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A plea to protect schools in conflict zones 27 Sep 2012 - 10:54 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser speaking at a high level working meeting in New York organised by the Global Partnership for Education...

Revolution in Tunisia stalls 27 Sep 2012 - 10:53 am

By Fadil Aliriza Tunisia has made international headlines again with the recent storming of the US Embassy by ultraconservative Islamists. Observers and commentators...

Bombs rock Syrian army HQ 27 Sep 2012 - 10:52 am

DAMASCUS: Two suicide bombs struck the heavily guarded Syrian army headquarters in the heart of Damascus yesterday, killing four guards and sparking a...

Ahmadinejad slams West’s ‘intimidation’ 27 Sep 2012 - 10:51 am

United Nations: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West and Israel of nuclear “intimidation” yesterday, after US President Barack Obama vowed to halt...

Sudan and South edge towards deal: Report 27 Sep 2012 - 10:50 am

ADDIS ABABA: Rival neighbours Sudan and South Sudan leaders are edging close to signing a deal on long-running disputes as their summit meeting...

Boy’s death ignites anti-Hamas protests in Gaza 27 Sep 2012 - 10:50 am

GAZA: At least 500 protesters in the Gaza Strip have called for the overthrow of the ruling Islamist Hamas group in a rare...

Saudi Arabia adopts measures to limit infection during Haj 27 Sep 2012 - 10:49 am

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has taken precautions to prevent disease spreading among pilgrims next month after a Qatari man was infected with a virus...

Murdoch hacking plot trial set for next year 27 Sep 2012 - 10:48 am

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks (right) and her husband Charlie Brooks (centre) leave the Old Bailey court in central London...

UK judge freezes Abu Hamza extradition 27 Sep 2012 - 10:48 am

LONDON: A British judge yesterday halted the extradition of Abu Hamza to the United States on terror charges after the radical Islamist preacher...

Despite grim polls, Romney vows victory 27 Sep 2012 - 10:47 am

WEsterville, Ohio: Mitt Romney yesterday insisted he would win Ohio, but new polls showed him needing a sharp turnaround in the must-win state...

Muslim leaders challenge Obama defence 27 Sep 2012 - 10:46 am

united nations: Muslim leaders demanded international action to stop religious insults in a challenge to US President Barack Obama’s defence of freedom of...

Two mass graves with Bosnia war victims found 27 Sep 2012 - 10:45 am

SARAJEVO: Forensic experts have found two mass graves in Bosnia, one believed to hide victims from the country’s 1992-1995 war, the other probably...

Anglican church officials meet to choose new leader 27 Sep 2012 - 10:45 am

LONDON: Church of England officials met in secret yesterday to choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury, a centuries-old role with the modern task...

The politics that matters is happening on streets of Europe 27 Sep 2012 - 10:40 am

By Suzanne Moore Cull the Lib Dems. No more apologies. Ask the Queen what she thinks. Or elect badgers, as they will be...

Over 300 die Wednesday in bloodiest day of Syria revolt: NGO 27 Sep 2012 - 10:36 am

BEIRUT: More than 305 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest single day of the 18-month revolt, the Syrian...

Saleh’s interference in Yemen’s transition 27 Sep 2012 - 10:35 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Yemen’s former leader Ali Abdullah Saleh may no longer be in power, but his shadow still hovers over the...

US to lift import ban on Myanmar goods 27 Sep 2012 - 10:33 am

NEW YORK: Washington is to ease a ban on imports from Myanmar, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, lifting its last major...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.48% 27 Sep 2012 - 10:32 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.48 percent on Thursday, bouncing back following heavy losses in the previous session caused by concerns over a diplomatic...