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Bashir relatives rally for free speech in Sudan 12 Oct 2013 - 05:50 am

KHARTOUM: Two relatives of Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir led an anti-government protest yesterday calling for freedom of expression and a transitional...

Pilgrims pour into Makkah before Haj 12 Oct 2013 - 05:15 am

MAKKAH: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have poured into the holy city of Makkah for the annual Haj pilgrimage as Saudi Arabia issued...

Israeli settler bludgeoned to death 12 Oct 2013 - 05:15 am

BROSH: Suspected Palestinian militants bludgeoned to death a settler yesterday in the third killing of Israelis in the West Bank in as many...

Abducted Libya PM slams ‘coup’ bid 12 Oct 2013 - 05:12 am

BENGHAZI: Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said yesterday his hours-long kidnapping was a coup attempt, as a car bombing outside Sweden’s consulate in second...

Suspended sentence for film-maker 12 Oct 2013 - 05:11 am

TUNIS: A Tunisian film-maker who threw an egg at a minister received a suspended five-month sentence yesterday while charges were dropped against the...

Workers’ protest 12 Oct 2013 - 05:10 am

Workers of Paris’ palace “Le Lutetia” demonstrate yesterday, a day after the announcement of a three years closure of the hotel for renovation.

Dozens dead as migrant boat sinks off Sicily 12 Oct 2013 - 05:09 am

PALERMO, italy: Dozens of people including women and children died yesterday when a boat carrying around 250 migrants capsized and spilled them into...

Senate Republicans call Obama meeting constructive, but no deal 12 Oct 2013 - 05:08 am

WASHINGTON: US Senate Republicans described their White House meeting with President Barack Obama yesterday as respectful and constructive, but they said no deal...

UK parties agree to new press guidelines 12 Oct 2013 - 05:08 am

LONDON: Britain’s three main political parties reached agreement yesterday on a new set of rules to govern the country’s newspapers following months of...

Community service awaits Berlusconi 12 Oct 2013 - 05:08 am

ROME: Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has asked to serve his 12-month sentence for tax fraud in the form of community service,...

Culturally progressive step 12 Oct 2013 - 05:02 am

By Raynald C Rivera Qatar was in the international media for a different reason this time — for the display of public art...

Art Debate 12 Oct 2013 - 04:59 am

The display of public art in Doha in the form of the unveiling of the sculptures on the Corniche and at Sidra Medical...

Top Pakistan Taliban leader captured by US 12 Oct 2013 - 04:58 am

A 2009 photo of Pakistani Taliban commander Latif Mehsud WASHINGTON: US soldiers have captured a senior leader of the Pakistani Taliban in an...

Syria jihadists accused of war crimes 12 Oct 2013 - 04:55 am

New recruits perform during their graduation ceremony after Free Syrian Army military training in eastern Al Ghouta, near Damascus. The newly graduated fighters...

Chemical arms watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize 12 Oct 2013 - 04:54 am

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu speaks during a press conference in The Hague, The Netherlands, yesterday. OSLO:...

JPMorgan Chase reports $380m loss on legal expenses 11 Oct 2013 - 02:55 pm

NEW YORK CITY: US banking giant JPMorgan Chase Friday reported a rare quarterly loss due to high legal costs, even as its underlying...

S. Korea's Park pushes for free trade with Indonesia 11 Oct 2013 - 02:27 pm

JAKARTA: South Korean and Indonesian businesses inked more than $4 billion in trade deals Friday as Korean President Park Geun-Hye lobbied to fast...

Shell warns on Nigerian exports after pipeline shutdown 11 Oct 2013 - 02:04 pm

LAGOS: Shell warned on Friday it may not meet production targets for crude exports in Nigeria after it shut down a major pipeline...