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Poachers poison over 300 elephants in Zimbabwe park 22 Oct 2013 - 12:34 am

HARARE: More than 300 elephants and other animals have died of cyanide poisoning by poachers in Zimbabwe’s largest game park, a wildlife conservation...

US tries to calm Saudi anger 22 Oct 2013 - 12:27 am

Saudi’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (centre) welcoming King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Red Sea resort of Jeddah,...

Saudi Arabia under fire over rights violations 22 Oct 2013 - 12:27 am

GENEVA: Saudi Arabia’s rights record came under fire at the United Nations yesterday, critics accusing the kingdom of jailing activists without due process...

Rihanna ordered out of UAE mosque over photo shoot 22 Oct 2013 - 12:25 am

Barbadian singer Rihanna performs on stage during a concert in Abu Dhabi. DUBAI: Pop star Rihanna was asked to leave Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh...

Turkey cuts compulsory military service 22 Oct 2013 - 12:24 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government will reduce compulsory military service to 12 months from next year, the deputy prime minister said yesterday. Around 70,000...

UAE to allow mobile number portability by December 22 Oct 2013 - 12:06 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will allow mobile phone number portability by December, its telecoms regulator said yesterday, more than five years after...

Thousands mourn victims of Egypt church wedding attack 22 Oct 2013 - 12:05 am

Egyptian Coptic Christians pray as they attend a funeral mass held for the victims of an attack at the Coptic church of the...

Bill curbing Jerusalem talks sparks Israel cabinet battle 22 Oct 2013 - 12:04 am

Ultra-orthodox Jewish men stand on a street covered with election campaign leaflets in Jerusalem yesterday. Israel’ will hold municipal elections today. JERUSALEM: Israel’s...

Gaddafi widow demands return of dictator’s body 22 Oct 2013 - 12:04 am

TRIPOLI: The widow of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has urged the United Nations and the European Union to help her recover the...

Peres defends ambiguity on nuclear programme 22 Oct 2013 - 12:04 am

JERUSALEM: President Shimon Peres, considered the father of Israel’s nuclear programme, yesterday sought to justify the policy of ambiguity his country has adopted...

Kuwait to host Syria donors meet in January 22 Oct 2013 - 12:03 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said yesterday it will host in January a second donor’s conference to raise aid for Syrian refugees at the request...

Besieged Syrian town pleads ‘Save us from death’ 22 Oct 2013 - 12:02 am

BEIRUT: Residents of a Syrian town besieged by President Bashar Al Assad’s forces appealed to the world to “save us from death” in...

TEA PARTY KING KONG GLOBAL ECONOMY US SHUTDOWN 22 Oct 2013 - 12:00 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR TEA PARTY KING KONG GLOBAL ECONOMY US SHUTDOWN 101513 Provider:...

Qatar upholds 15-year sentence against maverick poet 21 Oct 2013 - 06:34 pm

DOHA: A top Qatari court on Monday upheld a 15-year jail term handed to a poet convicted of incitement against the regime, his...

Over 300 elephants poisoned in Zimbabwe park 21 Oct 2013 - 06:26 pm

HARARE: More than 300 elephants and other animals have died of cyanide poisoning by poachers in Zimbabwe's largest game park, a wildlife conservation...

Kadhafi widow demands return of Libya dictator's body 21 Oct 2013 - 06:21 pm

File photo taken on February 27, 2004, shows former Libyan first lady, Safiya Kadhafi, arriving at the opening ceremony of an Africain union...

"Lifestyle diseases" are new threat to Asia: WHO 21 Oct 2013 - 06:15 pm

MANILA: Asia-Pacific countries face serious challenges from "lifestyle" diseases and ageing populations even as they overcome more traditional illnesses, the World Health Organisation's...

Thai floods force closure of 17 factories in industrial zone 21 Oct 2013 - 02:54 pm

BANGKOK: Seventeen factories were temporarily shut on Monday in a major Thai industrial zone dominated by foreign companies, after flood waters blocked nearby...