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Qatari with SARS-like virus on artificial lung 26 Sep 2012 - 10:43 am

LONDON: A Qatari man suffering from a mystery respiratory virus from the same family as the deadly disease SARS is on an artificial...

Radical cleric Abu Hamza set for extradition to US 26 Sep 2012 - 10:43 am

LONDON: Britain yesterday prepared to hand over radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza to the United States on terrorism charges after the European Court...

US Senators urge Cuba to release American 26 Sep 2012 - 10:43 am

MIAMI: A bipartisan group of US Senators has sent a letter to Cuban President Raul Castro urging the release of an American contractor...

Georgia PM warns against poll unrest after jail scandal 26 Sep 2012 - 10:41 am

TBILISI: Georgia’s prime minister warned against unrest at next week’s legislative elections after a scandal over jail torture sparked protests against the administration...

Russia backs law to protect believers 26 Sep 2012 - 10:41 am

MOSCOW: Russia’s parliament yesterday called for criminal charges for those who insult believers, citing the uproar caused by punk group Pussy Riot’s performance...

Remains of plane crash victims swapped, say prosecutors 26 Sep 2012 - 10:40 am

WARSAW: A plane crash in Russia in 2010 that claimed the lives of Poland’s president and 94 others is once again troubling ties...

Nigerian military kills Boko leader; 156 held 26 Sep 2012 - 10:40 am

KANO: Nigeria’s military said Tuesday that it has killed a senior Boko Haram Islamist leader and arrested 156 suspected members of the group...

Catalonia calls vote as crisis deepens 26 Sep 2012 - 10:40 am

BARCELONA: Catalonia yesterday called snap elections over its drive for greater independence, deepening Spain’s crisis as its government struggles to avoid a full-blown...

Lazio governor quits over scandal 26 Sep 2012 - 10:40 am

rome: The governor of the Italian region of Lazio has resigned amid a scandal over the alleged embezzlement of public funds, which were...

Italian Senate postal head arrested for cocaine trafficking 26 Sep 2012 - 10:39 am

ROME: The head of the postal service in the Italian Senate was arrested for trafficking cocaine, police said, in the latest episode to...

Kuwait court rejects govt plea on poll law 26 Sep 2012 - 10:38 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s constitutional court ruled yesterday that emirate’s electoral constituency law was in line with the constitution, rejecting a government appeal. “The...

Meshaal determined to step down, say Hamas officials 26 Sep 2012 - 10:37 am

GAZA CITY: Khaled Meshaal, the head of the Hamas movement, has reaffirmed his decision to relinquish leadership of the group, Hamas officials said...

Kurdish raid on military vehicle kills 7 soldiers in east Turkey 26 Sep 2012 - 10:37 am

TUNCELI, Turkey: At least seven soldiers were killed in the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli yesterday when their armoured truck drove past a...

Sudan, South talks make little headway on deal 26 Sep 2012 - 10:37 am

ADDIS ABABA: Frantic efforts to broker a deal on festering disputes between Sudan and South Sudan made little headway yesterday, the third day...

Fighters exchange fire outside Libya congress 26 Sep 2012 - 10:36 am

TRIPOLI: Former Libyan rebel fighters seeking more recognition from the North African country’s new rulers briefly exchanged fire outside the national congress in...

Syrian rebels target security building 26 Sep 2012 - 10:35 am

Firefighters working at the site that was hit by a bomb attack in Damascus, yesterday. BEIRUT: Bombs planted by rebels exploded at a...

Militants strike Iraq security forces, kill nine 26 Sep 2012 - 10:35 am

BAGHDAD: Militants launched a wave of attacks against security forces in Iraq yesterday, killing nine police officers and soldiers and wounding 11, security...

US will prevent Iran gaining nukes, Obama assures UN 26 Sep 2012 - 10:34 am

United Nations: US President Barack Obama warned yesterday that the United States would “do what we must” to prevent Iran from getting nuclear...