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Rowhani’s nominee made minister 23 Nov 2014 - 03:47 am

DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei moved yesterday to break a factional deadlock over the sensitive Ministry of Higher Education by reinstating...

Iran nuclear talks may be extended 23 Nov 2014 - 03:47 am

VIENNA: World powers and Iran struggled yesterday to overcome the differences preventing them from ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran’s atomic ambitions, raising...

US plans to buy weapons for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq 23 Nov 2014 - 03:45 am

WASHINGTON: The United States plans to buy arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds to help bolster...

Dane shot at in Saudi capital 23 Nov 2014 - 03:45 am

RIYADH: A Danish citizen was shot and wounded in the Saudi capital yesterday, police said, but there was no immediate word on the...

‘Tunisia vote offers hope’ 23 Nov 2014 - 03:45 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s first presidential election since the 2011 revolution is a ray of hope for Arab Spring countries, Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said...

West aiming for Russia regime change: Lavrov 23 Nov 2014 - 03:45 am

KIEV: Russia yesterday accused the West of seeking regime change in Moscow, raising tensions over the Ukraine conflict in the worst crisis in...

Sea of fog 23 Nov 2014 - 03:44 am

A sea of fog is seen at Lake Lucerne, pictured from Emmetten, central Switzerland, yesterday.

Portugal ex-PM Socrates held in graft probe 23 Nov 2014 - 03:41 am

LISBON: Portuguese police have arrested former Socialist prime minister Jose Socrates and three other people in an investigation of suspected tax fraud, corruption...

Farc to free abducted general next week 23 Nov 2014 - 03:41 am

BOGOTA: Farc guerrillas who captured a Colombian general and four others will release them next week, president Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday, paving...

Bird flu: Dutch to cull 8,000 ducks 23 Nov 2014 - 03:40 am

AMSTERDAM: Dutch health authorities yesterday were destroying 8,000 ducks to prevent the possible spread of bird flu, which has infected three farms in...

Polish opposition calls for rerun of elections 23 Nov 2014 - 03:40 am

WARSAW: Poland’s largest opposition party has called for a rerun of regional elections held last Sunday because a computer failure has left the...

Spaniards march against abortion 23 Nov 2014 - 03:39 am

MADRID: Tens of thousands of Spaniards rallied in Madrid yesterday, threatening to punish the government in elections next year unless it revives a...

Plague kills 40 in Madagascar 23 Nov 2014 - 03:38 am

GENEVA: An outbreak of plague has killed 40 people in Madagascar, the World Health Organisation has said, warning that the disease could spread...

NEW INTIFADA ISRAEL PALESTINE SLYNGE MENORAH MIDDLE EAST SETTLEMENTS 23 Nov 2014 - 02:43 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR NEW INTIFADA ISRAEL PALESTINE SLYNGE MENORAH MIDDLE EAST SETTLEMENTS 112114 Provider:...

Commemorating a stampede 23 Nov 2014 - 02:10 am

Cambodian Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong (centre) and his wife (centre-right), pray during a commemoration ceremony at a victim memorial in Phnom Penh,...

China building island in disputed zone: Report 23 Nov 2014 - 02:09 am

This photo released by the Philippine military’s Western Command shows Chinese fishing vessels anchored at Fiery Cross Reef (Kagitingan) on the disputed Spratly...

Poll campaign in Taiwan 23 Nov 2014 - 01:39 am

Supporters of Taiwan’s ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) wave campaign flags near the Taipei 101 skyscraper at a campaign rally ahead of local...

Ailing Thai king misses meeting 23 Nov 2014 - 01:35 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej missed a planned meeting with two government ministers, palace officials said, amid ongoing public concern over the...