16 Indians among 30 dead as boat capsizes off Qatar coast

October 4th, 2009 Spain: hijacked fishing boat makes port in SomaliaMADRID — A hijacked trawler has been taken to port in Somalia with pirates still in charge of the vessel, the Spanish government said Sunday. The Spanish-owned fishing boat Alakrana was hijacked by pirates early Friday.

September 21st, 2009 DOHA - Archaeologists have found ninth century settlements in northwest Qatar, which remained untouched for centuries under the sands of Murwab. According to a report in The Peninsula, a team of archaeologists is excavating the 1.6 km long and 0.5 km wide site, which is a remarkable village of 220 houses, two forts and two mosques.

September 10th, 2009 NAIROBI/FREETOWN - More than 200 people were missing and feared dead after a boat sank off Sierra Leone's coast during a heavy storm, the government said Thursday. Some 37 survivors have been found so far, but the ship was carrying at least 241 passengers when it sank on Tuesday night near the capital Freetown, the Al Jazeera news channel quoted Deputy Transport Minister Osmond Hanciles as saying.

September 9th, 2009 FREETOWN - At least 80 children were killed when the boat in which they were travelling capsised off the coast of Sierra Leone capital during a storm, media reports said. A total of 150 people, including children were on board the vessel at the time of the accident Wednesday.

September 8th, 2009 DUBAI - The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 released by the World Economic Forum places the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar at the top position in the Middle East region, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. A number of countries in the Middle East are in the upper half of the rankings, led by Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Tunisia, with particular improvements noted in the Gulf states, which continue their upward trend of recent years.

September 6th, 2009 SKOPJE - At least fifteen tourists, all of them Bulgarians, drowned as their overcrowded pleasure boat sank in the Lake Ohrid in Macedonia on Saturday. The boat named Iliden was 200 metres from shore when it capsized in the lake famous for its deep turquoise waters, reports Sky News.

August 15th, 2009 Qatar acquire 17% Porsche stakeDOHA, Qatar — Qatar Holding has announced it will acquire a 17 percent stake in Volkswagen AG, which is merging with Porsche, in a deal that will exceed $10 billion. This comes after the Porsche and Piech families said it will sell a 10 percent stake of their shares to the Gulf company.

July 29th, 2009 DOHA - Recent excavations conducted in Qatar has resulted in a substantial number of new sites being discovered and significantly more archaeological research in the region, which may revamp the whole history of the nation written so far. According to a report in The Peninsula On-line, there has been a notable increase in the amount of archaeological field work being conducted in Qatar covering the ancient to the Islamic periods.

July 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Twenty-nine people, including 13 Indians and 12 Nepalis, are feared to have perished in a ship capsize off Doha Port in Qatar after searches for survivors since Tuesday yielded only five bodies. Only two of the bodies have been identified so far, Nepal's foreign ministry told IANS.

July 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - At least three Indian crew members are among 30 reported missing after an offshore vessel sank off the Doha coast in Qatar, an Indian maritime authority said here Wednesday. The offshore vessel, Demas Victory, bearing the flag of St Vincent & the Grenadines, had six Indians in the 35-member crew when it sank Tuesday.

July 1st, 2009 Qatar: Up to 30 feared dead as ship sinks off DohaDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha, the vessel's operator said Wednesday. The accident occurred at about 6:30 Tuesday morning as the MV Demas Victory tried to return to port in bad weather, said George Mathew, the general manager of the ship's operator.

May 23rd, 2009 MANILA - At least 12 people were drowned Saturday when the boat in which they were travelling sank off the coast of Verde Island in northern Philippines, the police said. Rescue officials retrieved 12 bodies from the water, while 40 others were rescued, local police chief Luisito Palmera said.

May 9th, 2009 Americans Padgett, Felix cruise to wins in QatarDOHA, Qatar — Travis Padgett and Allyson Felix of the United States won the men's 100 meters and women's 400 at the Qatar Super Grand Prix on Friday. Padgett equaled the year's best time of 10 seconds, pushing Jamaica's Michael Frater to second in 10.15 and Britain's Marlon Devonish to third.

April 25th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is reportedly concerned that many Malay Indians may not have the financial means to take up the 15 per cent quota of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) units allocated to the community. Party president S.

January 23rd, 2009 DOHA - A solid back nine with three birdies saw India's top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh finish the third round in two-under 70 to move up to tied 31st with one more round to go in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters golf tournament here Saturday. Meanwhile, Jyoti Randhawa shot an even par 72 to drop from 25th to 36th.