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Oil up in Asia on China non-manufacturing data 05 Nov 2012 - 09:11 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose in Asia Monday with a pick-up in China's services industry providing support ahead of Beijing's leadership transition and the...

Eight people dead as bus plunges into ravine 05 Nov 2012 - 08:52 am

ISLAMABAD: A bus riding along a winding road in Pakistan's Badin, plunged into a water-filled ravine killing eight of a Hindu family and...

Saudi October PMI slows but remains strong 05 Nov 2012 - 08:51 am

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Growth of business activity in Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector eased in October but remained strong, a survey of over...

Bahrain's Investcorp to buy Denmark's Georg Jensen for $140 million 05 Nov 2012 - 08:50 am

DUBAI: Bahrain-based alternative asset manager, Investcorp, is buying Danish luxury retailer Georg Jensen for $140 million, Investcorp's spokesman confirmed on Monday. The Financial...

Two Japanese tourists die in Great Wall storm: state media 05 Nov 2012 - 08:49 am

BEIJING: Two elderly Japanese tourists died and another was missing after being trapped in sudden, heavy snowstorms during a visit to the Great...

Philippine communists kill four soldiers: military 05 Nov 2012 - 08:47 am

MANILA: The Philippine military said Monday communist rebels killed four unarmed soldiers in an ambush, further hurting efforts to revive stalled talks aimed...

PSG look to keep pressure on Porto 05 Nov 2012 - 08:46 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to keep the pressure on Champions League Group A rivals Porto on Tuesday by inflicting a 10th...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 05 Nov 2012 - 08:32 am

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

Pakistan PM in Laos 05 Nov 2012 - 06:26 am

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (left) inspects an honour guard upon his arrival at Wattay airport to attend the ninth Asia-Europe (ASEM...

US soldier due in court over killing Afghans 05 Nov 2012 - 06:26 am

LOS ANGELES: A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is due in court today for the first time since the March...

Govt trying to get out of Balochistan mess 05 Nov 2012 - 06:25 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government is mulling different measures to get out of the complicated Balochistan situation in the wake of the October 12...

Italian premier visits Afghanistan 05 Nov 2012 - 06:25 am

Kabul: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday to see his country’s troops and hold talks with President...

US nationals in Pakistan seen supporting Mitt Romney 05 Nov 2012 - 06:23 am

ISLAMABAD: The US nationals living in Pakistan have started exercising their right of franchise for next week’s presidential election and it is likely...

Ex-judge says ISI political cell was set up in 1975 05 Nov 2012 - 06:22 am

ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice of Pakistan, Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, has said that he remembers it beyond any doubt that during the hearing of...

EU pledges aid, urges Myanmar to end unrest 05 Nov 2012 - 06:20 am

YANGON: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called for an end to communal killings in Myanmar following talks with President Thein Sein,...

China’s Bo Xilai expelled from Communist party 05 Nov 2012 - 06:19 am

BEIJING: Chinese leaders ended a key closed-door conclave yesterday with a decision to formally expel disgraced politician Bo Xilai from the Communist Party,...

Philippine govt plans to ease hiring rules for OFWs 05 Nov 2012 - 06:18 am

MANILA: More Filipino workers are likely to be hired abroad with the government’s plan to ease overseas employment regulations. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz...

Bangladeshi schools to warn of extremism 05 Nov 2012 - 06:18 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s schools and universities have been asked to warn pupils about the dangers of religious militancy as part of a campaign to...