Defending world champion
Valentino Rossi is recharged,
relaxed and raring to go for
another MotoGP racing season
- needless to say he is eyeing
another title.
The Italian icon is in perfect
shape and feeling confident.
PRESIDENT Obama´s
tentative outreach to
Iran inched forward last
week. At an international
conference on
Afghanistan, Richard
Holbrooke — one of the
president´s top diplomats
— managed a brief
exchange with an Iranian
counterpart.
FOR smokers who want to cut
down on the number of cigarettes
they smoke, using nicotine
replacement therapy not
only helps them smoke less but
makes it twice as likely that they will
quit altogether, British researchers
report.
It was a
historic moment when the Emir
His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin
Khalifa al Thani inaugurated Qatargas
2, the world's first fully integrated
value chain liquefied natural
gas (LNG).
Her Highness
Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned,
member of the High Level Group
of the UN Alliance of Civilizations
(UNAOC), who participated in the
Second UNAOC Forum.
The US economy
is in for 'a lasting slowdown'
and won't recover this year, while
'the banking system as a whole
is basically insolvent,' billionaire
investor George Soros .
Egypt lived
up to its reputation of being
powerhouse, capturing three of
the four titles at the Qatar international
open squash tournament on Monday.
The fourth title was bagged by
Malaysian Darren .
Interviewing
Keifer Sutherland takes some time.
Clad in a black shirt which amply
displays both his muscles for
an interview at a Beverly Hills
hotel, he's perfectly cooperative.
The 23rd GCC meeting on prevention of drug kicked off at the Ritz Carlton Hotel here on Monday with emphasis on better coordination among the countries of the region to counter the menace of drug and prevent their use. The meeting was attended by GCC heads of drug prevention agencies, who stressed on the Gulf cooperation in order to stop drug dealers from operating in the region. Addressing the meet, head of the Drugs Prevention Department in the Ministry of Interior here, Mohamed.
The Creative Nail Design (CND) Training Academy, held an open day here on Monday where customers and professionals from different salons in Qatar converged to see the products and were educated on them. The first of its kind in Qatar, this new education centre offers professional training for hands and feet, from the internationally acclaimed professionals, formerly known as Creative. The open day was attended by a large number of people from the professional nail industry.
She is a Briton deeply in love with Qatar and things Qatari. But Rosemary Morrell´s hasn´t been a love at first sight; it has developed with the time she has spent in the desert country—not less than 35 years. The beauty of Qatar´s sights and sounds and a growing fascination with its age-long traditions and millennia-old culture has inspired the artist inside Rosemary to recreate them on the canvas through colourful images. The result: hundreds of paintings depicting.
British Airways Plc joined with three airline groups and the UK´s main airport operator to propose an emissions trading system for all carriers to help fight global warming. The coalition, called the Aviation Global Deal Group, proposed a worldwide emissions limit for all airlines at United Nations climatechange talks in Bonn on Monday in an effort to include the industry in a climate treaty that 192 countries aim to agree to in December in Copenhagen. "It is a significant...
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner denied on Sunday the Obama administration was crafting bailout initiatives to allow companies to evade limits on executive pay and other restrictions imposed by Congress. "No, that´s not true," Geithner said when asked about a report in Saturday´s Washington Post that the White House was trying to allow some exceptions. "Now, our obligation is to apply the laws that Congress just passed on executive compensation and we´re going to do that.
New car sales fell by just over 30 percent in March, prompting renewed calls for government help for buyers, as units of troubled auto giant General Motors battled to restructure themselves. German car maker Audi, a unit of Volkswagen, also said on Monday it sold 10.7 percent fewer cars in March than in the same period last year, although sales were up in China. Automakers across Europe have been feeling the pain as the economic downturn .
Tiger Woods will be stalking a 15th major title and fifth green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club this week, but whether there will be any roars from the crowd on Sunday´s back nine is uncertain. Players arrived for the year´s first major championship with dreams of a championship chase over the final holes, but changes to the famed course since 2002 have stolen some shotmaking drama from the last round. "I just hope the excitement comes back on the back.
Britain´s Andy Murray beat Serbia´s Novak Djokovic 6- 2, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Miami Masters and clinch his third title of the year. The world number four wrapped up victory after reeling off the last five games of the second set having seen Djokovic, the world number three, throw away his chance to level the final. The Serbian, the champion here in 2007, had served for the second set leading 5-3, but a fifth double fault disrupted his fightback and his game quickly fell apart.
The Philadelphia Phillies launched the 2009 Major League Baseball season by celebrating their 2008 World Series triumph on Sunday, but Atlanta made sure they didn´t celebrate with a win. Derek Lowe pitched eight strong innings, three Braves hit home runs off Brett Myers and Atlanta beat the defending champions 4-1 in the opening game of the baseball season. Atlanta´s Brian McCann hit a two-run homer, Jeff Francoeur belted a solo shot and Jordan.
As both the capital of Belgium and the administrative heart of Europe, Brussels has much to offer the two-day voyager. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a visit to the city that is the home of the European Union and the waffle. SATURDAY 9 am – Arrive at Gare Centrale. If your train takes you to this station, you´ll already be within a short walk of the city center. For those who think ´waffle´ when you hear ´Belgium´
After replacing Aishwarya Rai thrice - as the actress with most Internet downloads, ambassador of a jewellery brand and now as the Indian face of Barbie - 24-year-old Katrina Kaif has proved how young actresses in Bollywood are giving their 30- plus colleagues a run for their money. Not just Aishwarya, Katrina has also replaced 33-yearold Sushmita Sen for an endorsement deal with shampoo brand Pantene. Noted film critic Saibal Chatterjee says this is a ´normal phenomenon´.
It´s the summer of 1987. The stock market crash is a few months off, but for James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) things have already taken a recessionary turn. His father (Jack Gilpin), a wilted, weak-chinned alcoholic, has been demoted, and the resulting financial pinch puts the kibosh on James´s rather modest postcollegiate dream of a summer in Europe followed by graduate school at Columbia. Like so many other members of a generation unfairly stigmatised.
Soaring violence in Somalia and Afghanistan helped make 2008 the most dangerous year on record for aid workers, with 122 killed while carrying out their work, a report showed on Monday.
The head of Exxon Mobil Corporation said on Monday the company is not planning to shrink its staff or cut back on investment because of the global economic downturn.
The 23rd GCC meeting on prevention of drug kicked off at the Ritz Carlton Hotel here on Monday with emphasis on better coordination among the countries of the region to counter the menace of drug and prevent their use. The meeting was attended by GCC heads of drug prevention agencies, who stressed on the Gulf cooperation in order to stop drug dealers from operating in the region. Addressing the meet, head of the Drugs Prevention Department in the Ministry of Interior here, Mohamed. 
The Creative Nail Design (CND) Training Academy, held an open day here on Monday where customers and professionals from different salons in Qatar converged to see the products and were educated on them. The first of its kind in Qatar, this new education centre offers professional training for hands and feet, from the internationally acclaimed professionals, formerly known as Creative. The open day was attended by a large number of people from the professional nail industry. 
She is a Briton deeply in love with Qatar and things Qatari. But Rosemary Morrell´s hasn´t been a love at first sight; it has developed with the time she has spent in the desert country—not less than 35 years. The beauty of Qatar´s sights and sounds and a growing fascination with its age-long traditions and millennia-old culture has inspired the artist inside Rosemary to recreate them on the canvas through colourful images. The result: hundreds of paintings depicting. 
British Airways Plc joined with three airline groups and the UK´s main airport operator to propose an emissions trading system for all carriers to help fight global warming. The coalition, called the Aviation Global Deal Group, proposed a worldwide emissions limit for all airlines at United Nations climatechange talks in Bonn on Monday in an effort to include the industry in a climate treaty that 192 countries aim to agree to in December in Copenhagen. "It is a significant... 
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner denied on Sunday the Obama administration was crafting bailout initiatives to allow companies to evade limits on executive pay and other restrictions imposed by Congress. "No, that´s not true," Geithner said when asked about a report in Saturday´s Washington Post that the White House was trying to allow some exceptions. "Now, our obligation is to apply the laws that Congress just passed on executive compensation and we´re going to do that.
New car sales fell by just over 30 percent in March, prompting renewed calls for government help for buyers, as units of troubled auto giant General Motors battled to restructure themselves. German car maker Audi, a unit of Volkswagen, also said on Monday it sold 10.7 percent fewer cars in March than in the same period last year, although sales were up in China. Automakers across Europe have been feeling the pain as the economic downturn .
Tiger Woods will be stalking a 15th major title and fifth green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club this week, but whether there will be any roars from the crowd on Sunday´s back nine is uncertain. Players arrived for the year´s first major championship with dreams of a championship chase over the final holes, but changes to the famed course since 2002 have stolen some shotmaking drama from the last round. "I just hope the excitement comes back on the back.
Britain´s Andy Murray beat Serbia´s Novak Djokovic 6- 2, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Miami Masters and clinch his third title of the year. The world number four wrapped up victory after reeling off the last five games of the second set having seen Djokovic, the world number three, throw away his chance to level the final. The Serbian, the champion here in 2007, had served for the second set leading 5-3, but a fifth double fault disrupted his fightback and his game quickly fell apart.
The Philadelphia Phillies launched the 2009 Major League Baseball season by celebrating their 2008 World Series triumph on Sunday, but Atlanta made sure they didn´t celebrate with a win. Derek Lowe pitched eight strong innings, three Braves hit home runs off Brett Myers and Atlanta beat the defending champions 4-1 in the opening game of the baseball season. Atlanta´s Brian McCann hit a two-run homer, Jeff Francoeur belted a solo shot and Jordan. 
As both the capital of Belgium and the administrative heart of Europe, Brussels has much to offer the two-day voyager. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a visit to the city that is the home of the European Union and the waffle. SATURDAY 9 am – Arrive at Gare Centrale. If your train takes you to this station, you´ll already be within a short walk of the city center. For those who think ´waffle´ when you hear ´Belgium´
After replacing Aishwarya Rai thrice - as the actress with most Internet downloads, ambassador of a jewellery brand and now as the Indian face of Barbie - 24-year-old Katrina Kaif has proved how young actresses in Bollywood are giving their 30- plus colleagues a run for their money. Not just Aishwarya, Katrina has also replaced 33-yearold Sushmita Sen for an endorsement deal with shampoo brand Pantene. Noted film critic Saibal Chatterjee says this is a ´normal phenomenon´. 
It´s the summer of 1987. The stock market crash is a few months off, but for James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) things have already taken a recessionary turn. His father (Jack Gilpin), a wilted, weak-chinned alcoholic, has been demoted, and the resulting financial pinch puts the kibosh on James´s rather modest postcollegiate dream of a summer in Europe followed by graduate school at Columbia. Like so many other members of a generation unfairly stigmatised.
Soaring violence in Somalia and Afghanistan helped make 2008 the most dangerous year on record for aid workers, with 122 killed while carrying out their work, a report showed on Monday.
The head of Exxon Mobil Corporation said on Monday the company is not planning to shrink its staff or cut back on investment because of the global economic downturn.
