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Pollution haze overwhelms Tehran 06 Jan 2013 - 02:41 am

A smoggy sky over Iran’s capital Tehran yesterday. Air pollution in the Iranian capital forced the government to once again declare a one-day...

Sudans decide to set up buffer zone 06 Jan 2013 - 02:40 am

ADDIS ABABA: The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agreed yesterday to set up a demilitarised zone along their disputed border, a condition...

Egypt minister cleared of graft charges 06 Jan 2013 - 02:40 am

CAIRO: Faruq Hosni, who was Egypt’s culture minister for more than two decades under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, was cleared yesterday of corruption...

Saudi Air Force officer charged with sexual assault in US 06 Jan 2013 - 02:40 am

LOS ANGELES: A Saudi air force sergeant stationed in the United States was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a...

Iran’s foreign minister to visit Egypt for talks on Syria 06 Jan 2013 - 02:40 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will visit Egypt next week for talks on bilateral ties and the crisis in Syria, the...

Court upholds QR3,000 fine on principal for hitting student 06 Jan 2013 - 02:23 am

DOHA: The Court of Appeals has upheld the verdict of a lower court imposing a fine of QR3,000 on a woman school principal...

Bid to scuttle Al Jazeera’s America plans 06 Jan 2013 - 01:25 am

The logo of Al Jazeera Media Network is seen at the MIPTV, the International Television Programs Market, event in Cannes in this photo....

UAE beat Qatar 06 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

Qatar’s Sebastian Soria (right) challenges the UAE’s Abdulaziz Qambar during the 21st GCC Football Championship at Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town,...

Cat caught sneaking saw, mobile phone into Brazil prison 06 Jan 2013 - 12:35 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: A cat carrying a saw and a mobile phone was “detained” as it entered a prison gate in northeast Brazil,...

A teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter 06 Jan 2013 - 12:32 am

ROME: Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI — Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing...

Oscars to feature special James Bond movie tribute 06 Jan 2013 - 12:27 am

LOS ANGELES: The Oscars are jumping on the James Bond anniversary bandwagon, featuring a special salute to the 50-year-old franchise at the annual...

Belgium airport fears TNT departure, eyes FedEx deal 05 Jan 2013 - 02:36 pm

BRUSSELS: Belgium's Liege airport, one of Europe's busiest freight hubs, hopes to entice US parcel delivery firm FedEx away from Paris airports should...

Kuwaiti citizen released after failed kidnapping 05 Jan 2013 - 02:17 pm

BEIRUT: Unknown assailants stopped and kidnapped Kuwaiti contractor on way to Mansourieh under pretence of being police, then released him when his family...

Tsunami warning after 7.5 quake strikes off Alaska 05 Jan 2013 - 02:15 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A tsunami warning was issued for coastal areas of southeast Alaska and British Columbia after an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck...

Obama warns against 'dangerous game' with debt ceiling 05 Jan 2013 - 02:10 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Saturday warned congressional Republicans against what he called a "dangerous game" with the country's economy as lawmakers...

Philippines holds five for Japanese husband murder 05 Jan 2013 - 12:52 pm

MANILA: A Philippine woman and her son have been arrested along with three other local suspects for the gun-for-hire murder of her Japanese...

Saudi revenue from pilgrims makes 3 percent of GDP in 2012 05 Jan 2013 - 12:51 pm

RIYADH: Economists in Saudi Arabia have estimated the Kingdom’s revenues from Haj and Umrah services in 2012 at more than SR 62 billion...

Five alleged terrorists killed in Indonesia: police 05 Jan 2013 - 12:19 pm

JAKARTA: Five suspected terrorists were killed in raids on militant camps in eastern Indonesia in the latest in a series of anti-terror operations,...