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Japan okays South Korea’s ADIZ expansion 10 Dec 2013 - 06:39 am

Tokyo: Japanese government officials said South Korea’s plan to expand its air defence identification zone will not pose a problem. South Korea’s Defence...

French troops clash with CAR gunmen 10 Dec 2013 - 06:36 am

French soldiers arrest ex-Seleka rebels after finding weapons in a house near Bangui’s airport yesterday. BANGUI: French troops in Central African Republic (CAR)...

Police move against Kiev protesters 10 Dec 2013 - 06:34 am

A woman talks to riot police blocking Khreshatyk Street in Kiev city centre yesterday. KIEV: Ukrainian security forces yesterday moved in on pro-EU...

World is coming for Mandela funeral: Official 10 Dec 2013 - 06:33 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa struggled yesterday to meet the unprecedented logistical challenge of hosting close to 100 world leaders flying in from every corner...

Web-surfing UK jurors may get jail terms 10 Dec 2013 - 06:32 am

London: Jurors should face up to two years in prison if they search the Internet for information about cases beyond what is revealed...

Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on media 10 Dec 2013 - 06:32 am

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin tightened his control over Russia’s media yesterday by dissolving the main state news agency and replacing it with an...

Record cold grips US; more snow heads East 10 Dec 2013 - 06:31 am

Washington: A massive winter storm that drove parts of the US into a deep freeze over the weekend kept a tight grip on...

With US ties frayed, Saudi calls for Gulf union 10 Dec 2013 - 06:30 am

US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh yesterday. Also seen is Saudi Ambassador to Washington...

Attacks including car bombs kill 22 in Iraq 10 Dec 2013 - 06:29 am

A blaze engulfs a car at the scene of an explosion in the Al Amin district of Baghdad, yesterday. BAGHDAD: Attacks including a...

Pro-Mursi activists get life in prison 10 Dec 2013 - 06:22 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced three supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to life imprisonment, judicial sources said yesterday, in the latest...

Kuwaiti court acquits 70 accused over 2011 storming of parliament 10 Dec 2013 - 06:20 am

Prominent opposition leader and former MP Mussallam Al Barrak (centre), celebrates with opposition activists after a Kuwaiti court acquitted him and 70 opposition...

Saudi Arabia begins gene mapping to find diseases 10 Dec 2013 - 06:18 am

Second deputy Prime Minister Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (unseen) inaugurates the website of the first Saudi Human Genome Project in the Middle East...

Syria conflict passes 1,000th day 10 Dec 2013 - 06:16 am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s regime captured from rebel fighters a key town near Lebanon yesterday, as doubts were cast on any breakthrough at a Geneva...

Iran and six powers meet on steps to carry out nuclear deal 10 Dec 2013 - 06:15 am

VIENNA: Iran and six world powers began expert-level talks yesterday to work out nitty-gritty details in implementing a landmark accord for Tehran to...

UN to inspect Libya’s uranium stocks amid worsening stability 10 Dec 2013 - 06:15 am

UNITED NATIONS: A UN nuclear team will visit Libya this month to assess the safety of thousands of barrels of milled uranium —...

Amnesty says Libyan soldier tortured to death 10 Dec 2013 - 06:14 am

TRIPOLI: Amnesty International alleged yesterday a Libyan soldier was tortured to death by members of his own unit, calling on authorities to investigate...

Saudi Arabia begins gene mapping to find diseases 10 Dec 2013 - 06:13 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched a genetic code mapping project aimed at identifying the basis of chronic diseases prevalent in the desert kingdom....

Sinai militant leader killed in gun battle 10 Dec 2013 - 06:12 am

CAIRO: Egyptian troops shot dead an Islamist militant described as a leader of the Sinai group that claimed a failed attempt on the...