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Diplomats test waters on UN Syrian aid vote 25 Jul 2013 - 01:42 am

French President François Hollande (right) speaks after his meeting with Syria’s new opposition leader Ahmad Jarba at the Elysee Presidential Palace yesterday in...

US defers delivery of F-16s to Egypt 25 Jul 2013 - 01:42 am

WASHINGTON: The United States has delayed plans to supply Egypt with an additional four F-16 fighter jets due to unrest gripping the country,...

Putin to visit Iran in Aug: Reports 25 Jul 2013 - 01:42 am

MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet Iran’s newly elected president in Tehran next month to discuss restarting talks on the Islamic Republic’s...

Bahrain cops recapture two detainees 25 Jul 2013 - 01:42 am

DUBAI: Bahrain police said yesterday they recaptured two men suspected of attacks on security forces, two months after they escaped from custody along...

ROYAL BABY BOY EARTH WORLD MEDIA BRITAIN OVERPOPULATION 25 Jul 2013 - 01:39 am

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Snowden remains in limbo at airport 25 Jul 2013 - 01:27 am

Anatoly Kucherena, the Russian lawyer assisting former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, speaks to the media at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, yesterday....

Bolivia forgives Europe for air space incident 25 Jul 2013 - 01:26 am

LA PAZ: Bolivian President Evo Morales yesterday forgave France, Spain, Italy and Portugal for denying their air space to his presidential jet early...

Royal baby named George 25 Jul 2013 - 01:25 am

LONDON: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate yesterday named their baby boy George Alexander Louis, sticking firmly to royal tradition with a...

Obama launches economic plan, clarifies vision for second term 25 Jul 2013 - 01:23 am

US President Barack Obama prepares to deliver a speech on the economy at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, yesterday. GALESBURG, Illinois: US President...

Pope visits Brazil’s most famous shrine 25 Jul 2013 - 01:23 am

APARECIDA, Brazil: Pope Francis, receiving another rapturous welcome in Brazil, yesterday urged young people to shun the “ephemeral idols” of money and pleasure...

British murder suspect can be extradited to South Africa: Judge 25 Jul 2013 - 01:23 am

LONDON: A British businessman accused of orchestrating the murder of his bride during their honeymoon in Cape Town should be extradited to South...

Royal baby named George 25 Jul 2013 - 01:20 am

LONDON: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate yesterday named their baby boy George Alexander Louis, sticking firmly to royal tradition with a...

French lawmaker resigns over Hitler remark on Roma 25 Jul 2013 - 01:19 am

PARIS: A French lawmaker who was allegedly recorded saying that Hitler “did not kill enough” Roma has resigned from his party, just days...

Hezbollah says EU invites Israel attack on Lebanon 25 Jul 2013 - 01:17 am

An Indonesian soldier from the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon stands near a UN armoured vehicle as a picture of Lebanon’s Hezbollah...

Fighting erupts in Sudan as oil deadline nears 25 Jul 2013 - 01:16 am

KHARTOUM: Sudanese rebels clashed with troops in North Kordofan yesterday, both sides said, days before a Khartoum deadline to halt South Sudan’s oil...

South Sudan govt urges calm 25 Jul 2013 - 01:16 am

JUBA: Heavily armed South Sudanese security forces guarded key government institutions in the capital Juba yesterday as radio broadcasts called for calm after...

Norway woman says tricked into withdrawing rape report 25 Jul 2013 - 01:13 am

OSLO: A Norwegian woman who narrowly escaped jail after reporting she was raped in Dubai arrived home yesterday, telling media that she had...

Israel PM urges more pressure on Iran 25 Jul 2013 - 01:13 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday urged greater pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme as he met Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio...