VATICAN CITY: Disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien (pictured), who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct,...
VATICAN CITY: Disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien (pictured), who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct,...
WASHINGTON: The White House threw its weight yesterday behind a bid to pass a law to strengthen journalists’ rights to protect their sources,...
People attend the christening ceremony of a German Navy submarine of the class 212A, decorated with the German national flag and that of...
BRUSSELS: International donors pledged a much more than expected ¤3.2bn in aid yesterday to help Mali avoid the mistakes which allowed Islamist rebels...
MOSCOW: Russia yesterday accused the United States of “crude and clumsy” spying on its territory after a suspected CIA agent was caught in...
SOFIA: An alliance of Bulgaria’s Socialists and an ethnic Turkish party fell just one seat short of a majority in parliament, final results...
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed she finds “nice eyes” attractive in men, had a Polish grandfather and can easily handle an...
KINSHASA: At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, the military said,...
OFER MILITARY PRISON, Palestinian: Protesters and Israel forces clashed in the West Bank yesterday as thousands of Palestinians commemorated the Naqba (catastrophe) of...
KUWAIT: A ruling by Kuwait’s top court next month could end a period of relative political stability, jeopardising government plans to push ahead...
BAGHDAD: Bombings in Iraq, including a series of blasts mainly targeting Shia areas of Baghdad, killed at least 25 people and wounded 68...
TUNIS: The Tunisian government has decided to ban the congress of hardline Salafist group Ansar Al Sharia due to take place at the...
BAGHDAD: Alcohol vendors in Baghdad were worried for their safety yesterday, a day after unknown gunmen shot dead 12 people at a humble...
BRUSSELS: France is floating a proposal that the European Union ease an arms embargo for Syrian rebels but delay acting on the decision...
WASHINGTON: The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies yesterday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off...
VIENNA: Nuclear talks between Iran and the UN atomic agency failed yet again yesterday, as a top US diplomat said she expected the...
CAIRO: Senior Egyptian judges halted talks with President Mohammed Mursi on judicial reforms yesterday after parliament decided to discuss the proposed laws despite...
CAIRO: A senior Egyptian Finance Ministry adviser involved in talks on a vital IMF loan has resigned, suggesting that newly appointed bureaucrats loyal...
