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Cathay Pacific crews call off holiday strikes 20 Dec 2012 - 11:01 am

HONG KONG: The union representing Cathay Pacific flight crews said Thursday it had shelved plans for industrial action over the Christmas holidays after...

Iraq's Talabani heads to Germany for treatment-office 20 Dec 2012 - 10:21 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has left a Baghdad hospital and is being transferred to Germany for treatment after suffering a stroke earlier...

10 Indonesians drown after boat sinks off Malaysia 20 Dec 2012 - 09:50 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Ten illegal immigrant Indonesians, including two pregnant women, drowned when their boat capsized in rough seas off Malaysia's southern coast, maritime...

Permanent delegation of Qatar to UN celebrates National Day 20 Dec 2012 - 09:50 am

NEW YORK: HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sheikh Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani hosted a reception ceremony in New York...

Tokyo stocks close 1.19% lower 20 Dec 2012 - 09:26 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.19 percent lower on Thursday, hit by profit-taking after the index enjoyed its biggest one-day percentage gain this year. ...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 20 Dec 2012 - 09:26 am

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

Dubai's ENBD to buy BNP Paribas Egypt arm for $500 mln 20 Dec 2012 - 09:22 am

DUBAI: Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, has agreed to buy BNP Paribas' Egyptian arm for $500 million, in a deal that will help...

Review slams BBC over Savile report 20 Dec 2012 - 08:13 am

LONDON: An official report strongly criticised the BBC’s handling of allegations of child sex abuse against late presenter Jimmy Savile yesterday but cleared...

White House rejects tax plan by Republicans 20 Dec 2012 - 08:13 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yesterday threatened to veto a Republican tax plan as talks to avert a fiscal crisis by the end...

Britain quashes Hillsborough verdicts as police launch new probe 20 Dec 2012 - 08:13 am

LONDON: A British court yesterday quashed accidental death verdicts returned after 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at the Hillsborough football stadium...

UK police seek proof of conspiracy in ‘plebs’ row 20 Dec 2012 - 08:12 am

LONDON: British police investigating claims an officer fabricated evidence that led to a minister resigning said yesterday they were looking for any signs...

Death toll rises to 22 in Mexico prison clash 20 Dec 2012 - 08:12 am

Durango, Mexico: Authorities yesterday said the death toll has risen to 22 in a clash at a prison in northern Mexico, which erupted...

Three-nation crew blasts off to ISS 20 Dec 2012 - 08:11 am

ALMATY: A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Canadian blasted off yesterday to the International Space Station (ISS), where the...

Russia’s Lower House says no to US adoptions 20 Dec 2012 - 08:11 am

MOSCOW: Russia’s lower house of parliament gave key support yesterday to a bill banning adoptions by Americans, in a retaliatory move against US...

French court rejects Strauss-Kahn’s plea 20 Dec 2012 - 08:10 am

PARIS/DOUAI: A French court yesterday rejected a request by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to drop a sex offence inquiry in which he...

DR Congo rebels demand ceasefire 20 Dec 2012 - 08:10 am

KAMPALA: Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels yesterday demanded Kinshasa sign a formal ceasefire, accusing officials of dragging out peace talks to bolster...

Outrage over gang rape swells across nation 20 Dec 2012 - 07:27 am

NEW DELHI: Riot police fired water cannon yesterday at a protest in New Delhi over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student who was...

Doctors remove victim’s intestines 20 Dec 2012 - 07:27 am

New Delhi: The intestines of the 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped and brutally assaulted in Delhi by a group of men on Sunday...