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Merkel seeks clarity on US spy claims 19 Nov 2013 - 06:55 am

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called yesterday for answers over “grave” US spying accusations which, she said in a speech to parliament, were...

Shooter on the run in Paris after attack on newspaper 19 Nov 2013 - 06:55 am

PARIS: French police were yesterday desperately trying to track down a gunman on the loose in Paris after a shooting at leftwing newspaper...

Tornadoes kill 8 in US Midwest 19 Nov 2013 - 06:55 am

CHICAGO: Residents sifted through piles of rubble yesterday as they recovered from violent tornadoes that ripped through four midwestern US states, killing at...

EU issues ‘urgent’ appeal to Ukraine on Tymoshenko 19 Nov 2013 - 06:55 am

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers yesterday issued an “urgent appeal” to Ukraine for action on jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko to enable the...

Greenpeace doctor, photographer freed 19 Nov 2013 - 06:54 am

SAINT PETERSBURG: A Russian court extended the pre-trial detention yesterday of an Australian member of a Greenpeace crew arrested for a protest against...

Female British serial killer admits killing 3 19 Nov 2013 - 06:54 am

LONDON: A female British serial killer yesterday admitted murdering three men and dumping their bodies in ditches. To the shock of her lawyer,...

Militia starts withdrawal after clashes in Tripoli 19 Nov 2013 - 06:53 am

People gather around the wreckage of the car that exploded during an assassination attempt on Colonel Abdullah Saaiti, head of the Benghazi Joint...

Officer probing Islamists shot dead in Egypt 19 Nov 2013 - 06:53 am

CAIRO: Gunmen shot dead an Egyptian officer in charge of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood file at the interior ministry’s national security agency, the...

France urges Israeli settlement halt 19 Nov 2013 - 06:52 am

RAMALLAH: French President Francois Hollande called on Israel yesterday to halt settlement building on occupied territory, saying it hampers chances for a peace...

Palestinians cast first-ever vote in UN General Assembly 19 Nov 2013 - 06:52 am

UNITED NATIONS: A routine UN General Assembly vote held special significance for the Palestinian delegation yesterday as it cast a ballot for the...

Bahraini court confirms oppn leader’s travel ban 19 Nov 2013 - 06:50 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court yesterday confirmed a travel ban imposed on prominent Shia opposition figure Khalil Marzuq, on trial for inciting terrorism, a...

Jordan applies for Saudi’s UN Security Council seat 19 Nov 2013 - 06:50 am

AMMAN: Jordan has formally submitted a bid for a two-year seat on the UN Security Council, officials said yesterday, after its ally Saudi...

Saudi rules out contact with Israel on Iran 19 Nov 2013 - 06:50 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday ruled out any contact with Israel, with which it has no diplomatic ties, after a British newspaper reported that...

Man throws black paint at Kejriwal 19 Nov 2013 - 06:48 am

India Against Corruption (IAC) activist and Aam Aadmi Party member Arvind Kejriwal arrives to file his nomination for the upcoming assembly elections in...

Chhattisgarh heads for final showdown 19 Nov 2013 - 06:48 am

Raipur: The second and final phase of polling for the remaining 72 seats in the Chhattisgarh legislative assembly will be held today amid...

Shift Maudany to private hospital: Supreme Court 19 Nov 2013 - 06:47 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka government to shift Kerala’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and terrorism-accused Abdul Nazir Maudany...

Apex court notice to centre on commuting death sentence 19 Nov 2013 - 06:47 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the centre on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging former president Pratibha Patil’s decision...

Another Congress complaint to poll body against Modi 19 Nov 2013 - 06:47 am

New Delhi: The Congress yesterday complained to the Election Commission against BJP prime minister candidate Narendra Modi for asking if central funds for...