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Arab League hopes US won’t veto resolution 19 Dec 2014 - 01:49 am

CAIRO: The Arab League said yesterday it hoped the United States would not veto a draft UN Security Council resolution laying out the...

Israelis want Netanyahu out but don’t see better choice: Poll 19 Dec 2014 - 01:49 am

JERUSALEM: Most Israelis would like to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced after March elections but, paradoxically, he is seen as most suitable...

Egypt constituency law sets stage for polls 19 Dec 2014 - 01:49 am

CAIRO: Egypt yesterday cleared a final hurdle to long-awaited parliamentary elections seen as decisive in cementing the rule of Abdel Fattah Al Sisi,...

Mursi backers jailed for church fires 19 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced 40 backers of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi to up to 15 years in jail yesterday for violence...

South Sudan peace talks resume 19 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

ADDIS ABABA: Peace talks aimed at ending South Sudan’s civil war resumed in Ethiopia’s capital yesterday, with mediators making a fresh appeal for...

CUBA USA RELATIONS FRIEND HANDS HUG CASTRO FIDEL CIGAR 19 Dec 2014 - 01:42 am

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Islam, jihad, and terrorism 19 Dec 2014 - 12:34 am

by M Amir Ali Islam and other various Islamic terms and concepts are grossly misunderstood in the West. Muslims can hardly find anyone...

Prophet Jesus in the Holy Quran 19 Dec 2014 - 12:34 am

By Idris Tawfiq Christian artists down through the centuries have shown Jesus surrounded by fluffy clouds or angels. Around his head a golden...

FACEBOOK CHAIN ADDICTION PRIVACY INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKS 19 Dec 2014 - 12:14 am

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Many Santas 18 Dec 2014 - 11:58 pm

Students dressed as Santa Claus distribute sweets among children during a Christmas celebration at a school in Chandigarh yesterday.

India launches biggest rocket with capsule 18 Dec 2014 - 11:57 pm

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mark-III) lifts off at Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) centre in Srharikota, Andhra Pradesh. BANGALORE: India successfully...

Sonia’s condition stable in hospital 18 Dec 2014 - 11:55 pm

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi was yesterday admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here for an infection in the lower respiratory...

Four Anand Marg followers get life in jail for L N Mishra’s murder 18 Dec 2014 - 11:55 pm

New Delhi: Four followers of Hindu sect Anand Marg were yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment here for criminal conspiracy and murder of the...

Pakistan slammed for bail to terror mastermind 18 Dec 2014 - 11:54 pm

NEW DELHI: India said yesterday that Pakistan court’s decision to grant bail to the alleged mastermind of 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai was...

Audiences clueless about latest Bollywood film 18 Dec 2014 - 11:53 pm

MUMBAI: It’s the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year and no one knows what it’s about. “PK” opens in Indian cinemas today...

Students vow to defy Taliban, return to school 18 Dec 2014 - 11:52 pm

Political party workers, traders and students light candles during a vigil in Islamabad yesterday for the children and teachers killed in an attack...

Pakistan court grants bail to alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind 18 Dec 2014 - 11:49 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday granted bail to the alleged mastermind of the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, lawyers said, a move likely...

Afghan education 18 Dec 2014 - 11:48 pm

Afghan schoolchildren study at an open-air classroom in the Mohmand Dara district in eastern Nangarhar province yesterday. Afghanistan has had only rare moments...