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HK, China bust smugglers ring 06 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong officials said yesterday they had smashed a syndicate that used fake documents to smuggle mainland Chinese into Argentina, Brazil,...

Queen visits Mars factory 06 Apr 2013 - 01:01 am

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth meets workers during a visit to Mars Chocolate factory in Slough, England, yesterday.

Obama offers cuts in benefit programmes 06 Apr 2013 - 01:01 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other benefit programmes in a budget proposal next week aimed at...

British minister under fire over disabled parking gaffe 06 Apr 2013 - 01:00 am

LONDON: Britain’s beleaguered Finance Minister George Osborne faced fresh pressure over his hardline stance on the social welfare system yesterday after his car...

Dutch court halts Al Qaeda suspect’s US extradition 06 Apr 2013 - 01:00 am

THE HAGUE: A Dutch court yesterday halted the extradition of a Dutch-Pakistani Al Qaeda suspect to the US, saying he would not be...

France lays out plans to withdraw troops from Mali 06 Apr 2013 - 01:00 am

BAMAKO: France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius laid out plans to start withdrawing French troops from Mali before elections in July on a visit...

Italy kingmaker party gathers for secret meet 06 Apr 2013 - 12:59 am

ROME: Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement, turned kingmaker in February’s inconclusive elections, yesterday gathered for a secret meeting amid rising tensions after some...

Defiant Putin defends controversial NGO searches 06 Apr 2013 - 12:59 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin defended yesterday controversial searches of Russian and foreign non-governmental organisations amid mounting concern from Europe. Speaking ahead of...

Syrian refugee numbers to triple in Jordan, says UN 05 Apr 2013 - 11:25 pm

A Syrian sits on the rubble of a building in the Al Sukkari district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday. GENEVA:...

Hezbollah, rivals back Salam as Lebanon PM 05 Apr 2013 - 11:25 pm

BEIRUT: Shia group Hezbollah, its allies and pro-Western rivals yesterday backed Sunni politician Tammam Salam to be Lebanon’s new prime minister, handing him...

Space station to cross Kuwait’s sky today 05 Apr 2013 - 11:25 pm

Kuwait: A ranking Kuwaiti astronomer and historian said yesterday that the International Space Station (ISS) will cross Kuwait’s sky today at 6.10pm (local...

Iran nuclear talks fail to make progress 05 Apr 2013 - 11:24 pm

ALMATY: Iran and world powers met yesterday for new talks in search of a breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear crisis, with the West...

Donors to discuss Darfur rebuilding 05 Apr 2013 - 11:24 pm

KHARTOUM: After a decade of conflict it is time for Sudan’s Darfur to begin rebuilding, UN experts said ahead of an international conference...

Hamas urges UN to resume Gaza food aid 05 Apr 2013 - 11:24 pm

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Hamas rulers yesterday urged the United Nations to reconsider its suspension of food aid for Palestinian refugees, imposed after protesters...

NORTH KOREA WORLD POWERS BALLOON KIM JONG UN POLICE BALLOON 05 Apr 2013 - 11:21 pm

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Consensus builds on new Lebanon PM Lebanon 05 Apr 2013 - 07:25 pm

BEIRUT: Tamam Salam, a moderate member of Lebanon's Western- and Saudi-backed opposition, emerged Friday as a consensus candidate for the post of premier,...

Women's rights 'unfinished business': Clinton 05 Apr 2013 - 07:22 pm

NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state and possible candidate to become America's first female president, called women's rights on...

Unable to pay rent, Italian couple commits suicide 05 Apr 2013 - 07:16 pm

ROME: An Italian couple in their sixties, overwhelmed by crushing financial difficulties and unable to pay their rent, committed suicide by hanging, police...