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Bomb explosion injures seven bus passengers 28 Jul 2014 - 11:34 pm

Islamabad: A bomb blast injured at least seven bus passengers in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district yesterday morning, according to a Levies official here. The...

Sporadic exchanges break Gaza lull 28 Jul 2014 - 11:23 pm

Akram Miqdad, father of six-year-old Baraa, cries while he carries his body outside the morgue of the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, GAZA...

Kerry evokes Mandela in push for truce 28 Jul 2014 - 11:21 pm

WASHINGTON:US Secretary of State John Kerry evoked the memory of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela yesterday to press his push for a ceasefire between...

Maliki turns to state TV for help 28 Jul 2014 - 11:21 pm

Singers and actors hired by state-run Iraqiya channel perform patriotic songs inside a church in Baghdad on July 21. BAGHDAD: State television is...

Islamic State jihadists open ‘marriage bureau’ 28 Jul 2014 - 11:19 pm

BEIRUT: The Islamic State, which advocates public stoning for adultery, has opened a “marriage bureau” for women who want to wed its fighters...

MH17 EUROPE INSPECTION UKRAINE RUSSIA MALAYSIA AIRLINES DONETSK PLANE CRASH REBELS 28 Jul 2014 - 11:11 pm

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TOM Source: Trouw - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR MH17 EUROPE INSPECTION UKRAINE RUSSIA MALAYSIA AIRLINES DONETSK PLANE CRASH REBELS 072414...

No match for Erdogan 28 Jul 2014 - 07:15 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) vies for the ball with former Besiktas player Mehmet Ozdilek during an exhibition football match as...

Emir’s Personal Representative visit Oman 28 Jul 2014 - 06:54 pm

Sheikh Jassim visited Oman and met the Deputy Premier for Cabinet Affairs, Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, in Muscat. The Minister Responsible for...

Emir’s Personal Representative visit Kuwait 28 Jul 2014 - 06:53 pm

The Emir of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah yesterday met H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al...

6 children among 15 dead in Aleppo bombing 28 Jul 2014 - 02:44 pm

BEIRUT: Six children were among at least 15 civilians killed in overnight bomb attacks by government and rebel forces in the divided city...

Five dead as fresh violence rattles Thai south 28 Jul 2014 - 02:42 pm

BANGKOK: A ten-year-old girl died in a grenade blast while four others, including a soldier were killed in a shootout hours later in...

'Suicide bomb' kills several people in Nigeria's Kano 28 Jul 2014 - 02:41 pm

KATSINA: A female suicide bomber killed several people in northern Nigeria's Kano city on Monday, witnesses said, after weekend violence blamed on Boko...

Nissan quarterly profit soars on strong China demand 28 Jul 2014 - 02:40 pm

TOKYO: Nissan said Monday that its latest quarterly net profit soared 37 percent to $1.1 billion, as strong demand in China and other...

Emir, Turkish PM exchange Eid greetings 28 Jul 2014 - 01:20 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani exchanged in a phone call Monday Eid Al-Fitr congratulations with Prime Minister of the...

Libya denies Egyptians killed in Tripoli attack 28 Jul 2014 - 01:17 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya on Monday denied claims from Cairo that Egyptian nationals were among those killed in a rocket attack on a house in...

Iraq army kills 17 in anti-jihadist raid 28 Jul 2014 - 12:42 pm

HILLA: An Iraqi government raid on jihadist targets in a flashpoint town southwest of Baghdad killed 17 people on Monday, including at least...

Samsung delays Tizen smartphone sales launch 28 Jul 2014 - 12:29 pm

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said Monday it would postpone the roll-out of its new smartphone based on Tizen, a home-grown operating system aimed at...

Taiwan identifies 48 victims of crashed plane 28 Jul 2014 - 12:24 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's aviation safety council has said 48 bodies of passengers travelling on the crashed TransAsia Airways flight GE22 are identified, according to...