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Canada immigration alert: Changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Programme

English and French only languages that can be used as a job requirement
UAE’s Esma bans sale of water without Emirates Quality Mark

All bottled water and ice products will be regulated by Esma from September this year
DED business survey for Q2 2013: No firing, only hiring for Dubai firms

98 per cent plan either to increase or maintain employment count during quarter
After ‘drug’ grand-mum, another Brit woman faces death penalty for smuggling

Arrested at hotel in East Java with 1.47 kg of crystal meth
Emergency at high-rise tower in Dubai: Paramedics climb 28 floors

Paramedics at the Dubai Ambulance Services Foundation climbs 28th floors with at least 10kg equipment and rushes patient to hospital
Gold crisis: Prices fall 7 days in a row

Investors pulling out of market as dollar gains
Revealed: No Khans for Aishwarya Rai’s Bollywood comeback

Comeback film will be a thriller to star Varun Dhawan
It’s ok for women to cry at work: Facebook boss

Sandberg named in Time magazine's 2013 list as one of 100 most influential people in the world

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Cyber attack on Saudi government websites

Several government Internet sites have come under "coordinated and simultaneous" cyber attack, an information security
8-yr-old raped, dumped on road by 'uncle'

The incident happened in Shebin El Qanater in Egypt
16 houses attacked over inter-racial love affair

A Sinhalese man and a married Tamil woman in Sri Lanka were romantically involved
New case of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: reports

A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after
Plane makes belly landing with 34 on board

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark
Container theft gang nabbed in Sharjah

Containers laden with goods were towed away by the gang’s customised truck
New radar on Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Road

The speed limit on this road is 120kmph
Filipinas' heart-rending overseas saga...

43 OFWs return home allege physical abuse by Kuwaiti employers

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Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt gets Ajmal Kasab’s cell in jail: report

Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where
‘Monster’ dad sets daughter on fire for refusing his advances

Cairo An Egyptian father is accused of setting his 24-year old daughter on fire, after she refused to have sex with him
Girls think it's a 'plus point' to have a lover while still at school

Disturbing findings of a survey by Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA)
Man gets 33-year jail term for 'ignoring' ex-wife

Sri Lankan man to serve prison term for who defaulting maintenance payment to ex-wife
Google converts Samsung Galaxy S4 into a Nexus phone

Online search giant Google will strip the newly launched and hottest selling Samsung Galaxy S4 of all of the South
Salman Khan’s brother buys home in Dubai

Sohail Khan has invested in an apartment in the emirate

Entertainment & Lifestyle

IPL match-fixing scam keeps Sanjay Dutt out of spotlight

Actor wanted to be spared media attention as he turned himself in
Bollywood disaster @ Cannes: Billions await Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s magic

Will Aishwarya overcome her history of fashion faux pas at Cannes this time
Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya at Cannes, Amitabh happy with reunion

Aishwarya will walk the red carpet on May 19
Disaster at Cannes: Starring Amitabh, Vidya and Sonam Kapoor

Indian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Vidya Balan greets the audience on May 15, 2013 as she arrives on
Sonam Kapoor's radical saree at Cannes scores over Aishwarya Rai's jacket saree

Not a big fan of Sonam's huge nose ring or Vidya Balan's covering act
Salman Khan rings up Sanjay Dutt’s daughter

Dutt finally goes to jail in the 1993 blast case
Bollywood review: ‘Aurangzeb’ creates an impression, but just not enough

Packed with some stellar performances, the thrilling drama falters and fumbles and falls short of turning into a classic
Cannes scare: Man points handgun, threatens to blow-up studio with grenade

Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were evacuated from the set of a French TV show after shots were heard

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Space Oddity: Song, nail clipping in zero gravity

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Clashes at Cairo demonstration

Crowd demand President Morsi's resignation

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IPL6 KXIP v MI 'live' cricket score: Chawla strikes; Karthik out, Mumbai 69-4 chasing target of 184

Malinga becomes first bowler to claim 100 IPL wickets
Alaska reprises Game 1 win over Ginebra
IPL 6 spot-fixing: Sreesanth confesses, says police
Taylor leads New Zealand revival
Australia to investigate Warner's Twitter rant

Football

Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King's Cup

Mourinho and Ronaldo both see red
Arsenal deny Rooney approach
Retiring Ferguson seeks anything but a quiet life
David Beckham announces retirement
Chelsea to splash out on new players, says Benitez

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Man runs out onto uncertain Alaska lake ice to avoid police

He later surrenders
Owner hires men to smash his Maserati

Some expressed scepticism about car owner's motives
Coca-Cola 'recipe' finds teen buyer - at $15 million

Formula is a closely-held trade secret for generations

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Manila rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims

No intentional killing of fisherman: Philippines

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Next Aishwarya? Dubai beauty queen dreams of romancing SRK

Miss India Worldwide 2013, 2nd runner-up, Surbhi Sachdev plans to step into Bollywood after finishing her education
Dh67,000 a minute for a Shah Rukh Khan showstopper in Dubai

Sources rubbishing the 8-crore price the actor reportedly charged at a recent marriage in the emirate

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120,000 more Arabian nights: Hotel rooms pipeline surges

There is room to grow in Gulf’s hospitality sector
India gets ‘junk’ status warning from S&P

Finance ministry officials have been arguing for a ratings upgrade
Expat Indians rush to buy bullion as gold price plunges to $1,375

Spot gold price plunged to $1,374.27 per troy ounce on Thursday
Will gold price re-test $1,350?

Another plunge this month after low of $1,335 on Tuesday?
Euler Hermes targets SMEs

Firm to ensure that ‘Risk’ isn’t a four-lettered word for SMEs in the Gulf
Emirates NBD plans bond

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Bollywood disaster @ Cannes: Billions await Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s magic

Will Aishwarya overcome her history of fashion faux pas at Cannes this time
16 houses attacked over inter-racial love affair

A Sinhalese man and a married Tamil woman in Sri Lanka were romantically involved
Sonam Kapoor's radical saree at Cannes scores over Aishwarya Rai's jacket saree

Not a big fan of Sonam's huge nose ring or Vidya Balan's covering act
Owner hires men to smash his Maserati

Some expressed scepticism about car owner's motives
Disaster at Cannes: Starring Amitabh, Vidya and Sonam Kapoor

Indian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Vidya Balan greets the audience on May 15, 2013 as she arrives on

Disaster at Cannes: Starring Amitabh, Vidya and Sonam Kapoor

Indian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Vidya Balan greets the audience on May 15, 2013 as she arrives on
Emergency at high-rise tower in Dubai: Paramedics climb 28 floors

Paramedics at the Dubai Ambulance Services Foundation climbs 28th floors with at least 10kg equipment and rushes patient to hospital
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IPL 6 spot-fixing: Sreesanth confesses, says police

Three Rajasthan Royals players accused of fixing different matches this week

Man gets 33-year jail term for 'ignoring' ex-wife

Sri Lankan man to serve prison term for who defaulting maintenance payment to ex-wife
Energy drinks kill Kuwaiti squash player

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Londoners queue up for Emaar’s Dubai properties

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UAE’s Esma bans sale of water without Emirates Quality Mark

All bottled water and ice products will be regulated by Esma from September this year

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Cyber attack on Saudi government websites

Several government Internet sites have come under "coordinated and simultaneous" cyber attack, an information security
8-yr-old raped, dumped on road by 'uncle'

The incident happened in Shebin El Qanater in Egypt
16 houses attacked over inter-racial love affair

A Sinhalese man and a married Tamil woman in Sri Lanka were romantically involved
New case of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: reports

A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after
Plane makes belly landing with 34 on board

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark

Emergency at high-rise tower in Dubai: Paramedics climb 28 floors

Paramedics at the Dubai Ambulance Services Foundation climbs 28th floors with at least 10kg equipment and rushes patient to hospital
Revealed: No Khans for Aishwarya Rai’s Bollywood comeback

Comeback film will be a thriller to star Varun Dhawan
It’s ok for women to cry at work: Facebook boss

Sandberg named in Time magazine's 2013 list as one of 100 most influential people in the world

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