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Burmese ruby sells for record $30 mln at auction The “Sunrise Ruby” from Myanmar, part of a collection of Cartier jewels up for auction, had been expected to sell for between $12 million and $18 million. A 25.59 carat “pigeon blood” ruby sold for a world record $30.33 million at auction in Geneva Tuesday while a rare pink diamond believed to...

Gunmen attack bus, kill over 40 Shiites in Pakistan's Karachi More than 40 Shiite Muslims have been killed in Karachi after attackers opened fire on a bus they were traveling in. This is the latest in a series of attacks on minorities in Pakistan. At least 43 people belonging to the minority Ismaili Shiite community were killed after six gunmen riding...

US train derailment kills at least five A US passenger train has derailed near Philadelphia, killing several people. Multiple train cars rolled over in the crash and dozens of injured have been taken to local hospitals. The cause of the crash remains unknown. At least five people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday night when a passenger train derailed near...

Minister opens Cityscape Qatar Doha - Minister of Economy and Commerce HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al Thani inaugurated the mega real estate exhibition 'Cityscape Qatar' on Monday. Held under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, Cityscape Qatar has provided a platform to more than...

Third secular blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh A masked gang wielding machetes hacked a secular blogger to death Tuesday in northeastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack by suspected Islamists since February. Police said that Ananta Bijoy Das had been murdered in broad daylight as he headed to work at a local bank in the city of Sylhet, an...

Aamir Khan to release PK in China, share stage with Jackie Chan Aamir Khan will reach China to promote the wide release of his recent blockbuster, PK, in the country on Thursday. The movie has been dubbed in Chinese and will be released across the country later this month. PK, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, has grossed over Rs 600 crore worldwide...

Kolkata: Blast in local train, 18 injured KOLKATA: A blast in a Krishnanagar bound local train from Sealdah early on Tuesday left 18 injured. All injured have been admitted to R.G.Kar medical college hospital in Kolkata. The incident took place at 3:55 am, when the train which left Sealdah was between Barrackpore and Titagarh railway stations. Preliminary probe suggests the train passengers...

Summer's dry or sticky heat, depending on which part of India you live in, saps exercise enthusiasts of energy and resolve. But should you let this scorching heat interfere with your workouts? Experts suggest that you shouldn't. Not only will letting go of exercise in the summer months set you up for an uphill climb come the monsoon months,...

Ingredients 3 (3.4-oz) packages vanilla instant pudding 4-3/4 cups whole milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 (8-oz) carton sour cream 1 (8-oz) container whipped topping, divided 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, divided 1 (12-oz) box vanilla wafer cookies 9 or 10 bananas, sliced Juice from 1/2 a lemon Preparation Banana Pudding (1) Mix the pudding and milk according to the package directions and then add the vanilla. (2) Fold in the sour...

UN: Cyprus reunification talks to resume The leaders of ethnically-split Cyprus have agreed to restart peace talks in a bid to reunify the island. The election of a moderate leftist Turkish Cypriot has raised hopes of a breakthrough after 40 years of division. A United Nations envoy said the leaders planned to resume the stalled talks on Friday May 15, seizing...

Powerful earthquake strikes Nepal The US Geological Survey has registered a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, less than three weeks after a major quake in the country left thousands dead and many more homeless. The US Geological Survey placed the quake's epicenter roughly 83 kilometers (52 miles) east of the capital Kathmandu, near the border with China, at 12:35 p.m. local time...

Qatar to build 160 pedestrian bridges by 2022 The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) plans to construct about 160 pedestrian bridges in different parts of Qatar in the coming years, a top official announced on Sunday. "Pedestrians account for 33% of road traffic accident fatalities in the country," pointed out Yousef al-Emadi, senior engineer and manager of road operation and maintenance department...

7.3 million passengers used HIA in Q1 of 2015 Hamad International Airport (HIA) served a record 7.3m passengers during the first quarter of 2015, representing a 17 percent increase from the number of passengers who travelled through the previous hub, Doha International Airport, during the same period in 2014. HIA saw 7,360,308 passengers pass through its gates during the first quarter...

Qatar Airways launches Asia's first A350 XWB service to Singapore CHANGI Airport Singapore marks the second A350 XWB route for global launch customer, Qatar Airways Third frequency to be added this summer with all three flights to be serviced by A350 SINGAPORE – Qatar Airways, as the global launch customer for the A350 XWB, became the first airline to operate...