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Libya forces capture IS base in Sirte ASIA

Libya forces capture IS base in Sirte

Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte said yesterday they had captured a convention centre in the city centre, seizing a base where militants once flew their black militant flag.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Aranmula airport gets federal approval INTERNATIONAL

Aranmula airport gets federal approval

The federal expert appraisal committee on infrastructure has given its nod to the KGS Aranmula International Airport Limited to go ahead with a new environment impact assessment (EIA).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Low-caste Indians beaten up over dead cow INTERNATIONAL

Low-caste Indians beaten up over dead cow

An angry mob in southern India attacked two low-caste cousins who they suspected of slaughtering a cow, police said Wednesday, the latest such attack by self-styled protectors of the animals.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Celebrations in Japan after Ichiro’s 3,000-hit feat CULTURE

Celebrations in Japan after Ichiro’s 3,000-hit feat

Japan celebrated on Monday after the country’s baseball star Ichiro Suzuki became the 30th member of Major League Baseball’s elite 3,000-hit club, with growing hopes he will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Phelps opens final chapter on golden note CULTURE

Phelps opens final chapter on golden note

At his fifth, and supposedly last Olympics, Michael Phelps finally let his guard down, sobbing along with his teammates after collecting his 19th gold medal by helping the United States win the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay in Rio.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
VW’s diesel woes deepen with ban in South Korea ECONOMY

VW’s diesel woes deepen with ban in South Korea

Volkswagen faced two new fronts in the diesel crisis after South Korea all but banned sales of the automaker’s models and the state of Bavaria threatened to sue over the cheating scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
N Korea fires three ballistic missiles in show of force INTERNATIONAL

N Korea fires three ballistic missiles in show of force

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday which flew between 500km and 600km into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dumoulin wins stage, Froome extends his lead on subdued day CULTURE

Dumoulin wins stage, Froome extends his lead on subdued day

‘I am not as satisfied as I normally would be if it wasn’t for the sad day that it is. Cycling gets a little bit less important on a day like this, which is normal. I’m happy that I got the win, that’s what I came for to this Tour. I’m happy and at the same moment very sad for everyone involved in t

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Asia’s budget airline king splurges on planes to retain lead ECONOMY

Asia’s budget airline king splurges on planes to retain lead

Earlier this year over Iranian food in London, Tony Fernandes was discussing the outlines of his most audacious aircraft purchase yet with two Airbus Group SE executives.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QNB’s H1 profit up 12% to QR6.2bn ECONOMY

QNB’s H1 profit up 12% to QR6.2bn

The region’s largest bank QNB Group has posted a first half net profit of QR6.2bn, up 12% on the same period last year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Commercial Bank launches summer debit card campaign ARABIA

Commercial Bank launches summer debit card campaign

Commercial Bank has announced the launch of its summer campaign rewarding customers for using their debit card overseas during the promotion period of July 3 to October 3, 2016.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Celebrating communal harmony SPORT

Celebrating communal harmony

In line with their aim to improve communal harmony and celebrate togetherness, the members of Sri Lankan Friends’ Club (SLFC) hosted the Muslim members of the Sri Lankan community living in Qatar at an Iftar recently.

4:45 AM November 25 2016