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Iraq forces battle militants in north, east 18 Jul 2014 - 03:02 am

KIRKUK: Iraqi security forces backed by aircraft have repelled an insurgent attack on a northern Shia Turkmen town, killing 15 militants, a local...

90 killed as Syria jihadists seize gas field 18 Jul 2014 - 03:00 am

BEIRUT: Militant group Islamic State seized a Syrian gas field and killed at least 90 people yesterday in one of the bloodiest clashes...

Hezbollah, Nusra Front clash 18 Jul 2014 - 02:59 am

BEIRUT: Hezbollah and the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda have fought a deadly five-day battle in Syria near the border with Lebanon, a...

Gunmen attack Yemen police camp, kill two 18 Jul 2014 - 02:59 am

ADEN: Gunmen have killed two Yemeni police in an attack on a camp for anti-riot forces in the central province of Baida, an...

Turkey court rules scribe’s murder probe was flawed 18 Jul 2014 - 02:59 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s top court yesterday ruled that the investigation into the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist had been flawed, paving the way...

Turkey’s ‘youngest novelist’ dies 18 Jul 2014 - 02:59 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish teenager who won fame as a fantasy novelist has died in a mysterious fall from an Istanbul balcony which police...

Sisi, Abbas mull donors’ meet to rebuild Gaza 18 Jul 2014 - 02:58 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas yesterday mulled holding a donors’ conference to rebuild Gaza, the Egyptian...

West may ease sanctions to get Iran concessions 18 Jul 2014 - 02:58 am

BRUSSELS/VIENNA: With talks between world powers and Iran over a broad nuclear accord at an impasse, Western governments are considering offering a significant...

The last ten nights of Ramadan 18 Jul 2014 - 02:58 am

By Salman al Ouda The last ten nights of Ramadan are very special. The first of these nights occurs on the eve of...

Hadiths on Night Prayer 18 Jul 2014 - 02:57 am

By Muhammad Fathi As the days and nights of Ramadan are running quickly, we are now approaching the last third of Ramadan, the...

Plane crash shocks world leaders 18 Jul 2014 - 02:56 am

PARIS: World leaders expressed shock yesterday after a Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people crashed in eastern Ukraine, calling for an international investigation to...

US lawmakers blast GM officials at Senate hearing 18 Jul 2014 - 02:55 am

General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra (right) and the company’s general counsel Michael Millikin appear before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee...

Clegg says Cameron behaving like Putin 18 Jul 2014 - 02:54 am

LONDON: Strains in Britain’s two-party coalition surfaced yesterday as David Cameron’s governing partner likened the prime minister’s policies to those of Russian President...

Russia denies it will reopen Cold War spy post in Cuba 18 Jul 2014 - 02:53 am

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin denied yesterday Russia plans to reopen a Cold War listening post in Cuba as new US sanctions over Ukraine...

Colombia talks resume on Aug 12 18 Jul 2014 - 02:53 am

HAVANA: Representatives of victims of the conflict in Colombia will take part in peace talks between the government and the FARC guerrilla group...

RS to debate Gaza conflict 18 Jul 2014 - 02:50 am

Hundreds of Indians from different organistations hold placards and shout slogans against Israel during a protest in Bangalore yesterday. New Delhi: The Indian...

Clinton visits UP village, meets Akhilesh 18 Jul 2014 - 02:50 am

Former US President Bill Clinton (left) during his visit to a school in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, yesterday. Lucknow: Former US President Bill Clinton...

Modi seeks stronger ties with Latin America 18 Jul 2014 - 02:48 am

New Delhi: India will forge stronger trade and investment ties with South America and work more closely than ever before with countries of...