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The Only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun 26 Dec 2012 - 01:00 am

Mandela 'in good spirits' as family visits 25 Dec 2012 - 05:42 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's ailing former leader Nelson Mandela was in "good spirits" on Tuesday as his family paid a Christmas Day visit to...

Real Estate sales reaches QR 470.2 million 25 Dec 2012 - 05:41 pm

DOHA: The volume of trading in real estate in sales contracts registered with the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice...

Jaguar Land Rover's China unit to recall cars over safety worries 25 Dec 2012 - 05:23 pm

BEIJING: Jaguar Land Rover's Chinese subsidiary will recall 337 cars because of substandard fixings in their brakes and steering boxes, China's national product...

Egypt limits travellers leaving country to $10,000 in cash 25 Dec 2012 - 05:17 pm

CAIRO: Egypt has banned travellers from carrying more than $10,000 in foreign currency cash in or out of the country, as officials worry...

Egypt court frees Mubarak-era senate chief on bail 25 Dec 2012 - 05:17 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday freed the former senate leader under ousted president Hosni Mubarak on bail, after spending the maximum permitted...

Pope calls for 'end to bloodshed' in Syria 25 Dec 2012 - 02:31 pm

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his traditional Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" blessing from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on December...

Qatar Exchange down 0.11% 25 Dec 2012 - 02:28 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Tuesday 9.17 points or 0.11% to 8,381.15 points from the previous closing of 8,390.32. The volume of...

Gunmen shoot dead 2 top Yemen security officers: officials 25 Dec 2012 - 02:28 pm

SANAA: Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead two senior Yemeni security officers in separate attacks in Sanaa on Tuesday, officials said. Intelligence officer General...

Top Philippine communist rebel arrested: army 25 Dec 2012 - 02:17 pm

MANILA: A top Philippine communist rebel with a $128,000 bounty on his head was arrested on Tuesday, the military said. The arrest of...

Israel approves 1,200 Jerusalem settler homes: NGO 25 Dec 2012 - 01:33 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel's interior ministry has approved the building of 1,200 new homes in the east Jerusalem settlement neighbourhood of Gilo, the latest in...

Eritrean journalists detained in Sudan: opposition 25 Dec 2012 - 01:18 pm

KHARTOUM: Two Eritrean opposition journalists in Sudan have been detained by Khartoum's intelligence service, an Eritrean opposition source said on Tuesday. Abdalal Mahmoud...

Syria rebels kill intelligence officer, clashes rage: NGO 25 Dec 2012 - 01:12 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian insurgents ambushed and killed a military intelligence officer near Damascus while the army pounded several rebel bastions in and around the...

Japan's opposition picks ex-trade minister as new leader 25 Dec 2012 - 01:07 pm

TOKYO: Japanese opposition party the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) chose former Economics Minister Banri Kaieda to replace the outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihiko...

Doha-based human rights center organizes workshop in Amman 25 Dec 2012 - 12:59 pm

AMMAN: The Doha-based United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Center for South West Asia and the Arab Region has organized the first...

Russia unveils $25 bn oil link to Pacific 25 Dec 2012 - 12:58 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled the final extension of a new $25 billion oil pipeline to the Pacific that underscores...

Tokyo stocks put on 1.41% 25 Dec 2012 - 10:49 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.41 percent higher on Tuesday, as a weak yen helped boost the market which surged last week following a...

17 killed as Yemen army, tribesmen clash: tribal sources 25 Dec 2012 - 10:47 am

SANAA: Yemen's army Tuesday launched an offensive against tribesmen suspected of repeatedly sabotaging an oil pipeline in east Yemen, sparking clashes which left...