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Iran group to bid for troubled French refinery - paper 04 Dec 2012 - 10:59 am

PARIS: Iranian group Tadbir Energy will submit a bid for the Petit-Couronne oil refinery from insolvent owner Petroplus at a court hearing on...

Saudi power spending to hit $133b in 10 years 04 Dec 2012 - 10:37 am

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia will need to invest over SR500 billion ($133 billion) over the next 10 years to meet rapidly rising power demand,...

Japan travel agency forming Thailand-based airline 04 Dec 2012 - 10:36 am

TOKYO: One of Japan's biggest travel agencies said Tuesday it would set up a charter airline based in the Thai capital Bangkok as...

Iraq oil exports 2.62 mln bpd in Nov - oil ministry 04 Dec 2012 - 10:36 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports fell to 2.62 million barrels per day (bpd) in November from 2.622 million bpd the previous month, the oil...

Korea to invest 930 billion won in Nano industry until 2020 04 Dec 2012 - 10:35 am

SEOUL: South Korea will invest 930 billion won about ($858.7 million) until 2020 to boost the Nano industry as part of its efforts...

Dana Gas gets $48 million payment for Iraq fuels 04 Dec 2012 - 10:34 am

DUBAI: Dana Gas has received $48 million in overdue payments for fuel supplied in Kurdistan, the United Arab Emirates based company said on...

Tokyo stocks close mixed 04 Dec 2012 - 10:28 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended Tuesday's session mixed on the back of profit-taking and weighed by a stronger yen as investors await a deal...

Anniversary of Bhopal tragedy 04 Dec 2012 - 10:09 am

Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster protest on the 28th anniversary of the gas tragedy in Bhopal, yesterday. They were demanding attention...

FDI debate in Lok Sabha begins today 04 Dec 2012 - 10:09 am

New Delhi: The UPA government yesterday said it was confident of its numbers in the Lok Sabha, a day ahead of the crucial...

Muslims won’t give up Babri Masjid land, says Owaisi 04 Dec 2012 - 10:09 am

Hyderabad: Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Muslims will never give up even an inch of the land of the demolished...

Maldives snubs India in GMR airport row 04 Dec 2012 - 10:09 am

Singapore/Male/New Delhi: India is exploring various options, including suspending aid to Male, as the Maldives government yesterday decided to take control of the...

China naval buildup a concern: Navy chief 04 Dec 2012 - 10:08 am

New Delhi: Against the backdrop of Beijing’s assertiveness in South China Sea, India’s navy chief in a tough message yesterday said the rapid...

Two Zee journalists denied bail 04 Dec 2012 - 10:08 am

New Delhi: A Delhi court yesterday dismissed the bail plea of two Zee News journalists arrested on an extortion complaint filed by Congress...

Uddhav to head Shiv Sena 04 Dec 2012 - 10:07 am

Kolhapur/Mumbai: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, who has been named the party’s de facto chief, yesterday took a public vow to fulfil...

Tipping point 04 Dec 2012 - 10:06 am

Images of the year: Men try to pull down a tilted supply truck overloaded with wheat straw along a road in Dargai, in...

Minister asks Afghan fighters to rise again 04 Dec 2012 - 10:06 am

KABUL: An Afghan cabinet minister and one-time warlord called on former anti-Soviet guerrillas yesterday to regroup and rearm to prevent a slide into...

Nato underscores ties with Pakistan 04 Dec 2012 - 10:06 am

BRUSSELS: Nato stressed yesterday the importance of its ties with Pakistan in the fight against “terrorism” as the military alliance prepares the way...

Gunmen desecrate Ahmadi graves in Lahore 04 Dec 2012 - 10:06 am

LAHORE: Gunmen yesterday desecrated graves of Ahmadis in eastern Pakistan, members of the minority community said, in the latest act of intimidation and...