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Clock ticking for newspapers to act: Cameron 05 Dec 2012 - 06:52 am

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron demanded yesterday that newspaper bosses urgently come up with an effective system of self-regulation following a damning inquiry...

Violence in Northern Ireland 05 Dec 2012 - 06:52 am

BELFAST: Fifteen police officers were hurt in violence which flared in Northern Ireland when 1,000 protesters rioted after councillors voted not to fly...

Strauss-Kahn hearing on Dec 10 05 Dec 2012 - 06:52 am

NEW YORK: A hearing in the civil case of disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been set for December 10, after reports...

Two key conservative Republicans booted from US House budget panel 05 Dec 2012 - 06:50 am

WASHINGTON: Two of the most conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives have been kicked off the House Budget Committee, a rare move...

Police battle protesters at Mursi’s palace 05 Dec 2012 - 06:48 am

Protesters gather in front of the Ittihadiyeh Presidential Palace in the Heliopolis neighbourhood of Cairo, yesterday. CAIRO: Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters...

Israel firm on settlements as world outcry grows 05 Dec 2012 - 06:48 am

JERUSALEM: Israel stood firm yesterday in the face of mounting international pressure as it pushed ahead with a swathe of settlement plans seen...

Iraq bars Turkey minister’s plane from Kurd north 05 Dec 2012 - 06:47 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday barred Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz’s plane from landing in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, in the latest...

Amnesty slams Yemen, Qaeda for rights abuse 05 Dec 2012 - 06:47 am

ADEN: Insurgents and government forces inflicted a “human rights catastrophe” in parts of southern Yemen earlier this year in a struggle that saw...

Iran claims capturing US drone in its airspace 05 Dec 2012 - 06:46 am

DUBAI: Iran said yesterday it had captured a US intelligence drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but...

West warns Syria against chemical weapons use 05 Dec 2012 - 06:44 am

BEIRUT: Nato told Syrian President Bashar Al Assad yesterday that any use of chemical weapons in his fight against encroaching rebel forces would...

Tunisian Islamists attack union leaders 05 Dec 2012 - 06:42 am

TUNIS: Tunisian police broke up a clash in Tunis yesterday after pro-government Islamists attacked labour union leaders they blamed for inciting protests last...

Wiretaps implicate Lebanon MP in arms for Syrian rebels 05 Dec 2012 - 06:42 am

BEIRUT: Explosive wiretaps implicating a Lebanese MP close to ex-premier Saad Hariri in arms shipments to Syrian rebels has stirred fresh controversy in...

Snipers kill two Lebanese in Syria-linked clashes 05 Dec 2012 - 06:41 am

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Snipers shot dead two men in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli yeserday as sectarian clashes linked to the conflict in...

Emir, Heir Apparent perform Istisqaa Prayer 05 Dec 2012 - 06:25 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with...

Heir Apparent meets Ethiopian PM 05 Dec 2012 - 06:24 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne at the Emiri Diwan yesterday....

HMC to get software to detect prescription errors 05 Dec 2012 - 06:24 am

DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is planning to introduce a new software that will automatically detect errors in medical prescriptions, a senior...

PM meets UN chief 05 Dec 2012 - 06:23 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in...

QU honours top achievers 05 Dec 2012 - 06:22 am

Doha: The achievements of some 159 distinguished Qatar University students were honoured in a ceremony held at Katara on Monday. A total of...