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Condition of Chavez worsens 02 Jan 2013 - 02:23 am

A man walks past a mural of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas yesterday. CARACAS: Backers of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prayed and...

Fiscal cliff moves to House; outcome uncertain 02 Jan 2013 - 02:23 am

WASHINGTON: Washington’s last-minute scramble to step back from a recession-inducing “fiscal cliff” shifted to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives yesterday after the Senate...

Clinton has blood clot close to her brain, say doctors 02 Jan 2013 - 02:22 am

NEW YORK: Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton was in a New York hospital yesterday because of a potentially dangerous blood clot near her...

Pair arrested over bomb under N Ireland cop’s car 02 Jan 2013 - 02:22 am

BELFAST: Two men were being held in custody in Northern Ireland yesterday after being arrested over the attempted murder of a police officer....

Rocky ride for Cameron seen 02 Jan 2013 - 02:21 am

LONDON: Britain’s newspapers welcomed in the New Year yesterday with a warning for Prime Minister David Cameron that he will have to lay...

Clinton has blood clot close to her brain, say doctors 02 Jan 2013 - 02:21 am

NEW YORK: Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton was in a New York hospital yesterday because of a potentially dangerous blood clot near her...

US military braces for budget cuts 02 Jan 2013 - 02:08 am

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is bracing for deep spending cuts that will affect every facet of the US military if lawmakers fail to agree...

Record 40,000 Dutch in New Year North Sea dip 02 Jan 2013 - 01:22 am

Maurizio Palmulli of Italy dives into the Tiber River from the Cavour bridge, as part of traditional New Year celebrations. Four men dived...

60 dead in Ivory Coast New Year stampede 02 Jan 2013 - 01:21 am

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s wife Dominique visits people wounded by a stampede, in Abidjan, yesterday. ABIDJAN: At least 60 people died and dozens...

Fires leave 4,000 homeless in Cape Town 02 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

CAPE TOWN: Several unrelated fires ripped through informal settlements in Cape Town killing at least three people and leaving at least 4,000 homeless...

Nigeria denies report of massacre in northeast 02 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

LAGOS: Nigeria’s emergency agency yesterday denied a report from one of its officials that 15 people were killed at a church in the...

Russian ban on US adoptions comes into force 02 Jan 2013 - 01:19 am

MOSCOW: Russia’s controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families came into force yesterday, days after its signing by President Vladimir...

NEW YEAR MUSIC INSTRUMENTS 02 Jan 2013 - 01:14 am

Group: Comment & Caricature Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR NEW YEAR MUSIC INSTRUMENTS 2013 123112 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Motorcycle bomb wounds 21 in Pakistan's Karachi: police 01 Jan 2013 - 07:01 pm

KARACHI: A bomb planted on a motorbike on Tuesday wounded at least 21 people in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, police said. The...

Colombian military kills 13 FARC rebels 01 Jan 2013 - 06:48 pm

BOGOTA: Colombian troops have killed at least 13 leftist FARC rebels, the president said Tuesday, as the government remained on the offensive even...

60 dead in New Year's celebration in ICoast 01 Jan 2013 - 03:16 pm

People stand next to clothing and various items spread over the pavement at the scene following a stampede in Abidjan, on January 1,...

Airport in Syria's Aleppo closed due to rebel attacks 01 Jan 2013 - 02:37 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: The international airport in Syria's second city of Aleppo has been temporarily closed due to repeated attacks by rebel fighters, an...

Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan: police 01 Jan 2013 - 02:30 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Six women and a man working for a charity were shot dead in a drive-by shooting after they left a community...