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Putin says world can breathe a sigh of relief after Iran deal 14 Jul 2015 - 03:49 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the six powers that reached the Iranian nuclear deal made a firm choice in...

Saudi official says Iran deal may make region more dangerous 14 Jul 2015 - 03:17 pm

RIYADH: Iran's nuclear deal with world powers will mean "a happy day" if it stops the country gaining nuclear arsenal, but the agreement...

After Iran nuclear deal, Israel eyes Congress and counter-measures 14 Jul 2015 - 03:08 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu JERUSALEM: Having failed to prevent an international nuclear deal with Iran, Israel plans to ramp up its lobbying...

Dozens killed in attack on NE Nigeria villages 14 Jul 2015 - 02:59 pm

KANO: Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of people in four villages in northeast Nigeria, slitting some residents' throats and opening fire on others,...

Greek PM faces 'Gordian Knot' to pass reforms for deal 14 Jul 2015 - 02:40 pm

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrives at his office in Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, July 13, 2015. ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis...

Iran's Khamenei lent cautious support to pursuing a nuclear deal 14 Jul 2015 - 02:27 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. LAUSANNE (Switzerland): Iran and the West could not have agreed a framework nuclear deal this week without...

Triumphant Rouhani faces battles at home after Iran nuclear deal 14 Jul 2015 - 01:36 pm

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (L) walks down stairs upon his arrival in Ufa, Russia, the early hours of July 9, 2015. DUBAI: Iran's...

Iran to conduct R&D for advanced centrifuges in first 10 years of deal 14 Jul 2015 - 01:22 pm

A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's presidency office shows the then Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Natanz uranium enrichment...

Dozens of boat migrants found by Myanmar navy: state media 14 Jul 2015 - 11:48 am

Yangon: Myanmar’s navy has discovered over a hundred migrants stranded for weeks on a southern island, state media said Tuesday, in the wake...

Women miners breach another male bastion 14 Jul 2015 - 10:51 am

Bernice Motsieloa, a 33-year-old miner supervises operations during her shift at the Anglo American Bathopele Mine in Runstenburg, yesterday. Rustenburg: Deep underground, where...

Tibetan monk dies in jail 14 Jul 2015 - 10:51 am

Beijing: A Tibetan monk has died in a Chinese prison, a rights group and Tibet’s exiled government said yesterday, 13 years into a...

Afghan suicide attack kills 33 14 Jul 2015 - 10:49 am

Afghan men bury the victims of suicide car bomb attack at Camp Chapman in Karwan Sarai village in Khost province, yesterday. Khost: The...

Bahrain frees rights activist for health reasons - agency 14 Jul 2015 - 10:46 am

DUBAI: Bahrain has freed prominent dissident Nabeel Rajab more than two months into a six-month jail term for insulting the authorities, citing health...

Veteran music composer M.S. Viswanathan dead 14 Jul 2015 - 10:33 am

CHENNAI: Legendary music composer and singer M S Viswanathan, who had been critically ill for the past few days, passed away at a...

Cartoon 14 Jul 2015 - 10:09 am

India stampede 'kills 27 pilgrims' in Andhra Pradesh 14 Jul 2015 - 10:07 am

Indian devotees gather near the bodies of those killed after a stampede at a religious festival in Godavari in the Rajahmundry district some...

Iran, big powers clinch landmark nuclear deal 14 Jul 2015 - 09:57 am

VIENNA: Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of on-off negotiations with an...

India and central Asia must reconnect: Modi 14 Jul 2015 - 09:50 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said India and Central Asia must reconnect - through surface, digital and air connectivity. “Today I...