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Runaway British teen heads home; teacher in French prison 30 Sep 2012 - 07:16 am

BORDEAUX, France: A 15-year-old British schoolgirl who ran away to France with a married teacher twice her age flew back home yesterday, while...

Blair could have prevented Iraq war, says Annan 30 Sep 2012 - 07:16 am

LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair was the only person capable of turning George Bush against the 2003 Iraq invasion, ex-United Nations...

Russian theatre stops sale of tickets to Jesus Christ musical 30 Sep 2012 - 07:15 am

MOSCOW: A theatre in southern Russia has stopped selling tickets to the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” after prosecutors launched a probe into whether...

Hollywood in a mirror with fashion duo Viktor and Rolf 30 Sep 2012 - 07:15 am

PARIS: Dutch design duo Viktor and Rolf served up Hollywood in a mirror yesterday, with a cool cocktail of drapes and shimmer showcased...

Bangladesh protest 30 Sep 2012 - 07:14 am

Activists of Islamist group Bangladesh Jamiyat e Hizbullah take part in a protest rally near the national mosque in Dhaka yesterday. Tens of...

Chinese urged to back communist party 30 Sep 2012 - 07:13 am

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called yesterday for his people to unite in support of the Communist Party and its outgoing leader, President...

Japanese factory blast kills firefighter, injures 21 30 Sep 2012 - 07:11 am

TOKYO: A firefighter died and 21 others were injured in an explosion at a large chemical plant in western Japan yesterday, a local...

North Korea says South provoking clashes 30 Sep 2012 - 07:11 am

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday accused the South of instigating clashes around the disputed sea border to rally support for the ruling conservative party...

Pilot error likely cause of Nepalese plane crash 30 Sep 2012 - 07:10 am

KATHMANDU: Nepal said yesterday an error by a “panic-stricken” pilot likely caused the crash of an Everest-bound plane that killed all 19 on...

Malaysia sentences two women for drug trafficking 30 Sep 2012 - 07:10 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian courts has sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate cases of drug trafficking, reports said yesterday....

Typhoon Jelawat on course to hit Japan 30 Sep 2012 - 07:09 am

TOKYO: Strong typhoon Jelawat was moving toward the Japanese mainland yesterday, the national weather agency said, after it battered southern Okinawa island with...

Two killed as air show plane crashes 30 Sep 2012 - 07:06 am

BANDUNG: A light aircraft burst into flames after crashing into a building during an air show in Indonesia yesterday, killing both its pilots,...

Qatar football team heads to Abu Dhabi for training camp 29 Sep 2012 - 12:49 pm

DOHA: Qatar football team will leave tomorrow Sunday for Abu Dhabi, the UAE, for a week-long training camp as Qatar is preparing for...

Zain Saudi extends $2.6 bln loan maturity for second time 29 Sep 2012 - 12:47 pm

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Indebted telecom operator Zain Saudi has for a second time extended the maturity of a 9.75 billion riyal ($2.6 billion)...

Four members of former Yemen president's party killed in ambush 29 Sep 2012 - 12:24 pm

SANAA: Armed men killed four members of the political party of Yemen's ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh in an ambush outside Sanaa on...

Roadside bomb kills two Afghan policemen 29 Sep 2012 - 12:01 pm

KABUL: Two police officers were killed and two others injured on Saturday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan. The...

GCC member states meet with SELAC 29 Sep 2012 - 11:54 am

NEW YORK: The representatives of the Cooperation Council for the Arab states of the Gulf (GCC) member state, held talks with their counterparts...

Two women sentenced to death for drugs in Malaysia 29 Sep 2012 - 11:52 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian courts has sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate cases of drug trafficking, reports said Saturday. ...