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‘Your version is a lie’, Pistorius told 11 Apr 2014 - 06:07 am

PRETORIA: A South African prosecutor accused Oscar Pistorius yesterday of lying and altering his story when the Olympic and Paralympic athlete described the...

Sounds of solidarity 11 Apr 2014 - 05:57 am

Jazz legend John McLaughlin (right) performs with 4th Dimension at a concert in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday night. The...

Robocup Iran Open 11 Apr 2014 - 05:56 am

Iranians watch robots of a German team from Leipzig University take part in a match against a Dutch team during Robocup Iran Open...

Military court slaps jail term for Sisi leaks 11 Apr 2014 - 05:55 am

People hold posters of detainees as they protest against a law restricting demonstrations as well as the crackdown on activists, in front of...

Al Nusra loses ground in Syria clashes 11 Apr 2014 - 05:53 am

BEIRUT: Syria’s Al Qaeda affiliate lost ground to its jihadist rivals around a town on the Iraqi border yesterday in clashes that left...

Three Kuwaitis abducted in Syria 11 Apr 2014 - 05:52 am

KUWAIT: Kuwait has said three of its citizens have been kidnapped in Syria and it has asked Turkey for help in trying to...

Tehran urged to give political prisoners medical care 11 Apr 2014 - 05:52 am

GENEVA: United Nations human rights experts called yesterday on Iran to provide urgent medical care to two political prisoners, warning the seriously ill...

Bomb wounds policeman 11 Apr 2014 - 05:51 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian traffic policeman was wounded by a bomb in a Cairo suburb yesterday, the interior ministry said. The blast was caused...

Insecurity prevents UN, EU mission to Darfur camp 11 Apr 2014 - 05:51 am

KHARTOUM: Instability in Sudan’s Darfur region has prevented top UN officers and European ambassadors from visiting a camp where thousands have fled the...

Turkey seeks wider powers for spy agency 11 Apr 2014 - 05:50 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s government yesterday sought parliamentary approval to boost the powers of the secret service, a move seen by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

YouTube blocked despite court orders 11 Apr 2014 - 05:50 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s government yesterday said it would keep its block on YouTube in place despite two separate courts ordering the ban be lifted. ...

Cleric guilty of obstructing police 11 Apr 2014 - 05:50 am

JERUSALEM: An Israeli court yesterday found Islamic cleric Sheikh Raed Salah guilty of obstructing the work of police when they quizzed and searched...

Charity linked to Erdogan’s son got $100m aid 11 Apr 2014 - 05:49 am

ISTANBUL: A charity at which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son sits on the board, received more than $100m of aid over...

Violence across Iraq kills 21 11 Apr 2014 - 05:49 am

BAGHDAD: Shootings and bombings in Iraq killed at least 21 people yesterday, officials said, as the country struggles with rampant violence ahead of...

Five die in Yemen fighting 11 Apr 2014 - 05:49 am

SANA’A: Shia rebels believed to be seeking to advance on Yemen’s capital have attacked an army post in a neighbouring city, killing three...

Saudi guards killed near Yemen border 11 Apr 2014 - 05:48 am

RIYADH: Two Saudi soldiers have been killed in a clash with unidentified gunmen who fired on them from across the border with Yemen,...

13th free medical camp today 11 Apr 2014 - 05:19 am

Volunteers making final preparations for the free medical camp and exhibition at Tariq Bin Ziyad Independent School for Boys at Salata Jadeed yesterday....

Texas A&M and ConocoPhillips host process safety symposium 11 Apr 2014 - 05:17 am

RasGas CEO Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi (right), and President of ConocoPhillips Qatar Gary Sykes at the symposium. Doha: Texas A&M University at Qatar...