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Abbas to UN: help Syria refugees enter Palestinian territory 19 Dec 2012 - 02:56 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday urged the international community to help Palestinian refugees fleeing fighting in camps in Syria...

Philippines, communists agree to new talks and ceasefire 19 Dec 2012 - 02:56 pm

MANILA: Maoist guerrillas waging a decades-long insurgency in the Philippines have resumed high-level peace talks with the government after a 13-month impasse, it...

Biden to head panel on gun violence: US media 19 Dec 2012 - 02:50 pm

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Wednesday will appoint Vice President Joe Biden to head a government panel to formulate a response to gun...

India's DLF sells luxury Amanresorts for $300 million 19 Dec 2012 - 02:49 pm

NEW DELHI: India's biggest property company DLF, struggling to repay debt, said Wednesday it has agreed to sell luxury hotel chain Amanresorts International...

Luxembourg temporarily buys back Qatar Airways' Cargolux stake 19 Dec 2012 - 02:30 pm

BRUSSELS: Luxembourg said on Wednesday it had taken back a stake in freight-only airline Cargolux from Qatar Airways with the intention of selling...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.67 % 19 Dec 2012 - 02:17 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Wednesday, adding 56.36 points (or 0.67%) to advance to 8,407.10 points from 8,350.74 on last day. ...

Stocks News Mideast-Qatar rallies on technical break-out; Oman up 19 Dec 2012 - 02:16 pm

Qatar's bourse makes its biggest one-day gain in three months on a technical breakout and banks help lift Oman's market to a near...

Four police poisoned, shot dead in southern Afghanistan 19 Dec 2012 - 01:54 pm

KANDAHAR: Four Afghan policemen were shot dead and three wounded after being poisoned by a colleague in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said. ...

Truck crash in northwest Nigeria kills 27 19 Dec 2012 - 12:45 pm

KADUNA, Nigeria: A cattle truck veered out of control in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state and plunged into a river, killing 27 men who...

Eight killed in Iran mine collapse: report 19 Dec 2012 - 12:21 pm

TEHRAN: Eight people were killed when a coal mine collapsed a day ago in central Iran, a local official was quoted as saying...

Saudi beheads Sudanese man for murder 19 Dec 2012 - 11:56 am

RIYADH: A Sudanese man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword on Wednesday in the western city of Mecca, the Saudi interior...

British Airways launches new route to Chengdu in China 19 Dec 2012 - 11:56 am

LONDON: British Airways will open a new route to Chengdu in Western China from London's Heathrow airport, the company said on Wednesday. The...

Qatar's embassy in Seoul celebrates National Day 19 Dec 2012 - 11:33 am

SEOUL: HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Ali bin Hamad Al Marri hosted a reception ceremony in the capital of Seoul...

China urges US to reengage in Doha negotiations in more proactive approach 19 Dec 2012 - 11:32 am

GENEVA: China urged the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade policy review Tuesday to reprioritize the multilateral system and reengage...

Spectris sells Fusion UV business for $172 mln 19 Dec 2012 - 11:27 am

Britain's Spectris Plc said it signed an agreement to sell its Fusion UV business to Germany-based Heraeus Holding GmbH for $172 million. The...

Philippines' Arroyo declined Christmas reprieve 19 Dec 2012 - 11:03 am

MANILA: Detained former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo is to spend Christmas at a military hospital after a court rejected her bid for a...

Malaysia, Indonesia target US$30 billion bilateral trade by 2015 19 Dec 2012 - 10:32 am

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia are targeting bilateral trade between the two countries to clinch US$30 billion by 2015, Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib...

Oman investment firm eyes stake sale for banking arm 19 Dec 2012 - 10:18 am

DUBAI: Oman International Development and Investment Co (Ominvest) is exploring potential stake sales in its banking arm, Oman Arab Bank, on top of...