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Palestinian prisoner dies as hunger strike expands 24 Feb 2013 - 03:31 am

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian prisoner died in an Israeli jail yesterday, officials said, as the number of inmates on hunger strike climbed to 11,...

Govt prods citizens to vote as Italy holds elections 24 Feb 2013 - 03:28 am

Ballots being readied in a polling station in Rome, yesterday. ROME: Italy pressed citizens to get out and vote in one of the...

Spanish king’s son-in-law in dock for graft 24 Feb 2013 - 03:26 am

PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain: The Spanish king’s son-in-law appeared before a judge on the island of Mallorca yesterday to respond to charges of...

Italy ministry says no horse DNA in Nestle’s minced beef 24 Feb 2013 - 03:25 am

ROME/ZURICH: Italy’s Health Ministry said yesterday that tests had found no trace of horse DNA in minced beef meals by Swiss food giant...

Leaking N-waste tanks pose no threat: Officials 24 Feb 2013 - 03:25 am

SEATTLE: Six underground storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River in Washington state were recently found to be leaking...

Model’s mom bitter after Pistorius bail 24 Feb 2013 - 03:25 am

PRETORIA: South Africa’s Olympic “Blade Runner” and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius spent his first day out on bail with his family yesterday as...

Fresh fighting in northern Mali involving Tuaregs 24 Feb 2013 - 03:25 am

BAMAKO: Fresh fighting erupted yesterday in northern Mali between ethnic Tuaregs and an unidentified armed group, security sources told AFP, the latest violence...

Vatican peeved by reports of intrigue ahead of Pope election 24 Feb 2013 - 03:24 am

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican yesterday condemned Italian media reports of intrigue, corruption and blackmail among senior prelates, saying these were meant to pressure...

Iran identifies sites for 16 more N-plants 24 Feb 2013 - 02:59 am

A file picture dated 18 November 2005 shows the nuclear enrichment plant of Natanz in central Iran. Media reports on 21 February 2013...

Qatar-Bahrain talks 24 Feb 2013 - 02:57 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin...

House rents on the rise, say banks 24 Feb 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Giving credence to market speculation, two leading banks — the QNB Group and the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) — have said...

Stricter rules soon for meat import 24 Feb 2013 - 02:41 am

DOHA: With the horsemeat scandal triggering global concerns, Qatar plans to apply stricter rules for import of meat and meat products from all...

Merkel favours 'new chapter' in Turkey's EU-bid talks 23 Feb 2013 - 05:46 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said she is in favour of opening up a "new chapter" in talks related to Turkey's...

No horse meat found in Nestle products 23 Feb 2013 - 02:47 pm

ROME: Italy's health ministry on Saturday said tests carried out on Nestle beef products seized this week had shown they did not contain...

Gunmen kill 5 in restive northeast Nigeria 23 Feb 2013 - 02:24 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen on motorcycles have shot dead five people and injured several others in northeast Nigeria, the latest attack in the restive...

At least 17 people killed in bus crash in Pakistan 23 Feb 2013 - 01:56 pm

PESHAWAR: At least 17 people were killed when a bus carrying a wedding party has veered off a narrow road and plunged into...

Iraq president's health improving, can now talk - doctor 23 Feb 2013 - 01:44 pm

KIRKUK, Iraq: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is now able to talk, his doctor said, adding he was hopeful the Kurdish statesman would soon...

Kuwait, Mexico sign agreement to boost investments 23 Feb 2013 - 01:44 pm

MEXICO CITY: Kuwait and Mexico have signed an agreement for boosting and protecting investments as part of an approach for expanding bilateral trade...