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Bashir hails Qatar’s role in Darfur peace process 03 Nov 2014 - 01:17 am

Khartoum: The Sudanese President, Omar Al Bashir, yesterday praised Qatar’s fulfilment of all its commitments related to the Darfur peace process. He also...

Burkina army seizes TV station 03 Nov 2014 - 01:12 am

A man holds up a placard slamming Isaac Zida, a high-ranking officer named by the military to lead the country’s transition, during a...

Ponta leads first round of Romania’s presidency vote 03 Nov 2014 - 01:10 am

BUCHAREST: Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta looked set to win the first round of a presidential election yesterday, despite fears he could reverse...

West mistreating Ebola ‘heroes’: UK charity 03 Nov 2014 - 01:08 am

FREETOWN: The head of a leading British charity hit out yesterday at western nations for quarantining health worker “heroes” returning from Ebola-hit west...

Republicans promise less gridlock if they win Senate 03 Nov 2014 - 01:07 am

WASHINGTON: Republicans said they will break the legislative stalemate that has paralysed Washington for the past several years if they win control of...

Tropical storm could threaten Mexico’s coast 03 Nov 2014 - 01:06 am

MEXICO CITY: Tropical storm Vance in the Pacific became a category 1 hurricane yesterday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that...

Israeli MP visits Al Aqsa compound 03 Nov 2014 - 01:03 am

Caption JERUSALEM: An Israeli far-right lawmaker visited the flashpoint Al Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem yesterday, defying calls for restraint from Prime...

Unesco chief slams ‘barbaric’ destruction of Iraq heritage 03 Nov 2014 - 01:02 am

BAGHDAD: Unesco chief Irina Bokova yesterday slammed the “barbaric” destruction of Iraq’s cultural heritage, as jihadists from the Islamic State group destroy age-old...

Syria ups barrel bomb attacks 03 Nov 2014 - 01:02 am

Syrians stand in a street filled with debris following a reported barrel bomb attack by government forces in Aleppo. BEIRUT: With global attention...

No Lebanon presidential polls in near future: Geagea 03 Nov 2014 - 01:00 am

MAARAB: Samir Geagea (pictured) is a leading candidate for the vacant Lebanese presidency but won’t even hazard a guess when there might be...

Bomb attacks kill 32 in Iraq 03 Nov 2014 - 01:00 am

Locals inspect the site of a car bomb attack at Palestine Street in Baghdad yesterday. At least five Shia worshipers were killed and...

Bahrain activist Rajab freed as trial adjourned 03 Nov 2014 - 12:50 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court yesterday freed prominent Shia activist Nabeel Rajab but barred him from travel until his trial resumes over remarks on...

Yemen liberal party head killed 03 Nov 2014 - 12:50 am

SANA’A: A gunman shot dead the head of a Yemeni liberal political party here yesterday, his family said, as Al Qaeda suspects killed...

Iran jails UK woman for trying to attend match 03 Nov 2014 - 12:50 am

TEHRAN: A Tehran court has jailed for one year a British-Iranian woman who was arrested after trying to attend a volleyball match, in...

1,917 dead in Syria jails this year: Monitor 03 Nov 2014 - 12:49 am

BEIRUT: Nearly 2,000 people have died in Syrian prisons of torture, starvation and lack of medical treatment so far this year, the Syrian...

IS kills 322 members of Iraq tribe 03 Nov 2014 - 12:49 am

BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have killed 322 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar province, including dozens of women and children whose...

Sudan’s oppn Congress Party to boycott next year’s elections 03 Nov 2014 - 12:49 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s opposition Congress Party will boycott next year’s elections because the restrictive political climate does not allow for fair polls, its leader...

Madhya Pradesh foundation day 02 Nov 2014 - 11:41 pm

Artists perform in a cultural programme to mark the 59th foundation day ceremony of Madhya Pradesh, in Bhopal, yesterday. More than 350 artists...