KHARTOUM: Sudan shut down a leading pro-democracy think-tank yesterday, a day after the organisation helped stage a protest against government crackdowns on campaigners,...
KHARTOUM: Sudan shut down a leading pro-democracy think-tank yesterday, a day after the organisation helped stage a protest against government crackdowns on campaigners,...
TEHRAN: Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic’s naval units staged...
ANKARA: A senior Turkish government official lashed out yesterday at plans by a French satirical newspaper to release a comic book biography of...
Palestinians hold torches as they celebrate the 48th anniversary of the founding of Fatah movement in Gaza City, yesterday. JERUSALEM/ramallah: Israeli President Shimon...
DUBAI: The Yemen-based branch of Al Qaeda has offered a bounty for anyone who kills the US ambassador to Yemen or an American...
BAGHDAD: A wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq killed 23 people yesterday as the country grappled with anti-government rallies and simmering political...
EL ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian security officials said they have arrested a former sergeant in the Israeli army after he illegally entered from Israel...
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DOHA: A young western-educated Qatari woman was fuming with rage yesterday after being denied entry into restaurants in two luxury hotels on the...
The year 2013 written with sparklers in front of the New Palace in Stuttgart, Germany, yesterday. SYDNEY: Asian capital cities brought in the...
A Kashmiri man guides a sleigh carrying foreign tourists in Gulmarg, about 55km north of Srinagar, yesterday. Gulmarg is the main ski destination...
New Delhi: Delhi shivered as chilly winds swept the city yesterday and mercury plunged seven notches below average at 13.3 degrees Celsius, making...
New Delhi: The government’s ambitious scheme of direct cash transfer of subsidy to bank accounts of beneficiaries begins today across 20 districts of...
Bhubaneshwar: A speeding passenger train killed five elephants when it ploughed into a herd crossing the track in eastern India, a railway spokesman...
New Delhi: Effective from today, the development fees levied on domestic as well as international passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)...
Mumbai: Three people were killed after falling from three different over-crowded suburban local trains here, police said yesterday. “Three people were killed when...
University students shout slogans during a protest march in New Delhi, yesterday. NEW DELHI: The family of an Indian gang-rape victim said yesterday...
New Delhi: Causing embarrassment to the Delhi government, its much-vaunted helpline for women suffered technical glitches soon after launch yesterday. Mobile phone users...