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Gunman kills nun, parishioner in Russian church 10 Feb 2014 - 07:14 am

MOSCOW: A machine-gun wielding man killed an elderly nun and a parishioner while wounding six others when he opened fire during a Sunday...

Zuma’s son being investigated over fatal car crash 10 Feb 2014 - 07:13 am

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, is being investigated for culpable homicide after his Porsche 911 sports car ploughed into a...

Bosnia ruling parties call for snap poll 10 Feb 2014 - 07:13 am

SARAJEVO: Two parties in Bosnia’s ruling coalition yesterday called for early polls to defuse mounting anger over corruption and unemployment that has sparked...

Clashes in Bangui leave 10 dead 10 Feb 2014 - 07:12 am

BANGUI: A weekend of violence and looting in the Central African capital has left at least 10 people dead, witnesses and a humanitarian...

State pension service in UK to be privatised 10 Feb 2014 - 07:12 am

LONDON: The government is considering saving money by privatising the delivery of the state pension, according to Whitehall documents seen by the Guardian....

US eases rules on immigrants with limited terrorist links 10 Feb 2014 - 07:12 am

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has eased the rules for would-be asylum-seekers, refugees and others who hope to come to or stay in the...

Charles, William urge end to illegal wildlife trade 10 Feb 2014 - 07:11 am

LONDON: Britain’s Prince Charles and Prince William made a father-and-son appeal yesterday for an end to the illegal wildlife trade, ahead of a...

Democrats promote positive message on Obamacare, work hours 10 Feb 2014 - 07:11 am

WASHINGTON: Democrats sought to turn the latest controversy over Obamacare and the economy into a positive political message yesterday by casting an expected...

Economy matters most in Scottish independence vote, finds poll 10 Feb 2014 - 07:10 am

LONDON: The economy is the most important issue to Scottish voters ahead of a referendum for independence later this year, according to a...

Winter olympics 10 Feb 2014 - 07:06 am

‘Egypt becomes republic of fear’ 10 Feb 2014 - 07:01 am

Former Egyptian presidential candidate and head of the Masr Al Qawia Party (the strong Egypt party) Abdel Moneim Abu Al Fotouh during a...

600 Syrians flee besieged Old Homs 10 Feb 2014 - 06:59 am

Civilians wait to be evacuated from the besieged district of the central Syrian city of Homs by United Nations (UN) staff to a...

Libya’s ex-prosecutor general shot dead 10 Feb 2014 - 06:59 am

BENGHAZI: Libya’s former prosecutor general was shot dead by unknown attackers in the eastern city of Derna, the justice minister said, the latest...

Yemen Shia rebels, tribes agree truce 10 Feb 2014 - 06:58 am

Policemen stand by a car damaged by a bomb blast in Sana’a yesterday. At least three people were wounded in the incident. SANA’A:...

Nine killed in brutal Iraq assassinations 10 Feb 2014 - 06:54 am

BAGHDAD: Nine people were found dead in two brutal incidents in Iraq yesterday — one where militants forced Shia policemen to pray before...

Algeria court detains 10 over sectarian violence 10 Feb 2014 - 06:54 am

ALGIERS: A court in the Algerian desert city of Ghardaia yesterday detained 10 people for their alleged involvement in sectarian clashes in the...

Suspect in murder of Tunisian MP arrested 10 Feb 2014 - 06:54 am

TUNIS: Tunisian security forces arrested a suspect in the murder of opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi after a fierce gunbattle during an overnight raid...

Hamas and Fatah agree to resume talks 10 Feb 2014 - 06:53 am

Gaza: Hamas, the ruling authority in the Gaza Strip, agreed yesterday to intensify discussions with the Fatah movement in an effort to promote...