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Little ‘pope’ cries 27 Feb 2014 - 05:48 am

Pope Francis kisses a boy dressed as a pope as he arrives for his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican...

Islamists kill 59 students in Nigeria 27 Feb 2014 - 05:46 am

DAMATURUL, Nigeria: Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram shot or burned to death 59 pupils in a boarding school in northeast Nigeria overnight,...

Spaniards honk the most: Survey 27 Feb 2014 - 05:46 am

PARIS: Spaniards honk, Swedish motorists chat on their mobile phones and Italians often forget to strap on their seat belts, according to a...

Sparks fly in European Parliament 27 Feb 2014 - 05:46 am

STRASBOURG, France: A European Parliament debate yesterday on Switzerland’s controversial decision to curb immigration erupted into a barrage of bitter exchanges and insults...

Romania to get new cabinet 27 Feb 2014 - 05:46 am

BUCHAREST: Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said yesterday he expects to submit his new cabinet to parliament next week following the breakup of...

Over 30,000 Icelanders sign for vote on EU membership 27 Feb 2014 - 05:45 am

REYKJAVIK: More than 30,000 Icelanders — almost one in eight potential voters — had signed yesterday a petition to demand a referendum on...

Ex-editor of HK newspaper stabbed 27 Feb 2014 - 05:44 am

Pro-democracy activists attend a candlelight vigil to urge the police to solve the stabbing incident involving former chief editor of the Ming Pao...

Illegal logging 27 Feb 2014 - 05:44 am

aerial photo of East Kotawaringin district in Central Kalimantan province in Indonesia on Monday shows the clearing of trees on a peatland forest....

Rights groups condemn Beijing 27 Feb 2014 - 05:43 am

BEIJING: Rights groups condemned China yesterday for charging a prominent Uighur critic of government policy towards the mostly-Muslim minority with separatism -- which...

Philippines frees top Muslim rebel leader 27 Feb 2014 - 05:42 am

MANILA: The Philippine government has freed a top Muslim rebel whose recent arrest had threatened to jeopardise a peace deal to end one...

Gunfire by night now a norm in Bangkok 27 Feb 2014 - 05:42 am

BANGKOK: Shots fired by unknown gunmen yesterday rattled parts of the Thai capital where anti-government protesters have set up camp for weeks, with...

Australian navy blew up asylum boat: Police 27 Feb 2014 - 05:42 am

CILACAP: Asylum-seekers who washed ashore in Indonesia have claimed the Australian navy blew up their vessel after forcing the would-be refugees into a...

UKRAINE RUSSIA SKI OLIMPICS WEST JUMP 27 Feb 2014 - 05:40 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR UKRAINE RUSSIA SKI OLIMPICS WEST JUMP 022514 Provider: CartoonArts International...

When death becomes a way of life 27 Feb 2014 - 05:27 am

“No solution, no hope for change,” answered the old man from the countryside of Damascus, when asked if there was hope for change...

Why are Qatari students so tired? 27 Feb 2014 - 05:26 am

I believe Qatari students are more tired than their peers because educational institutions have crushed their dreams and aspirations. These institutions have exhausted...

Why do bachelors live in family areas? 27 Feb 2014 - 05:26 am

Our leadership issued law No. 15/2010 to preserve the safety and stability of our society and its citizens and ensure the privacy and...

Obama tells Karzai of full troop pullout 27 Feb 2014 - 05:25 am

Afghan activists wave flags and chant slogans condemning the killing of 21 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, during a demonstration in Kabul yesterday....

Voter’s registration card 27 Feb 2014 - 05:24 am

An Afghan woman shows her voter's registration card while others (background) line up to get theirs, in Herat, Afghanistan yesterday. The Afghan Independent...