Showing posts from November 11, 2012

Teenage bedrooms big trouble turf

JAN HOFFMAN NYT SYNDICATE KRISTYNA Krueger took a deep breath, girding herself to enter her 14-year-old son Brandon’s bedroom. Then she gingerly stepped in and described the spectacle. “Every drawer…

Shashant Shah wants to work with Lara again

IANS AFTER critically acclaimed comic satire Challo Dilli, director Shashant Shah is keen to work with Lara Dutta again in his next untitled project. Released in 2011, Chalo Dilli was the first film…

Miley Cyrus to take time off for marriage

AP MILEY Cyrus is working hard to finish her new album so she can take some time off to enjoy being engaged. The 19-year-old entertainer plans to marry Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth. They announc…

Rihanna rocks Victoria’s Secret catwalk

AP RIHANNA rocked lingerie at Wednesday night’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York, providing the highlight of the live-music soundtrack and holding her own on the catwalk with some of the w…

Not the last of Lynyrd Skynyrd songs yet

GARY GRAFF NYT SYNDICATE IT’S a time of mixed feelings for the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and particularly for Gary Rossington, the sole remaining founder of the influential Southern rock group. On …

Balooshi second in Pomona race qualifying round

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA WHEN the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season began here in Pomona last February, Khalid al Balooshi was the No. 7 qualifier and lost in the first round of eliminatio…

Fulham holds Arsenal to 3-3 draw; Arteta misses spotkick

AFP LONDON MIKEL ARTETA’S failure to convert an added-time penalty summed up Arsenal’s frustrations as Arsene Wenger’s side squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with Fulham at the Emirates Stadi…

Ulsan beats Ahli, wins AFC Champions League

ULSAN AFP ULSAN HYUNDAI thrashed Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli 3-0 on Saturday to lift their first AFC Champions League trophy and become the third South Korean club in four years to be crowned kings of As…

Del Potro shocks Federer, reaches semis

AFP LONDON ARGENTINA’S Juan Martin del Potro claimed a surprise 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Roger Federer on Saturday to book his place in the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Fin…

Doha Bank launches personal loan promotion campaign

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE personal loan from Doha Bank, which was proclaimed earlier this year as the best deal in town, beat itself with a new scheme offered for a limited three months period. …

Ally likely to sell auto financing arm for $4 billion

REUTERS NEW YORK ALLY Financial is nearing a deal to sell its auto financing operations in Europe and Latin America for around $4 billion, with General Motors emerging as the lead bidder if the comp…

Obama faces major economic challenges: QNB

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE new term in office for President Obama could be even trickier than the previous one from an economic perspective, according to QNB Group analysis. The previous term sta…

Qatar Exchange trade value up 42% percent

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE Qatar Exchange (QE) showed a mixed performance during the five trading days of the week that started on November 4. The official QE index decreased by 0.36 percent over…

QFI to train youth for green challenges

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA IN the lead up to Qatar’s hosting of COP18/CMP8 later this month, Qatar Foundation International (QFI) selected 52 students from the US, Brazil, Argentina and Qatar to join…

QU to host climate change activist at pre-COP18 talk

MOHAMED KHOULAIDI DOHA QATAR University (QU) will host an internationally- recognised climate change activist Wael Hmaidan at a discussion on the relevance of the topic of climate change for young p…

QCVA launches donation drive for Syrian refugees

RAMY SALAMA DOHA THE Qatar Centre for Voluntary Activity (QCVA) is embarking on a six-month campaign to source relief materials for displaced Syrians. During the campaign, QCVA aims to collect cloth…

Move to train the disabled in job skills to better lot

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QNB HAS signed a memorandum of understanding with the Qatar Society for the Rehabilitation of People with Special Needs (QSRPSN) to train and develop people with special ne…

Two killed as Yemen militias, tribe clash

AFP ADEN TWO aides to a tribal chief with alleged Al Qaeda links were killed in a clash with pro-army militiamen in the troubled southern province of Abyan on Saturday, a local militia official said…

20 Syrian troops killed in twin suicide blasts

AP BEIRUT TWIN suicide bombings shook a southern Syrian city on Saturday, killing at least 20 regime troops, an activist group said. The early morning blasts in Daraa targeted an encampment for gove…

IAEA to resume talks with Iran in December

AFP VIENNA THE UN atomic agency said on Friday it will next month hold its first talks with Iran since August over Tehran’s contested nuclear programme, in a first sign of renewed diplomatic activit…

Women directors take centrestage at DTFF 2012

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA FROM the time when it opens to capacity crowds on November 17, to when the curtain falls on the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) 2012, women filmmakers will remain in the …

Liposuction on the rise as obesity grows in Qatar

LANI ROSE R DIZON DOHA IT may sound unbelievable but it is true that the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) every year treats more than 10,000 plastic surgery cases, and most of the patients seeking th…

SNC under pressure over opposition unity plan

AFP DOHA THE Syrian National Council came under increasing pressure on Saturday to accept an opposition unity plan after saying it will put forward its own proposals amid growing frustration among o…
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