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QIA acquires shares worth $622mn in Empire State Realty Trust ARABIA

QIA acquires shares worth $622mn in Empire State Realty Trust

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority, has bought an almost 10% stake in the company that owns New York's iconic Empire State Building, the official Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
NY man due in court, charged with slaying of Muslim imam, assistant INTERNATIONAL

NY man due in court, charged with slaying of Muslim imam, assistant

A New York City man was due in court on Tuesday to face charges he gunned down and killed a Muslim imam and his assistant on a street in the borough of Queens over the weekend, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suspected New York imam killer charged with murder INTERNATIONAL

Suspected New York imam killer charged with murder

New York police charged a suspect on Monday with the double murder of a New York imam and his friend, in a brutal slaying that sent shock waves through US Muslim communities.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Search at New York's JFK airport finds no signs of gunfire INTERNATIONAL

Search at New York's JFK airport finds no signs of gunfire

A preliminary investigation found no evidence of gunfire in a terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, despite earlier reports of shots being heard, the airport's operator said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport INTERNATIONAL

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter on Friday to express his annoyance at being detained by US airport immigration authorities for the third time, saying the experience "really, really sucks".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Trump Tower climber captured after three-hour ascent INTERNATIONAL

Trump Tower climber captured after three-hour ascent

A man spent three hours on Wednesday scaling Trump Tower, the New York home and headquarters of the Republican nominee for US president, before police captured him through an open window.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New security scare jolts shell-shocked Dallas INTERNATIONAL

New security scare jolts shell-shocked Dallas

Dallas was gripped by a new security scare on Saturday triggered by an anonymous threat in the Texas city, on edge days after a gunman fatally ambushed five police officers during a peaceful protest.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after 70-hour transatlantic flight INTERNATIONAL

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after 70-hour transatlantic flight

The experimental Solar Impulse 2 plane landed in Spain on Thursday morning, an AFP correspondent said, after completing a 70-hour journey from New York powered only by sunlight.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Solar Impulse 2 leaves New York, begins Atlantic crossing INTERNATIONAL

Solar Impulse 2 leaves New York, begins Atlantic crossing

The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft set off from New York's JFK airport early Monday, embarking on the transatlantic leg of its record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Trump secures enough delegates to clinch nomination: AP INTERNATIONAL

Trump secures enough delegates to clinch nomination: AP

Donald Trump secured the support of enough delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination, after unbound delegates pledged to back the billionaire, according to the Associated Press count.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FBI suspects insiders in $81mn Bangladesh central bank theft INTERNATIONAL

FBI suspects insiders in $81mn Bangladesh central bank theft

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation suspects the computer hacking theft of $81mn from Bangladesh's central bank was in part an inside job, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Trump, Clinton re-energised after big New York wins INTERNATIONAL

Trump, Clinton re-energised after big New York wins

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hit the campaign trail after their big primary wins in New York, with the Democrat locking up the nomination, while the Republican's path to victory remains unclear.

4:45 AM November 25 2016