Archive: August 23, 2012
Al Ain were the 'first choice' for in-demand winger Michel Bastos
Rugby Championship: Crocket in for All Blacks as Australia axe Beale
Video: NASA's Curiosity takes first drive on Mars
Rohingya attacks stem from Myanmar's troubled history
A taste for plain vanilla sours Islamic ETFs' rise
Paddle boarders flock to Dubai
Film Review: Ek Tha Tiger shines in its lighthearted moments
Video: Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Carribbean
Casey Stoner says title defence over as injuries force him to sit out
Pakistan blasphemy laws unlikely to face reforms despite outrage over Down syndrome child's arrest
Cartoon 23/08/12
Film Review: If you love Family Guy, you'll like Ted
Military force inevitable if Mali talks fail, says Nigeria president
Eight die in road accidents across UAE during Eid
World's largest book on display in Al Ain
Korean court grants activist refugee status
China study warns rural wealth gap near 'danger' level
Video: Safari airplane crashes in Kenya
Is American Horror Story the most gruesome TV show of all time?
Food news: BurJuman launches Treat food festival and Rhodes Mezzanine offers anniversary menu
Eid Al Fitr as seen by the staff of The National
Iran's medieval ban
Seconds out for boxing after some time inside
Video: Kenyan village attack leave dozens dead
Reading manager admits challenging linesman over Torres goal
South Africa approves 'Made in Occupied Palestinian Territories' labels
New Zealand man jailed six months for assaulting wife with an ostrich egg
Syrian rebels seek strict form of Sharia
Commentators caution against Free Syrian Army abuses
Video: Heavy fighting in Damascus
Hong Kong welcomes home sailors arrested in disputed islands row
There is little method in madness over oil
Today in Entertainment: Rapper 50 Cent will return to Dubai in October
Crowdsourced money gets musicians more mobile than ever
Young investors map out their millions
Deadline looms on Emirates ID cards for your children
India's new president asked: life or death?
Ki Sung-yeung chooses Swansea City as his destination
Afghanistan is America's 'forgotten war'
Dubai demolishes 40 buildings in past 6 months
Untreated panic attacks can be dangerous
Video: Qantas posts loss, cancels Dreamliner order
Wife 'threatened husband' over affairs and pornography, court hears
Juventus set to go the distance but may have to do it without Conte
China's qipao in fashion revival as women cling to traditions
Mahdi Ali starts on his 'final goal'
Cupcake hot enough to burn your wallet
Afghanistan keen to 'go a step higher' against Australia
Newfangled looks to score 20th win for Princess Haya at York
Five charged in Kerala for driving mock Dubai Police car
Zeman arrives at Roma ready for his latest roller-coaster journey
Sheikha Lubna among 'world's most powerful women'
Daniele De Rossi’s loyalty to Roma raises questions
Paris suburb offers prayer space for three religions
Kenya plane carrying safari tourists crashes in game reserve
You can keep your Hatton
Hazare party plan faces campaign funding hurdle
In the war of the in-laws, everyone is a loser
US and Pakistan must 'divorce', says ex-Pakistan envoy Haqqani
Israel's Lieberman under fire over call to oust Palestinian chief
Football clubs sport record revenues following Gulf investment
Food Obsession: Iskender kebab
Food Briefs: Saadiyat's Fanr adds camel-centric dishes
Dozens of Kenyans hacked, burnt to death
Smart cameras to monitor traffic and crime planned for Dubai roads
UK royal family warns newspapers over nude Prince Harry photos
Al Ain driver rides a scooter, but his first car’s a Lamborghini
Pujara provides promise for India
Can artistic merit be found in swiftly produced Arab Spring works?
A song in the heart for region's Indi-pop fans with MTV India launch
Israeli attack goes to heart of society in crisis
Winds of change in South Africa
New lease contracts benefit everyone
The National's Quiz of the Week 3
Quiz of the Week 3: Answers
Dubai Police canine department helps ensure safety
Finance firm out to play its loyalty cards right
Singer Sarah Brightman may be Russia's next space tourist
Nepalese man bites snake in revenge attack
Dubai industrial park opens to foreign investors
India's opposition calls on PM Singh to resign over coal scandal
Aishwarya Rai draws thousands at first post-baby event
India warns Twitter over ethnic violence rumours
Restaurant Review: No blues for meat lovers at Blue Grill
Qatar buys into China state fund Citic Capital
Charges in Kurdistan cause DNO to slide into the red
Eating for pleasure can be as tedious as dieting
Not a bad first car - UAE company driver handed keys to his 323kph Lamborghini raffle prize
Video: Radioactive fish found near Fukushima plant
Jordan withdraws athletes accused of sex offences from Paralympics
Transfer talk: August 23 - Rodgers' Carroll anger, QPR in Cesar bid
MLB: 50-game ban for Oakland star Bartolo Colon after positive drug test
With new time slot, Jimmy Kimmel will take on Leno and Letterman
Natalie Wood's death certificate amended
Sharp picture of market potential
Strike brings India banks to grinding halt
A dress rehearsal for the Dubai World Cup
Telecoms watchdog seizes thousands of illegal mobile phones
Video: Wildfires rage across California
Al Ain land offer to Emiratis