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Turkish police fire tear gas to disperse protesters 07 Jul 2013 - 02:58 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters in an Istanbul square yesterday as they gathered to enter...

Bombings in Iraq kill cop, four others 07 Jul 2013 - 02:58 am

BAGHDAD: Bombings north of Baghdad yesterday killed five people, including a police officer, police and doctors said, a day after attacks across the...

Syrian army presses Homs assault 07 Jul 2013 - 02:56 am

Syrians inspect the damage following an air strike in Arbeen, in the suburbs of Damascus, yesterday. BEIRUT: Syrian troops have advanced into rebel-held...

Two missing Germans found in Syria 07 Jul 2013 - 02:55 am

BERLIN: Two of three members of a German aid group who have been missing for two months in Syria, and were reported as...

Bomb blast kills three Yemeni soldiers 07 Jul 2013 - 02:55 am

ADEN: A roadside bomb in Yemen’s capital Sanaa killed three soldiers and injured two others during a security patrol early yesterday, a security...

SNOWDEN SPYING SPIDER WEB INTERNET PRIVACY INTELLIGENCE 07 Jul 2013 - 02:48 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR US SNOWDEN SPYING SPIDER WEB INTERNET PRIVACY INTELLIGENCE 070313 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Three South American countries offer asylum to Snowden 07 Jul 2013 - 02:24 am

LA PAZ/CARACAS: Bolivia offered asylum yesterday to former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, joining leftist allies Venezuela and Nicaragua in defiance of...

Ethiopia sets terms for sending maids to Qatar 07 Jul 2013 - 02:22 am

DOHA: Ethiopia has agreed to send domestic workers, including maids, to Qatar but said it would need monthly reports about salary payments to...

Syria opposition elects new leader amid divisions 07 Jul 2013 - 02:19 am

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are seen at an industrial area in the al-Kaboun neighborhood in Damascus after taking control of...

Egypt hits first snag over PM 07 Jul 2013 - 02:16 am

CAIRO: The appointment of liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister hit a snag yesterday, as the army-backed transitional authorities were...

Qaradawi asks Egyptians to back Mursi 07 Jul 2013 - 02:08 am

Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi carry mock coffins during a symbolic funeral for the four men killed during clashes with police...

Boeing 777 crash-lands 07 Jul 2013 - 02:07 am

A KTVU image grab of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 after it crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport in California yesterday. There were...

Bull-run fest takes flag flogging 07 Jul 2013 - 01:20 am

PAMPLONA, Spain: A red-and-white ocean of revellers erupted in cheers to launch Spain’s annual San Fermin bull-running festival yesterday but only after a...

Panda from China gives birth in Taiwan 07 Jul 2013 - 01:19 am

TAIPEI: A female giant panda donated by China to Taiwan four years ago gave birth to a cub yesterday after being artificially inseminated,...

HK singer wins top honours at Golden Melody Awards 07 Jul 2013 - 01:18 am

TAIPEI: Veteran Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam won top honours at the Golden Melody Awards for Asia’s best Mandarin chart music in Taipei...

Iran central bank eliminates cheaper dollar rate-reports 06 Jul 2013 - 02:56 pm

DUBAI: Iran's central bank has eliminated a subsidised, cheaper rate for foreign currency and reported a weaker official rate in its place, according...

DIFI to organize international seminar on changes affecting Arab family 06 Jul 2013 - 02:47 pm

DOHA: The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) will organize an international seminar to discuss of the various changes affecting the Arab Family brought...

Three policemen killed in Iraq bomb attack 06 Jul 2013 - 02:13 pm

BAGHDAD: Three members of the Iraqi police were killed and another was wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the Iraqi city of...