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Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Sana’a suicide bombings 11 Oct 2014 - 03:23 am

A gunman loyal to the Shia Houthi movement stands guard at the main gate of the old city of Sana’a yesterday, one day...

Clashes in Libya drive 287,000 from homes: UN 11 Oct 2014 - 03:23 am

GENEVA: A spike in clashes between rival militias in Libya has pushed the number of people driven from their homes to an estimated...

Ban in Tunis 11 Oct 2014 - 03:22 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addressing journalists after his meeting with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (right) at the Carthage Presidential Palace in Tunis...

Cairo to host Gaza donor meet tomorrow 11 Oct 2014 - 03:20 am

cairo: Envoys from dozens of countries will gather tomorrow for a conference that aims to raise billions of dollars to rebuild conflict-battered Gaza,...

Algerian army kills 5 suspected militants 11 Oct 2014 - 03:19 am

ALGIERS: Algerian soldiers killed five gunmen during anti-militant operations, the defence ministry and army said yesterday, a day after raiding the suspected hideout...

Rape in war-torn South Sudan worst: UN envoy 11 Oct 2014 - 03:19 am

BENTIU: The levels of rape in war-torn South Sudan are the worst the UN special envoy on sexual violence has ever seen, she...

31 killed in Turkey ‘spiral of violence’ 11 Oct 2014 - 03:18 am

ISTANBUL: At least 31 people have been killed and 360 others injured in demonstrations during a four day “spiral of violence” led by...

Kobane could be another Srebrenica, warns UN 11 Oct 2014 - 03:18 am

london: Turkey came under new pressure yesterday to help defend the Syrian town of Kobane from Islamic State (IS) fighters, with a warning...

IS executes nine in northern Iraq 11 Oct 2014 - 03:18 am

KIRKUK, Iraq: Islamic State group fighters executed nine people yesterday in two northern Iraqi towns on suspicion of ties to anti-miltant Sunni grassroots...

Iran nuclear talks could be extended again 11 Oct 2014 - 03:18 am

TEHRAN: One of Iran’s top nuclear negotiators signalled yesterday that talks with world powers could be extended beyond November’s deadline, given big barriers...

Tory defector wins parliament seat for Ukip 11 Oct 2014 - 03:17 am

UK Independence Party parliamentary candidate Douglas Carswell (right) giving a speech after winning the Clacton-On-Sea by-election in eastern England yesterday. CLACTON-ON-SEA: Britain’s anti-EU...

Queen honours Angelina Jolie 11 Oct 2014 - 02:56 am

US actress Angelina Jolie (right) is being presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of...

Farage calls for ban on immigrants carrying HIV 11 Oct 2014 - 02:54 am

LONDON: HIV campaigners yesterday said British political leader Nigel Farage, whose party has just won its first seat in parliament, should be “truly...

Police, protesters clash at St Luis ahead of weekend rallies 11 Oct 2014 - 02:54 am

ST LOUIS, Montana: Police clashed with protesters in St Louis for a second night after an officer killed a black teenager, ahead of...

Slovenia names Minister Bulc for EU job 11 Oct 2014 - 02:54 am

LJUBLJANA/BRUSSELS: The Slovenian government named yesterday an entrepreneur and newly appointed minister, Violeta Bulc, as its candidate for a post in the new...

Spanish medics blame budget cuts for Ebola infection 11 Oct 2014 - 02:54 am

MADRID: Doctors and nurses blame the shock Ebola infection in Madrid on Spanish government cuts that closed a top disease isolation unit. The...

US Air Force probed for scrapping costly planes 11 Oct 2014 - 02:53 am

WASHINGTON: A US government watchdog agency is asking the Air Force to explain why it destroyed 16 aircraft initially bought for the Afghan...

North, South Korea trade border fire 11 Oct 2014 - 02:53 am

South Korean activists prepare to launch balloons into North Korea carrying 200,000 anti-Pyoanyang leaflets, dollars and DVDs in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea, yesterday....