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Jordanian protesters seek King’s ouster 17 Nov 2012 - 03:37 am

AMMAN: Thousands of demonstrators in Amman made unprecedented calls yesterday for Jordanian King Abdullah II to go, as police blocked them from heading...

Barcelona to put Qatar Airways on shirt 17 Nov 2012 - 03:36 am

MADRID: Barcelona announced yesterday that they will put Qatar Airways on their shirts, displaying a purely corporate advertisement for the first time under...

JAPAN IMPERIAL FLAG EXPLOSION SOUTH PACIFIC CHINA 1 17 Nov 2012 - 03:23 am

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Petraeus testifies before US lawmakers on Benghazi 16 Nov 2012 - 07:13 pm

Officials stay inside the "Restricted Access-Secure Room" as the House Intelligence Committee conducted a hearing on Benghazi with testimony by former US General...

Ukraine's Tymoshenko in 'increased pain': doctor 16 Nov 2012 - 06:59 pm

KHARKIV, Ukraine: Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is in "increased pain" following her two-week hunger strike, but is too weak to receive...

Work to start on Laos-China railway in 2013: media 16 Nov 2012 - 02:20 pm

BANGKOK: Construction of a $7 billion train link between Laos and China will go ahead next year after a Chinese bank threw a...

Qatar urges formation of UN committee to investigate Israeli attacks 16 Nov 2012 - 01:21 pm

DJIBOUTI: The State of Qatar stressed need to go to the UN Security Council in order to adopt a resolution establishing a UN...

India launches probe against Wal-Mart - law enforcement source 16 Nov 2012 - 01:08 pm

NEW DELHI: India is investigating Wal-Mart Stores Inc. over allegations it violated the country's foreign exchange rules, a senior law enforcement official with...

Twitter unveils email sharing 16 Nov 2012 - 01:08 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Thursday introduced a new feature to the globally popular one-to-many text messaging service -- the ability to email "Tweets"...

Iran says arrests foreign-linked bomb plotters 16 Nov 2012 - 12:17 pm

DUBAI: Iran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested people planning bomb attacks with the support of Western and Israeli spy agencies in the oil-producing province...

Saudi warns citizens to avoid Jordan gatherings, schools 16 Nov 2012 - 12:00 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia urged its citizens to stay away from public gatherings and universities in Jordan, where riots over fuel price hikes have...

Saudi king urges 'wisdom' in Gaza, Israel clashes 16 Nov 2012 - 11:56 am

RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah has called for reason and wisdom during a telephone conversation with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in which he discussed...

Australia creates world's biggest marine parks 16 Nov 2012 - 10:41 am

CANBERRA: Australia created the world's largest network of marine national parks on Friday, protecting an area of ocean the size of Western Europe...

India's public health system has collapsed: minister 16 Nov 2012 - 10:33 am

NEW DELHI: India's rural development minister said Friday the country's public health system had "collapsed" in a blunt assessment of his government's failure...

iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 added to US patent battle 16 Nov 2012 - 09:35 am

NEW YORK: A California judge on Thursday granted motions to add Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 with the Jelly Bean operating...

Tokyo stocks close 2.2% higher 16 Nov 2012 - 09:35 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 2.20 percent on Friday, driven by a weaker yen after the frontrunner to become Japan's next prime minister said...

Five people found dead in Japan family suicide 16 Nov 2012 - 09:34 am

TOKYO: A family of five -- including three young children -- found dead in a van in central Japan are believed to have...

Pakistan suspends phone network services in two cities 16 Nov 2012 - 09:34 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Interior ministry partially suspended cellular phone networks on Friday in Karachi and Quetta for security purposes, Pakistani state media reported. Some...