHICAGO: After more than a month in a Texas hospital battling bronchitis, former US president George H.W. Bush has taken a turn for...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 hits 21-month high 27 Dec 2012 - 10:08 am

TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index on Thursday closed at its highest level since the quake-tsunami disaster in March last year, a day...

Ask the expert 27 Dec 2012 - 10:05 am

Answered by Abdelaal A Khalil Legal Consultant Please send your queries to: plus@pen.com.qa I joined a private company in August 2011, and one...

Obligations of workers 27 Dec 2012 - 10:04 am

What electrical safety precautions are necessary? Labour laws and ministerial decrees issued in this regard oblige employers to take many precautionary measures, most...

Tropical storm leaves 4 dead, 2 missing in Philippines 27 Dec 2012 - 09:21 am

MANILA: Tropical storm Wukong is heading for Palawan island in western Philippines with weakening force, leaving four dead and two missing in the...

Saudi Interior Ministry praises UAE's security achievement on arresting terrorist cell 27 Dec 2012 - 09:20 am

RIYADH: Saudi Interior Ministry praised the security achievement accomplished by the United Arab Emirates on arresting members of an organised cell of deviant...

Japan bank giant buys $743 mn stake in Vietnam lender 27 Dec 2012 - 09:20 am

HANOI: Japan's biggest bank Mitsubishi UFJ on Thursday bought a 20 percent stake worth $743 million in state-owned VietinBank, the largest-ever foreign investment...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 27 Dec 2012 - 08:48 am

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

Pakistan to mark five years since Bhutto murder 27 Dec 2012 - 08:20 am

LARKANA, Pakistan: Pakistan marks the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, with her son expected to...

Australia welcomes proof Philippines hostage alive 27 Dec 2012 - 08:18 am

SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Bob Carr welcomed news Thursday Australian man Warren Rodwell was alive after being held hostage for more than a year...

Govt orders probe into gang rape 27 Dec 2012 - 05:32 am

Demonstrators burn an effigy representing rapists during a protest calling for better safety for women following the rape of a student in New...

Amid chill, UP red tape delays blankets for the poor 27 Dec 2012 - 05:31 am

Lucknow: Even as thousands of homeless and poor face a bitter winter and 37 have died due to cold in Uttar Pradesh, an...

Manmohan lauds Japan PM, hopes for stronger ties 27 Dec 2012 - 05:31 am

New Delhi: Congratulating new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his party’s victory in the recent polls, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday lauded...

Plans to turn Agartala into a green city 27 Dec 2012 - 05:30 am

Agartala: Plans are afoot to turn Tripura’s capital into a green city by fitting, within two years, thousands of vehicles running on petrol...