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Warring S Sudan rivals ready for talks 10 May 2014 - 01:01 am

ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan’s president and rebel chief came under intense pressure yesterday to meet for the first time since brutal civil war...

11 killed as Iraqi forces launch assault near Fallujah 10 May 2014 - 01:00 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces launched an operation yesterday to retake areas near the militant-held city of Fallujah in preparation for an eventual assault, a...

UN official asks if 1 million Syrians must die before world acts 10 May 2014 - 01:00 am

GENEVA: A top UN aid official, frustrated by obstacles to humanitarian aid in Syria, asked yesterday if a million people needed to be...

Vital UN Somalia aid in jeopardy 10 May 2014 - 01:00 am

GENEVA: Cash-strapped United Nations agencies could soon be forced to halt vital aid in Somalia despite warning signs the war-torn country could be...

Boko Haram misguided, kidnapping anti-Islamic, says Saudi top cleric 10 May 2014 - 12:59 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, the top religious authority, has condemned Nigeria’s Boko Haram as a group “set up to smear the image...

MANDELA SOUTH AFRICA ANC MONUMENT GRAVE MEMORIAL 10 May 2014 - 12:51 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR MANDELA SOUTH AFRICA ANC MONUMENT GRAVE MEMORIAL 050714 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Poaching could soon wipe out Tanzanian elephants 10 May 2014 - 12:39 am

DAR ES SALAAM: Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania’s elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out...

Prize money could help Philippine croc 10 May 2014 - 12:39 am

MANILA: Efforts to save a critically endangered species of crocodile have been given a major boost from a prestigious environmental prize, the winner...

Detergent box pulled for neo-Nazi code 10 May 2014 - 12:38 am

BERLIN: US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble said yesterday it had axed a promotional package for its popular Ariel washing powder in...

Middle-aged at risk from rows with family and neighbours 10 May 2014 - 12:38 am

PARIS: Think again before you pick another fight with your tearaway daughter or go head-to-toe once more with the people next door over...

Shelling, clashes in Iraq's Fallujah kill 8 09 May 2014 - 02:08 pm

BAGHDAD: Early morning shelling and clashes in Fallujah, a town near Baghdad that has been held by anti-government fighters for more than four...

Serena withdraws from Madrid but will play Rome 09 May 2014 - 01:57 pm

MADRID: World number one Serena Williams pulled out of her quarter-final at the Madrid Open against Petra Kvitova on Friday morning due to...

Deal breakdown leaves 270 rebels trapped in Syria's Homs 09 May 2014 - 01:56 pm

HOMS, Syria: Around 270 Syrian rebels granted safe exit under a complex deal with President Bashar al-Assad's forces are being held in Homs...

Pistorius trial told police wrong on order of shots 09 May 2014 - 01:56 pm

PRETORIA: A ballistics expert testifying for Oscar Pistorius's defence said Friday the bullets that hit Reeva Steenkamp were not in the order prosecutors...

Blatter to stand again as FIFA president 09 May 2014 - 12:28 pm

LAUSANNE: FIFA president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said...

FIFA warns of Russia World Cup problems 09 May 2014 - 12:19 pm

LAUSANNE: FIFA expects problems with Russia's World Cup in 2018 and will call a special meeting in September in a bid to head...

Apple plans August early launch for iPhone 6: Report 09 May 2014 - 11:40 am

TAIPEI: Apple plans to release its new iPhone in August, a month earlier than expected, after sales were hit by new big-screen models...

IAG airlines group cuts losses 09 May 2014 - 10:38 am

LONDON: International Airlines Group on Friday said it had significantly reduced group losses in the first quarter thanks to cost cutting at Spanish...