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South Sudan expels UN’s rights official over ‘unjustified’ reports 05 Nov 2012 - 04:08 am

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan said yesterday it has expelled a UN official who was carrying out a probe on the human rights...

Hollande backs Lebanon over Syria crisis 05 Nov 2012 - 04:08 am

BEIRUT: French President Francois Hollande on a brief visit to Beirut yesterday pledged to “protect” Lebanon against threats of destabilisation caused by the...

Somalia names woman as foreign minister 05 Nov 2012 - 04:08 am

MOGADISHU: Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Said announced the members of his new government yesterday, noting that a woman has been named...

Bishop Tawadros is Egypt’s new Coptic pope 05 Nov 2012 - 04:07 am

CAIRO: Bishop Tawadros was chosen as new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians yesterday when a blindfolded altar boy picked his name from a ...

Syrian rebels seize oilfield; down jets 05 Nov 2012 - 04:07 am

DAMASCUS: Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria yesterday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes....

Rival militias battle on Tripoli streets with guns, grenades 05 Nov 2012 - 04:06 am

TRIPOLI: Rival state-sanctioned Libyan militias fired guns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other in the Libyan capital yesterday, leaving the police powerless to...

Libya cabinet to be sworn in on Thursday 05 Nov 2012 - 04:06 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s new government is to be sworn in on November 8, the head of the national assembly said yesterday, following protests over...

Bahrain extends rights activist’s detention 05 Nov 2012 - 04:06 am

DUBAI: Bahrain has extended the detention of a leading human rights activist arrested last week for taking part in a demonstration in the...

Kuwait forces teargas protesters 05 Nov 2012 - 03:51 am

Hundreds of Kuwaitis protest against the new voting rules ahead of the parliamentary elections, near Kuwait City, yesterday. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti security forces fired...

PM in Ethiopia 05 Nov 2012 - 03:44 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani being presented a memento by Ethiopian Prime...

Syrian rebels in bid to form govt-in-exile 05 Nov 2012 - 03:41 am

Syrians take cover as a second bomb explodes while they were undertaking a rescue attempt at a building that was hit by a...

Families shocked by firm’s marketing tactics 05 Nov 2012 - 03:39 am

DOHA: Some families in Qatar say they felt harassed by what they claim is an aggressive marketing campaign by an India-based timeshare holiday...

German minister’s visit 04 Nov 2012 - 06:24 am

German Economics Minister Philipp Roesler (centre) with Jyoti Sharma (right), president and founder of the NGO Force and Regina Dube (left), responsible for...

459 candidates in Himachal election fray 04 Nov 2012 - 06:24 am

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is all set to vote yesterday to elect a new 68-member assembly, with a close contest in the offing between...

Flood situation in Andhra Pradesh grim 04 Nov 2012 - 06:23 am

Hyderabad: Floods in Andhra Pradesh triggered by cyclone ‘Nilam’ and north-west monsoon inundated villages and caused widespread damage to crops yesterday, officials said....

Revision of Tripura electoral rolls rescheduled 04 Nov 2012 - 06:23 am

Agartala: The Election Commission has rescheduled the ongoing revision of electoral rolls in the Left-ruled Tripura following a complaint by the Congress about...

The NR Eye: Northern states seek investment from NRIs 04 Nov 2012 - 06:22 am

by Moiz Mannan Not only are the northern states of India now sending more workers abroad, but the governments of states like Madhya...

Solidarity with Malala 04 Nov 2012 - 06:21 am

Sand sculptor Sudarshan Pattanayak gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture dedicated to Pakistani school student and education activist Malala Yousafzai during a...