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Bangladesh upholds opposition politician’s death sentence 29 Jul 2015 - 11:24 am

Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (C) is a key figure in the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. AFP Dhaka: Bangladesh’s top court Wednesday upheld the...

At least 26 dead in flash floods in western India 29 Jul 2015 - 11:03 am

Ahmedabad, India: Flash floods triggered by torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 26 people in a west Indian state in the past...

Nation pays tributes to Kalam 29 Jul 2015 - 10:16 am

President Pranab Mukherjee salutes as he pays respects to the body of former President A P J Abdul Kalam, wrapped with the national...

Rains to hit Gujarat, MP, Odisha 29 Jul 2015 - 10:13 am

New Delhi: There will be heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha over the next three days, the weather department...

New SC bench to hear Memon’s plea 29 Jul 2015 - 10:12 am

An activist reacts as she gets detained by police for distributing pamphlets during a protest against the death sentence for Yakub Memon, a...

Punjab attacks: CCTV footage shows well-armed terrorists 29 Jul 2015 - 10:11 am

Punjab Police soldier Rajinder Kumar (centre) speaks with police officers as he recovers at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar yesterday, after he...

Eco-corridor by 2018: Sharif 29 Jul 2015 - 10:08 am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is fast tracking all infrastructure projects related to the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), signalling to officials that...

Bamiyan’s caves, homes for poor Afghans 29 Jul 2015 - 10:07 am

A Hazara Afghan family stands in front of their cave in the old city of Bamiyan, some 200 kilometres northwest of Kabul. Carved...

Fleeing floods 29 Jul 2015 - 10:06 am

People flee flooded areas in the Muhammad Pur Ghota area of Punjab province, Pakistan, yesterday. According to local officials, the death toll from...

Cameron in Singapore 29 Jul 2015 - 10:02 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron, his Minister of State for Small Business Anna Soubry and Singaporean minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace...

Female prison employee pleads guilty 29 Jul 2015 - 09:59 am

Joyce Mitchell is escorted out of the court house after pleading guilty at Clinton County Court, in Plattsburgh, New York yesterday. PLATTSBURGH: A...

Hillary urged to hand over private email server 29 Jul 2015 - 09:57 am

WASHINGTON: Republican US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner yesterday said that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should “come clean” and turn over...

LaGuardia Airport to be rebuilt 29 Jul 2015 - 09:54 am

An artist’s rendering of plans for New York City’s LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, yesterday. The airport, famously likened to a “third...

GU-Q students attend US national forum 29 Jul 2015 - 03:51 am

The students at College Park, University of Maryland. DOHA: Five female students from Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) attended the National Conference for...

Venezuela Independence Day marked 29 Jul 2015 - 03:51 am

Minister of Development Planning and Statistics H E Dr Saleh Mohamed Salem Al Nabit, Venezuelan Ambassador Julian Rivas to Qatar and other officials...

QC zakat project benefits 37,500 families in Syria 29 Jul 2015 - 03:50 am

Beneficiaries queue up at one of Qatar Charity distribution centres in Syria. DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) distributed Zakat Al Fitr across Syria, including...

Qatar-Sudan ties reviewed 29 Jul 2015 - 03:49 am

Minister of State for Defence Affairs and Cabinet Member H E Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah and Chief of Staff Major-General...

MoI honours Rotana Group for support 29 Jul 2015 - 03:48 am

Doha: The Ministry of Interior honoured Rotana Restaurant Group for constant support in organising cultural events and raising traffic awareness among expatriate communities...