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Human Rights Watch offices raided in Russia 28 Mar 2013 - 08:56 am

MOSCOW: Russian authorities searched the Moscow offices of New-York based Human Rights Watch yesterday as they stepped up raids against pro-democracy groups despite...

Medvedev uses copter in Moscow 28 Mar 2013 - 08:55 am

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has switched to using a helicopter rather than a car for his trip to work from his...

Polls could begin in October: Mursi 28 Mar 2013 - 08:53 am

Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi arrives at King Shaka Airport in Durban during his visit to South Africa, yesterday. CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi...

Israeli army arrests five Hamas members 28 Mar 2013 - 08:52 am

Palestinian students take part in a military-style exercise at the courtyard of a high school in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip....

Cookbook displays Gaza’s hidden culinary delights 28 Mar 2013 - 08:51 am

RAFAH: Spicy stuffed squid and roasted watermelon salad are among the unexpected culinary delights of the Gaza Strip, a densely populated seaside sliver...

Tunisia sets up cells to combat Al Qaeda threat 28 Mar 2013 - 08:46 am

TUNIS: Tunisia announced yesterday it was setting up crisis cells to combat “terrorist activity,” after the United States warned that Al Qaeda was...

Myanmar media to write history with daily papers 28 Mar 2013 - 08:41 am

YANGON: After embracing the Internet age and filing breaking news on Twitter and Facebook, Myanmar's long-muzzled reporters are gearing up for another revolution...

Half of Indonesians at risk of landslides 28 Mar 2013 - 08:38 am

JAKARTA: More than half of Indonesia's population live in areas at risk of landslides, an official said Thursday, with traditional farming methods blamed...

Thailand, rebels open peace talks as blast kills 3 28 Mar 2013 - 08:36 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand opened its first formal peace talks with a rebel group from its insurgency-wracked south Thursday, as a fresh bombing killed...

'Holy Grail' foot-and-mouth vaccine created: study 28 Mar 2013 - 08:28 am

LONDON: British scientists have developed a "Holy Grail" vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to...

Seven shot dead in separatist attack on Kenya casino 28 Mar 2013 - 08:27 am

NAIROBI: At least seven people including a policeman were shot dead in gun battles in the early hours Thursday when a gang attacked...

American Airlines, US Airways merger approved 28 Mar 2013 - 08:24 am

NEW YORK: A US bankruptcy court judge approved Wednesday the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, which will create the country's largest...

China knife attacker kills two, injures 11 28 Mar 2013 - 08:09 am

SHANGHAI: A knife-wielding attacker killed two relatives and then slashed 11 people, including six children, outside a school in China's commercial hub of...

Dreamliner battery maker's shares plunge in Tokyo 28 Mar 2013 - 08:03 am

TOKYO: Shares in GS Yuasa, the Japanese battery supplier for Boeing's troubled Dreamliner, plunged Thursday after its power packs overheated or caught fire...

Google reveals views of Japan's nuclear ghost town 28 Mar 2013 - 07:59 am

TOKYO: Google on Thursday began offering the chance for people to wander virtually through an abandoned town deep within the exclusion zone around...

Rare British royal's signature up for auction in US 28 Mar 2013 - 07:46 am

LOS ANGELES: A document signed by Britain's King Richard III will be auctioned in Los Angeles next week, two months after scientists found...

Global food prices fall on lower demand, improved supplies -World Bank 28 Mar 2013 - 07:44 am

WASHINGTON: Global food prices have declined in recent months as lower demand for cereals and improved supplies pushed prices down, the World Bank...

Sheikha Moza meets Tunisian president 28 Mar 2013 - 05:32 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser met yesterday Tunisian President Dr Mohamed Al Moncef Al Marzouki and his delegation. They discussed Silatech’s Qatar-related...