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Egypt army recaptures town held by Islamists 17 Sep 2013 - 12:50 am

CAIRO: Troops yesterday stormed a town in central Egypt held for the past month by hardline Islamists, arresting dozens accused of burning churches...

Nine policemen hurt in Sinai blast 17 Sep 2013 - 12:50 am

CAIRO: Nine Egyptian policemen were injured yesterday when a bomb detonated on a road in North Sinai, near the border with the Gaza...

Donors pledge $2.4bn for Somalia 17 Sep 2013 - 12:50 am

BRUSSELS: International donors promised Somalia ¤1.8bn ($2.4bn) in reconstruction aid yesterday to back a three-year plan aimed at strengthening the country’s economy and...

Saudi cleric flays attacks on non-Muslims 17 Sep 2013 - 12:49 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top cleric Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh yesterday condemned violence against non-Muslims living in Islamic countries and attacks on Muslims on...

Protesters, police clash in Istanbul 17 Sep 2013 - 12:49 am

ISTANBUL: Riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters in several Turkish cities overnight yesterday, as demonstrations against the...

Nobel laureates, doctors urge end to attacks on hospitals in Syria 17 Sep 2013 - 12:48 am

Members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria (from left) Swiss Carla del Ponte, US Karen Koning Abuzayd, chairman of the...

Turkey downs Syrian copter: Deputy PM 17 Sep 2013 - 12:48 am

ANKARA: Turkey said it had downed a Syrian military helicopter yesterday, accusing the neighbouring nation of violating its airspace in the tense border...

Saudi calls for world action 17 Sep 2013 - 12:47 am

RIYADH: International intervention in Syria must go beyond dismantling the regime’s chemical arsenal, Saudi Arabia said yesterday, in veiled criticism of a US-Russian...

Yemen dialogue delegates near deal on south 17 Sep 2013 - 12:47 am

SANA’A: Yemeni delegates yesterday were close to agreement on the shape of a future federal state to settle a long-standing dispute over the...

11 killed in Iraq 17 Sep 2013 - 12:47 am

BAGHDAD: Violence in Iraq killed 11 people yesterday and an army official escaped an assassination attempt. A roadside bombing targeting an army patrol...

Former settlement to return to Palestinian hands 17 Sep 2013 - 12:47 am

JERUSALEM: Land confiscated by Israel 35 years ago to build a Jewish settlement in the West Bank will finally be returned to its...

Nour party walks out of Egypt’s constitution talks 17 Sep 2013 - 12:40 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s second biggest Islamist party yesterday walked out of a committee amending the constitution, to protest against moves to curb the influence...

After rift, Advani sings Modi praise 17 Sep 2013 - 12:39 am

Korba: BJP patriarch L K Advani yesterday lauded Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who was anointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate despite his...

High demand for traditional Onam feast 17 Sep 2013 - 12:38 am

Kochi: Kerala yesterday celebrated Onam with the traditional ‘Onam Sadhya’, a rich and delicious platter of 26 food items. Yesterday also marked Thiru...

Inspired by movie, gang of four kills security guard, steals Rs1m 17 Sep 2013 - 12:38 am

New Delhi: Inspired by the Hindi movie Bombay to Goa, a former employee of a warehouse and three associates, including a woman, murdered...

Dilip Kumar stable in hospital after heart attack 17 Sep 2013 - 12:38 am

Mumbai: The condition of veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who suffered a heart attack on Sunday, is stable in Lilavati Hospital, a hospital spokesperson...

At least 12 dead in Washington shooting 17 Sep 2013 - 12:33 am

Emergency vehicles respond to a group of shootings at the Naval Yard in Washington, DC yesterday. WASHINGTON: At least 12 people were killed...

Thirty-four killed as rare double whammy storms slam Mexico 17 Sep 2013 - 12:33 am

ACAPULCO: Authorities scrambled to rescue people stranded in flooded homes in Mexico’s resort of Acapulco yesterday after twin storms slammed opposite coasts in...