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NEW DELHI:  Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in New Delhi on Monday to tighten defence ties and boost trade with India, a...

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

KABUL: Pakistan is genuine about backing the nascent Afghan peace process and shares the Kabul government's goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into...

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged calm and vowed to protect women as police on Monday struggled to quell increasing outrage...

  TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Akihito turned 79 yesterday, reassuring thousands of well-wishers he has regained his health since heart by-pass surgery, and remembering those...

MANILA: The government is ready to spend at least 8bn to 10bn pesos ($244m) more for relief and rehabilitation efforts in storm-ravaged areas...

  HONG KONG: A member of a radical Hong Kong political opposition party yesterday said he had been arrested six months after throwing a...

TOKYO: Eight million people signed an Internet petition demanding an end to nuclear power and hundreds of thousands joined public protests. Yet Japan...

MANILA: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have remained popular among foreign employers. Data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed a continuing growth...

MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio Abad reported yesterday that 8.8bn pesos ($197m) had been released for the construction of...

The River Wye floods onto surrounding lowlands near Ross-on-Wye yesterday. Flooding and heavy rains are continuing to cause disruption across the UK, with...

LONDON: The British cabinet minister forced to quit over accusations he called Downing Street police officers “plebs” claimed yesterday that he had been...

WASHINGTON: The NRA, the most powerful gun lobby in the United States, ruled out any support yesterday for greater regulation of firearms or...

MONTREAL: An infant was killed and several adults were injured on Saturday after a plane en route from Winnipeg to Nunavut in northern...

KAILUA, Hawaii: Taking what promised to be a very brief Christmas break from the ongoing struggle to avoid the “fiscal cliff” of tax...

ROME: Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti announced yesterday he would consider seeking a second term if he is asked by a political...

BOSASSO, Somalia: A ship and its crew of 22 sailors held by Somali pirates for almost three years have been freed after a...

Berne: A train derailed in the Swiss Alps early yesterday when it rammed into mounds of snow from an avalanche blocking the tracks,...