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Clashes in Turkey after teen dies 12 Mar 2014 - 01:37 am

People protect themselves behind a trash can as anti-riot police fire water cannon to disperse thousands of people demonstrating following the death of...

Libyan parliament ousts premier 12 Mar 2014 - 01:36 am

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (left) and Defence Minister Abdullah Al Thani TRIPOLI: The Libyan parliament ousted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan yesterday after a...

Political future ‘possible’ for Brotherhood 12 Mar 2014 - 01:35 am

Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) and Egypt’s Army Chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al Sisi review the...

Bahrain arrests US citizen for attack on police 12 Mar 2014 - 01:33 am

DUBAI: Bahraini authorities arrested a US national and another individual accused of “attacking” police in a Shia village, as a bomb blast yesterday...

Israel ‘regrets’ killing judge 12 Mar 2014 - 01:33 am

JERUSALEM: Israel expressed “regret” yesterday over the shooting of a Jordanian judge at a border crossing, but its army insisted he had attacked...

Sudan student dies after police fire tear gas 12 Mar 2014 - 01:33 am

KHARTOUM: A Sudanese student died yesterday after police fired tear gas at Khartoum University protesters who have links to the Darfur region. Police...

Iran denies new Lockerbie bombing claims 12 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

TEHRAN: Iran yesterday denied any involvement in the Lockerbie bombing in the face of new allegations it contracted Palestinian militants to carry out...

UN: Syria conflict affects 5.5 million children 12 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

AMMAN: The number of children affected by Syria’s war doubled in the past year to 5.5 million, the UN said yesterday, a heartrending...

Air strike kills three Islamic Jihad radicals 12 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

GAZA: An Israeli air strike yesterday killed three Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Jihad group said. The Israeli military said...

South Sudan charges four prisoners with treason 12 Mar 2014 - 01:31 am

JUBA: South Sudan charged four high-profile prisoners with treason yesterday, dashing rebel hopes that they would be released ahead of peace talks planned...

Crimea votes for independence 12 Mar 2014 - 01:30 am

People in Sevastopol watch the televised speech of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich during his press conference in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don...

Back to earth 12 Mar 2014 - 01:29 am

From right, US astronaut Michael Hopkins, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazansky, shortly after landing in a Soyuz TMA-10M capsule in...

US starts wargames with Poland in Black Sea 12 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

LASK AIR BASE, Poland: The United States and Poland began wargames yesterday as Washington makes a gesture of support for its eastern NATO...

Senator accuses CIA of spying on Congress 12 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

Washington: A bitter dispute between the CIA and the US Senate committee that oversees it burst into the open yesterday when a top...

Bachelet sworn in president of Chile 12 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

VALPARAïSO, Chile: Socialist Michelle Bachelet took the oath of office as president of Chile yesterday, returning to power after four years with a...

Rio police plan crackdown on violent slum 12 Mar 2014 - 01:27 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio police will boost their presence in a violent slum controlled by drug gangs as authorities crack down on crime...

Pistorius ticked off cop for touching his gun: Friend 12 Mar 2014 - 01:27 am

PRETORIA: South African track star Oscar Pistorius had a row with a policeman who picked up his gun after pulling over his friend...

Gujarat not shining for poor, says Rahul 12 Mar 2014 - 01:25 am

Congress Party vice president Rahul Gandhi speaks during a rally at Balasinor town, some 100km from Ahmedabad. Balasinor (Gujarat): Congress vice president Rahul...