Default / Miscellaneous

Japan PM Abe set for one-week US tour 23 Mar 2015 - 01:51 pm

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tokyo--Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will embark on a week-long US tour next month as the two former...

Yemen militia send reinforcements to south 23 Mar 2015 - 01:34 pm

Aden--Yemen's Shia militia has sent reinforcements to the south, security sources said Monday, amid warnings the Arabian Peninsula country is on the brink...

France's conservatives, far-right win local polls 23 Mar 2015 - 01:29 pm

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy Paris--France's right celebrated on Monday after a conservative alliance and the far-right National Front took top spots in weekend...

Greek deputy PM to visit China amid financial crisis 23 Mar 2015 - 01:21 pm

Greek deputy prime minister Ioannis Dragasakis Beijing--Greek deputy prime minister Ioannis Dragasakis will visit China this week, Beijing's foreign ministry announced Monday, as...

Syria opposition attacked civilians 'indiscriminately' 23 Mar 2015 - 01:15 pm

Beirut--Syrian armed opposition groups, among them jihadists but also Western-backed rebels, have indiscriminately targeted civilians in violation of the laws of war, Human...

Yemen Shia militia increasing attacks on journalists 23 Mar 2015 - 01:10 pm

Dubai--Members of Yemen's Shia Huthi militia in control of the capital have increased their attacks against journalists, including arrests and alleged torture, Human...

12 whales die after Australia stranding 23 Mar 2015 - 01:04 pm

Sydney--Twelve whales died on Monday after stranding themselves against a rocky breakwater on Australia's west coast, with experts working hard to save another...

Pakistan holds first national day parade in seven years 23 Mar 2015 - 01:00 pm

Islamabad--Pakistan Monday held its first national day military parade for seven years, a display of pageantry aimed at showing the country has the...

Hindu group attacks cathedral in central India 23 Mar 2015 - 12:58 pm

New Delhi--Indian police said Monday they have arrested six people after Hindu fundamentalists were shown vandalising a cathedral in central India, the latest...

Japan's Okinawa orders halt to US military base work 23 Mar 2015 - 12:03 pm

Takeshi Onaga Tokyo--The governor of Okinawa Monday ordered a halt to construction of a controversial US military base, in the latest twist in...

Republican Ted Cruz launches 2016 race with White House bid 23 Mar 2015 - 11:43 am

Ted Cruz Washington--US Senator Ted Cruz from the hardline Republican right confirmed Monday he will run for president in 2016, the first major...

World hails Singapore's Lee as sage and shrewd statesman 23 Mar 2015 - 11:16 am

Lee Kuan Yew Singapore--The United States and China on Monday led global acclaim for Lee Kuan Yew, the Singaporean statesman whose shrewd and...

Indonesia detains alleged IS recruiters 23 Mar 2015 - 10:53 am

Jakarta--Indonesian anti-terror police have arrested five men who allegedly arranged for a group of mostly women and children to try and enter Syria...

Border blaze sees Koreas block access to industrial zone 23 Mar 2015 - 10:49 am

Seoul--South and North Korea blocked access to their Kaesong joint industrial zone Monday after a fire broke out near a cross-border road and...

Emir meets Princess Astrid 23 Mar 2015 - 02:54 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Princess Astrid, Representative of King Philip of Belgium, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday

SEC eases admission procedures 23 Mar 2015 - 02:35 am

Officials at the press conference. Kammutty VP DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SCH) has relaxed some of the admission procedures for private school...

More than 15 flights diverted from HIA due to bad weather 23 Mar 2015 - 02:32 am

DOHA: More than 15 flights were diverted from Hamad International Airport (HIA) yesterday to airports in neighbouring countries due to the bad weather....

Rains expected to continue today 23 Mar 2015 - 02:32 am

Vehicles wade through gushing water following incessant rains in Duhail, a sprawling suburb. SONIA AZAD DOHA: Intermittent rains are expected to continue today...