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Queen visits Chequers 01 Mar 2014 - 05:39 am

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha escort Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (obscured) as they tour Chequers, the Prime Minister’s...

Female serial killer jailed for life in Britain 01 Mar 2014 - 05:38 am

LONDON: A British female serial killer who admitted murdering three men and dumping their bodies in ditches was yesterday sentenced to a life...

Northern Ireland set for IRA terror ‘amnesty’ spat 01 Mar 2014 - 05:38 am

LONDON: Northern Ireland’s assembly was to hold an emergency debate over letters sent to on-the-run IRA terror suspects, which threatened to bring down...

Most Icelanders want referendum on EU talks: Poll 01 Mar 2014 - 05:37 am

REYKJAVIK: More than 80 percent of Icelanders want the government to ask them directly in a referendum before it breaks off European Union...

Female serial killer jailed for life in Britain 01 Mar 2014 - 05:37 am

LONDON: A British female serial killer who admitted murdering three men and dumping their bodies in ditches was yesterday sentenced to a life...

Clash at jailed youth’s funeral in Manama 01 Mar 2014 - 05:35 am

Protesters hold pictures of detainee Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar during a protest over his death at a hospital, ahead of his funeral in the...

Israel warns Lebanon over Hezbollah 01 Mar 2014 - 05:33 am

People inspect a site damaged by a rocket fired from across the Syrian side of the border, at the town of Britel in...

Hamas making feature film on Israeli soldier’s captivity 01 Mar 2014 - 05:33 am

An armed Israeli policeman points his gun towards Palestinian demonstrators and photographers during clashes in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras Al Amud, following...

SNC to rejoin Syrian opposition coalition 01 Mar 2014 - 05:31 am

BEIRUT: The opposition Syrian National Council yesterday said it will rejoin the umbrella coalition from which it withdrew in protest at the Geneva...

SYRIA TALKS BUS GENEVA 01 Mar 2014 - 05:30 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR SYRIA TALKS BUS GENEVA 022514 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Call for peaceful regime change in Algeria 01 Mar 2014 - 05:25 am

ALGIERS: Former Algerian premier Mouloud Hamrouche called for a “peaceful” change of the regime, which he said was no longer capable of running...

At least 13 killed in north Yemen clashes 01 Mar 2014 - 05:25 am

SANA’A: At least 13 people died when Shia fighters clashed with security forces in northern Yemen yesterday, government sources said, underlining the chaos...

Gunmen kill security guard of Mursi’s judge 01 Mar 2014 - 05:25 am

CAIRO: Gunmen yesterday killed an Egyptian policeman who was on a security team guarding the home of a judge in the jailbreak trial...

No Iran report with bomb research information: IAEA 01 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

JERUSALEM/VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday it had not prepared a report with new information about suspected atomic bomb research in Iran,...

Lebanon seeks death penalty for radical cleric 01 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon will seek the death penalty for a radical Sunni cleric who has been at large since deadly clashes between his followers...

Qatar, Bosnia discuss prospective joint ventures to boost relations 01 Mar 2014 - 05:12 am

Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah (left) and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, addressing a joint press conference....

House catches fire 01 Mar 2014 - 05:11 am

Thick smoke billowing after a fire broke out in a house in the busy Bin Mahmoud area yesterday evening. A Civil Defence team...

Indian community mourns blast victims 01 Mar 2014 - 05:10 am

Indian Ambassador Sanjiv Arora addressing the condolence meeting. DOHA: The Indian community yesterday mourned 11 expatriates who died in Thursday’s gas tanker explosion...