AirAsia sparks fare war with first India flight
NEW DELHI: Asia’s biggest budget carrier AirAsia is set to make its maiden Indian flight this week, fuelling a cut-throat…
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Tech giants scramble for lead on ‘Internet of Things’
It’s not just smartphones and tablets anymore. The world’s tech giants are now battling over a wider array of connected…
Death toll doubles in attack on Afghanistan’s Abdullah
KABUL: The death toll from two explosions targeting Afghan presidential frontrunner Abdullah Abdullah doubled on Saturday, with at least 12…
Egypt court overturns conviction for Islamist prisoner deaths
CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court overturned Saturday the conviction of a policeman sentenced to 10 years in jail for the…
Ukraine swears in the new president
KIEV: Ukraine’s Western-backed billionaire Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as president on Saturday as glimmers of hope emerged for a…
Jordanian diplomat tapped to be new UN rights chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States: Jordan’s ambassador to the United Nations has been nominated as UN high commissioner for human rights…
Antique book bound in human skin
NEW YORK: Harvard University scientists have confirmed that a 19th century French treatise in its libraries is bound in human…
Canada cop killer suspect charged with murder
OTTAWA: The suspect in the cold-blooded killing of three Canadian policemen was arrested after a 30-hour manhunt and charged yesterday…