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China suspends officials after 11 kids die in road wreck 26 Dec 2012 - 09:00 am

BEIJING: A city in east China suspended 12 officials Wednesday, including a vice mayor, policemen and education administrators, after 11 children were killed...

Russian pipeline blast, quake strike 2014 Olympics host Sochi 26 Dec 2012 - 09:00 am

MOSCOW: A gas pipeline blast followed by a mild earthquake has struck Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, which will host the 2014...

North India cold snap kills 25 26 Dec 2012 - 08:46 am

NEW DELHI: At least 25 people have died in a cold snap sweeping across northern India, the BBC reported. The majority of deaths...

Three Afghans killed in suicide attack on US base 26 Dec 2012 - 08:45 am

KABUL: A suicide car bombing hit a US-run base in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing at least three Afghans and wounding seven others, officials...

Samsung hits back at Ericsson in patent battle 26 Dec 2012 - 08:44 am

SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had filed a complaint to seek a US import ban on some Ericsson products in...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 26 Dec 2012 - 08:42 am

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

Queen Elizabeth II gives first 3D broadcast 26 Dec 2012 - 06:42 am

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II receives flowers outside of St. Mary’s Church after attending the annual Christmas service on the Royal Estate at Sandringham...

UN okays new debate on arms treaty 26 Dec 2012 - 06:42 am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70bn global...

Fatal crash 26 Dec 2012 - 06:41 am

Drivers and passengers stand next to their cars in a long traffic jam after a fatal crash caused the M6 motorway to be...

Chavez swearing in could be delayed by illness 26 Dec 2012 - 06:40 am

CARACAS: Venezuela’s ruling party and an opposition leader were in rare agreement on Monday that President Hugo Chavez’s January 10 inauguration could be...

Catholic Church urges Irish to oppose abortion law 26 Dec 2012 - 06:39 am

DUBLIN: The head of Ireland’s Catholic Church urged followers in his Christmas Day message to lobby against government plans to legalise abortion. Ireland,...

Suicide underscores grim conditions at Guantanamo 26 Dec 2012 - 06:38 am

WASHINGTON: The suicide of a Guantanamo inmate underscores the grim reality for detainees held there for nearly 11 years without charge or trial,...

Two dead, 11 hurt in Myanmar plane crash 26 Dec 2012 - 06:37 am

Rescue personnel working at the smouldering scene of an Air Bagan passenger plane crash near Heho airport in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state. YANGON:...

Eight dead, thousands homeless in Philippine fires 26 Dec 2012 - 06:35 am

MANILA: Eight people were killed and thousands left homeless as two fires struck the Philippine capital on Christmas Day, with one of the...

Japan’s defeated ruling party picks new leader 26 Dec 2012 - 06:35 am

TOKYO: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) yesterday picked as its new leader the industry minister during last year’s Fukushima nuclear crisis, after...

Attack mars Indonesia Christmas celebration 26 Dec 2012 - 06:34 am

Bekasi: More than 200 Indonesian Muslims threw rotten eggs at Christians wanting to hold a Christmas mass near land outside Jakarta where they...

Taiwan man indicted in fatal hospital fire 26 Dec 2012 - 06:34 am

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man has been indicted on murder and arson charges for allegedly starting a fire at a hospital in October that...

Kim was angry over dam project before death: Rep 26 Dec 2012 - 06:33 am

SEOUL: North Korea’s late leader lost his temper because of sloppy work on a crucial power station before he suffered a fatal heart...