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Abu Dhabi's ADWEA in talks with banks for $350 mln project bond – sources 04 Oct 2015 - 04:02 pm

DUBAI: Monopoly utility Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) is in talks with banks about issuing a project bond as early as...

China biker clocked at 237 kph in Beijing speed stunt 04 Oct 2015 - 03:57 pm

Representational image BEIJING: Beijing police have detained a motorcyclist who touched a speed of 237 kilometres per hour (147 mph) on the city's...

Erdogan: Russia making 'grave mistake 04 Oct 2015 - 03:51 pm

ISTANBUL: Russia's bombing campaign in Syria is a "grave mistake" and its support for the regime will be judged by history, Turkish President...

Iranian parliamentary panel gives conditional nod to nuke deal 04 Oct 2015 - 03:41 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, with President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, center, at a meeting the...

Israeli authorities impose fresh restrictions on entry into Al-aqsa mosque 04 Oct 2015 - 12:03 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have imposed fresh restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Israeli-occupied Old City of...

150 migrants rescued off Spanish coast 04 Oct 2015 - 11:58 am

Madrid: Six boats, carrying a total of about 150 migrants, have been detected off the coast of Spain, according to the local Maritime...

71 fishermen lost during tropical storm in Philippines 04 Oct 2015 - 11:52 am

Manila: More than 70 fishermen were missing in the Philippines Sunday after tropical storm Mujigae, which brought strong winds and big waves. The...

Bomb kills pro-government tribal elder in NW Pakistan 04 Oct 2015 - 11:32 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: A pro-government tribal elder was killed Sunday and his son was wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in Pakistan's...

Two Egyptian policemen shot dead in Sinai 04 Oct 2015 - 11:28 am

Cairo: Gunmen have shot dead two Egyptian policemen in the bastion of the Islamic State jihadist group in the Sinai Peninsula, the interior...

Emiratis vote in advisory body poll 04 Oct 2015 - 01:45 am

Emirati citizens cast their votes at a polling station at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre yesterday. Dubai: Emiratis went to polls yesterday...

At UN, Hungary calls for cooperation with Russia 04 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, USA: Hungary's foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that there can be no let-up in Europe's migration crisis...

Onion crisis: India imports 18,000 tonnes from Egypt 03 Oct 2015 - 06:28 pm

NEW DELHI: As onion prices continue at a high of Rs.60-70, India is importing large quantities of the much-needed vegetable from Egypt, which...

Rescuers search for hundreds missing in deadly Guatemala landslide 03 Oct 2015 - 06:02 pm

Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala: Rescuers resumed a desperate search Saturday for several hundred people believed missing in a village landslide on the outskirts...

Germany wants to extend Afghanistan mission by one year 03 Oct 2015 - 05:48 pm

The German government wants to extend its deployment in Afghanistan for one year initially, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag cited high-ranking NATO sources...

Iran expels Bahrain envoy: State media 03 Oct 2015 - 05:20 pm

Iranian riot policemen standing guard outside theBahraini embassy in Tehran. (file picture) TEHRAN: Iran has expelled a senior official from Bahrain's embassy in...