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Goodbye ‘Dilscoop’, Dilshan to retire after Australia series CULTURE

Goodbye ‘Dilscoop’, Dilshan to retire after Australia series

Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited overs series against Australia, the swashbuckling opener announced yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Putin slams Paralympic ban as 'outside the law, morality, humanity' INTERNATIONAL

Putin slams Paralympic ban as 'outside the law, morality, humanity'

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lashed out against the ban on Russian Paralympians from Rio as the country has vowed to keep fighting the suspension it faces over state-sponsored doping.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Goldman sees possible Opec output freeze as self-defeating ECONOMY

Goldman sees possible Opec output freeze as self-defeating

Opec and some producers from outside the group may agree to freeze output during informal talks next month, which could prove “self-defeating” because it would benefit other suppliers, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatari relief ship Hope docks in Aden ARABIA

Qatari relief ship Hope docks in Aden

The relief ship ‘Hope’ has arrived in Yemen’s port of Aden. The relief is funded by Qatari philanthropists through Eid Charity Foundation and Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar condoles victims of Italy earthquake ARABIA

Qatar condoles victims of Italy earthquake

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables to Italian President Sergio Mattarella condoling the death of victims of the earthqua

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Modi’s choice of owlish Patel calms investors’ inflation fears ECONOMY

Modi’s choice of owlish Patel calms investors’ inflation fears

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi just sent a strong message to foreign bond investors without uttering a word.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two Hutu women set on fire in Congo INTERNATIONAL

Two Hutu women set on fire in Congo

Two Hutu women were dragged out of a minibus, lynched and their bodies set on fire by a crowd in eastern Congo, the local mayor said yesterday, as inter-ethnic tensions in the region surge in the wake of massacres that have killed hundreds of civilians.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Doha is 3rd busiest city for hotel construction in the Middle East ECONOMY

Doha is 3rd busiest city for hotel construction in the Middle East

Doha has been ranked third busiest city for hotel construction in the Middle East, according to a report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic finance becoming strong support factor for agricultural development ECONOMY

Islamic finance becoming strong support factor for agricultural development

Islamic finance is making further inroads in agricultural sectors globally. The trend is increasingly adopted and experts see that Islamic finance can help agriculture-based societies,....

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kashmiri women offer bangles to UN chief over inaction INTERNATIONAL

Kashmiri women offer bangles to UN chief over inaction

Women in Pakistan-administered Kashmir offered their bangles to Ban Ki-moon Tuesday, an insult in patriarchal South Asia aimed at the UN head's perceived inaction over violence on the Indian side of the disputed region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Car bomb kills three, wounds 100 in eastern Turkey ASIA

Car bomb kills three, wounds 100 in eastern Turkey

At least three police officers were killed and about 100 people wounded by a car bomb at a police station in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig on Thursday, security sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Madonna celebrates 58th birthday in Havana INTERNATIONAL

Madonna celebrates 58th birthday in Havana

Madonna yesterday celebrated her 58th birthday in Havana, dancing to Cuban beats during a night on the town and drawing crowds as she toured the city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016