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Indian train disaster toll rises to 142, more dead feared INTERNATIONAL

Indian train disaster toll rises to 142, more dead feared

The death toll from India's rail disaster rose to 142 on Monday after workers toiled through the night removing victims from the wreckage, with grim warnings that more bodies were trapped inside.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar men clinch silver medal in Team Trap, women take bronze in 50m Rifle 60 Prone CULTURE

Qatar men clinch silver medal in Team Trap, women take bronze in 50m Rifle 60 Prone

Qatar opened its account at the 49th CISM World Military Shooting Championship by clinching a silver and bronze in the team events at the Losail Shooting Range yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fresh blow for Boks as Smit suffers injury CULTURE

Fresh blow for Boks as Smit suffers injury

South Africa flanker Roelof Smit is likely to miss the rest of his country’s tour of Europe after suffered a suspected torn bicep yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ireland claim first win over All Blacks CULTURE

Ireland claim first win over All Blacks

Ireland ended a century-long losing streak to claim a historic first-ever win over New Zealand yesterday, sending the All Blacks spinning to a 40-29 defeat with a scintillating display.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China, Malaysia sign deals on navy vessels INTERNATIONAL

China, Malaysia sign deals on navy vessels

Malaysia has agreed to buy four Chinese naval vessels and pledged with Beijing to handle South China Sea disputes bilaterally, a Chinese official said yesterday, in what could be China’s latest counter to US influence in the region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan industrial output stalls in worrying sign for economy ECONOMY

Japan industrial output stalls in worrying sign for economy

Japan’s industrial output stalled in September in a worrying sign that the economy, already struggling to mount a sure-footed recovery, may be losing some momentum due to weak consumer spending and exports.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EY organises seminar on IFRS developments ECONOMY

EY organises seminar on IFRS developments

EY recently organised ‘International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Tax Update’ seminar at the W Hotel in Doha.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Boeing profit jumps in Q3; boosts delivery forecast ECONOMY

Boeing profit jumps in Q3; boosts delivery forecast

Boeing Co yesterday beat profit expectations in the third quarter despite declining revenue, a sign that cost-cutting is having an impact at the world’s biggest planemaker.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Govt vows to block Imran Khan’s protest plan INTERNATIONAL

Govt vows to block Imran Khan’s protest plan

Pakistan’s government yesterday vowed to block protests in Islamabad if opposition leader Imran Khan pushes ahead with plans to shut down the government and transport in the capital from November 2.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Massive crowds sing tribute to late Thai king INTERNATIONAL

Massive crowds sing tribute to late Thai king

Tens of thousands of black-clad Thais converged on Bangkok’s Grand Palace yesterday to sing the royal anthem in a striking display of devotion to the recently deceased King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Scotland vote likely before ’20: Sturgeon INTERNATIONAL

Scotland vote likely before ’20: Sturgeon

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday said it was “highly likely” that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pro-Remain article was ‘semi-parodic’,says Johnson INTERNATIONAL

Pro-Remain article was ‘semi-parodic’,says Johnson

Boris Johnson, who campaigned prominently for Britain to leave the European Union ahead of a June referendum, argued in favour of remaining in the bloc in an unpublished newspaper column two days before backing Brexit, according to a newspaper report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016