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France reassures Mali over troop withdrawal 05 Apr 2013 - 07:12 pm

BAMAKO: The French foreign minister reassured Mali on Friday that France was not planning an "overnight" withdrawal of the troops it sent to...

UN decries hike in death penalty use in Mideast, Asia 05 Apr 2013 - 07:06 pm

GENEVA: The UN rights body on Friday criticised Kuwait and several countries in Asia for resuming executions after halting the practice for several...

Musharraf barred from one Pakistani election constituency 05 Apr 2013 - 06:56 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's election board barred on Friday former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting polls in one constituency and the Supreme Court agreed to...

35,000 Syria refugees have gone home 05 Apr 2013 - 02:08 pm

AMMAN: Almost 35,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan since their country's conflict broke out in March 2011, but a larger number...

Ben Ali brother-in-law dies in custody 05 Apr 2013 - 01:23 pm

TUNIS: Moncef Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who was jailed for fraud, has died in custody...

Bird flu fears send European airline stocks plunging 05 Apr 2013 - 01:20 pm

PARIS: European airline stocks fell sharply on Friday on rising fears among investors of the impact of a news strain of bird flu...

Hamas urges UN to resume Gaza food aid 05 Apr 2013 - 01:06 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's Hamas rulers on Friday urged the United Nations to reconsider its suspension of food aid for Palestinian refugees,...

Malala to fund Pakistan school project with Angelina Jolie 05 Apr 2013 - 01:02 pm

LONDON: A fund set up by Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, is to...

Bomb kills two top provincial officials in Thai south 05 Apr 2013 - 12:53 pm

BANGKOK: A bomb blast killed two top provincial officials on Friday in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, authorities said, a week after the kingdom held...

India's $15bn deal to buy Rafale jets may be delayed 05 Apr 2013 - 12:04 pm

NEW DELHI: India's planned deal to buy 126 fighter-jets from Dassault Aviation could be delayed as the two sides struggle to reach an...

Indian hotelier busted for drugs in Florida 05 Apr 2013 - 12:03 pm

MIAMI: Indian hotelier and playboy Vikram Chatwal was arrested at a Florida airport this week after trying to board a flight with heroine,...

22 bidders join Myanmar mobile telephone battle 05 Apr 2013 - 12:02 pm

YANGON: Vodafone, China Mobile and an investment fund linked to billionaire George Soros are among 22 bidders vying to enter Myanmar, one of...

Hollande vows to clean up French politics 05 Apr 2013 - 11:06 am

French President Francois Hollande (centre) is applauded as he arrives to deliver a speech at the Moroccan parliament in Rabat, yesterday. RABAT: French...

British couple jailed for killing six children 05 Apr 2013 - 11:05 am

LONDON: A British man was jailed for life and his wife and accomplice were given long prison sentences yesterday for accidentally killing six...

Connecticut okays tough gun law 05 Apr 2013 - 11:05 am

NEW YORK: Connecticut’s governor signed tough new gun ownership rules into law yesterday, four months after a deranged loner opened fire on an...

Cameron in coalition rift over Trident system 05 Apr 2013 - 11:05 am

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron reopened a rift in his coalition government over the future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent yesterday, saying potential threats...

Hillary Clinton to pen ‘ultimate book’ on world 05 Apr 2013 - 11:05 am

NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton, whose every move is being scrutinised for signs that she might make a 2016 presidential run, announced yesterday that...

At 93, Red Army veteran searches for lost French love 05 Apr 2013 - 11:04 am

MOSCOW: “Her name was Jeanne.... A brunette, nothing special. But I must find her at any cost.” At 93, Nikolai Vasenin, a former...