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Head of Iran judiciary hits back at Ahmadinejad 25 Oct 2012 - 04:32 am

TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s judiciary lashed out at the country’s president yesterday, the latest salvo in an escalating political conflict that has...

Eid shopping in Yemen 25 Oct 2012 - 04:30 am

Yemenis go shopping at a market ahead of Eid Al Adha in the old city of Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. Millions of Muslims around...

Israel raids kill four Gaza militants 25 Oct 2012 - 04:30 am

GAZA CITY: Tensions were high around Gaza yesterday as Israel vowed to punish Hamas after launching raids that killed four militants in response...

Kid among 12 killed in Iraq violence 25 Oct 2012 - 04:29 am

BAGHDAD: A 9-year-old schoolboy was among at least 12 people that insurgents killed across Iraq yesterday, rattling nerves ahead of a holiday weekend....

EU foreign policy chief meets Israeli prime minister 25 Oct 2012 - 04:29 am

JERUSALEM: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton held talks yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ashton is in Israel as part of...

Lebanese president looking at talks for new govt 25 Oct 2012 - 04:29 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Sleiman is pressing for all-party talks on forming a new government amid US pressure for assurances the country will...

Libya takes hold of Gaddafi stronghold 25 Oct 2012 - 04:29 am

BANI WALID: Libya’s government declared yesterday that it had taken control of one of the last strongholds of deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists,...

Miners continue strike 25 Oct 2012 - 04:28 am

Striking miners chant slogans as they gather at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, yesterday. The bullion producer fired 12,000...

Obama launches eight-state poll campaign blitz 25 Oct 2012 - 04:27 am

DAVENPORT: US President Barack Obama launched an eight-state, 7,660 mile, 40-hour “campaign marathon extravaganza” yesterday to protect his narrow lead in the key...

British prosecutors to review Savile abuse scandal claims 25 Oct 2012 - 04:27 am

LONDON: The child sex abuse scandal surrounding Jimmy Savile spread from the BBC to British prosecutors yesterday as Prime Minister David Cameron announced...

Germany opens memorial to Roma victims of Holocaust 25 Oct 2012 - 04:27 am

BERLIN: Germany remembered the Holocaust’s forgotten victims yesterday by opening a memorial in the heart of Berlin to the half a million ethnic...

Berlusconi not to run in 2013 Italian election 25 Oct 2012 - 04:27 am

ROME: Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi confirmed yesterday that he would not lead his People of Freedom (PDL) party in next year’s Italian...

Strauss-Kahn making a comeback 25 Oct 2012 - 04:26 am

PARIS: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief whose French presidential ambitions were shattered by a sex scandal last year, is making a comeback...

BICYCLISM DOPING FALL MOUNTAIGN DRUGS LANCE ARMSTRONG 25 Oct 2012 - 04:23 am

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PALESTINE INDEPENDENCE FLAG STATE 25 Oct 2012 - 04:17 am

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Problems of the students of Qatar University 25 Oct 2012 - 04:14 am

I posted a question on Twitter saying: “What are the problems of the students of Qatar University?” I did not think that the...

Public servants should behave politely 25 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

I think that good behaviour is a basic characteristic of an employee and he should respond to the requests of the people respectfully...

A society to live in with comfort and purity 25 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

Our existence in a society that we have been born and lived in, we and our families make us feel of belonging to...