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GUN CONTROL USA NRA FLAG WEAPONS ARMS 02 Feb 2013 - 02:24 am

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Suicide bomber hits US embassy in Turkey 02 Feb 2013 - 02:15 am

Turkish police forensic experts inspect the area outside the entrance of the US embassy in Ankara after an explosion, yesterday. ANKARA: A suicide...

Russia, UN downplay Syria talks 02 Feb 2013 - 02:14 am

A Free Syrian Army fighter fires his rifle during clashes in the Haresta neighbourhood of Damascus, yesterday. MOSCOW: Moscow and the United Nations...

Bahraini court jails policeman for protester’s death: Report 02 Feb 2013 - 02:14 am

ABU DHABI: A court in Bahrain sentenced a policeman to seven years in prison for the fatal shooting of a Shia protester during...

Six killed as Lebanon army clashes with gunmen 02 Feb 2013 - 02:14 am

BEIRUT: Four Lebanese soldiers and two gunmen were killed in clashes in the country’s Bekaa Valley yesterday after militants attacked a Lebanese army...

Israel media warns of conflict with Syria 02 Feb 2013 - 02:13 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli media yesterday warned that an alleged air strike on a convoy carrying arms from Syria to Lebanon’s Hezbollah could set off...

Protesters throw petrol bombs at Mursi’s palace 02 Feb 2013 - 02:08 am

Egyptian protesters remove barbed wire during a demonstration in a show of opposition to Mursi in front of the Presidential palace in Cairo...

The Shard opens for public 02 Feb 2013 - 02:06 am

London Mayor Boris Johnson cuts a ribbon at 244 metres above the capital to welcome visitors to Europe’s tallest building The Shard, yesterday. ...

Prince Muqrin named second deputy PM of Saudi Arabia 02 Feb 2013 - 02:05 am

RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has named former intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin...

Mega projects set to push up property prices 02 Feb 2013 - 02:04 am

DOHA: Land and property prices are expected to rise considerably in the near future as mega development projects are launched and a rising...

Reining in private schools 02 Feb 2013 - 02:02 am

Talk of having a new law in place for private schools that have mushroomed all over the country with increasing student intake, has...

Starbucks opens first store in Vietnam 01 Feb 2013 - 02:45 pm

HO CHI MINH CITY: Starbucks opened its first store in coffee-loving Vietnam on Friday, seeking to compete with local rivals in a country...

TeliaSonera CEO resigns over Uzbekistan graft claims 01 Feb 2013 - 02:27 pm

STOCKHOLM: The head of Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said Friday he would step down after an external review ordered by the company directed...

China says approves HSBC sale of Ping An stake 01 Feb 2013 - 02:26 pm

SHANGHAI: China's insurance regulator said Friday it had approved British bank HSBC's sale of its 15.57 percent stake in Ping An, the country's...

Saudi Arabia appoints Prince Muqrin as second deputy PM 01 Feb 2013 - 02:03 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's king has appointed former intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz as second deputy prime minister, the state news agency reported...

Malala, ex-Eastern bloc activists up for Nobel Peace Prize 01 Feb 2013 - 01:38 pm

OSLO: Malala Yousafzai, the shot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, and ex-Eastern bloc activists are among those known to be nominated for this...

UK authorities probe Barclays over Qatar loan - FT 01 Feb 2013 - 01:14 pm

LONDON: British authorities are looking into an allegation that Barclays loaned Qatar money to invest in the bank as part of its rescue...

Rights in Afghanistan at risk as NATO troops leave 01 Feb 2013 - 01:10 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's human rights situation remains poor and will likely deteriorate even further with the departure of NATO-led forces from the country next...