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Divided Greeks heading into crucial vote 04 Jul 2015 - 03:20 am

A protester flashes a victory sign during an anti-austerity protest in Syntagma Square in Athens, yesterday. ATHENS: Tens of thousands of Greeks took...

Iran N-talks inching towards finish line 03 Jul 2015 - 09:39 pm

VIENNA: A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line yesterday as negotiators wrestled...

Saudi policeman killed in raid, IS flags found 03 Jul 2015 - 09:27 pm

Riyadh: A Saudi policeman was shot dead on Friday during a raid in which three people were arrested and flags of the Islamic...

Sabotage suspected as Pakistan troop train plunges into canal 03 Jul 2015 - 09:13 pm

Lahore: A train carrying hundreds of Pakistan soldiers and their families plunged several feet into a canal on Thursday when a bridge collapsed...

Hema Malini's driver arrested, family mourns girl's death 03 Jul 2015 - 08:47 pm

Hema Malini after the accident. Jaipur: Veteran film actor and BJP MP Hema Malini, injured in a car crash in Rajasthan that killed...

BJP, Congress engage in slugfest over IC-814 hijacking 03 Jul 2015 - 08:30 pm

A file photo of the hijacked IC-814 flight. New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress on Friday engaged in a political slugfest over...

Solar-powered plane lands in Hawaii, pilot sets nonstop record 03 Jul 2015 - 08:27 pm

Solar Impulse 2 pilot Bertrand Piccard(L) and pilot Andre Borschberg, wave after Borschberg landed at Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii. SOLAR/AIRPLANE/USA (PIX, TV): A Swiss...

Top jihadist from Tunisia killed by US strike in Libya 03 Jul 2015 - 04:16 pm

Washington: A top Tunisian jihadist was killed by a US airstrike in Libya last month, The New York Times reported Friday. The jihadist,...

Kuwaiti Sunni and Shi'ite worshippers, pray together with Emir showing unity 03 Jul 2015 - 03:54 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait deployed unprecedented security measures around Shiite mosques for Friday prayers following last week's deadly bombing, as the emir attended a rare...

Female suicide bomber kills 12 in Nigeria mosque 03 Jul 2015 - 03:27 pm

Nigeria: A young female suicide bomber killed 12 worshippers when she blew herself up in a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a witness and...

US drone kills 4 Qaeda suspects in Yemen 03 Jul 2015 - 03:13 pm

Riyadh: A Saudi and a Kuwaiti are among four suspected Al-Qaeda members killed by an American drone strike in southeastern Yemen, a local...

France Rejects Julian Assange’s request for political asylum 03 Jul 2015 - 02:58 pm

Paris: The French presidency rejected a request for political asylum from WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is taking refuge in the Ecuador embassy...

Obama's grandmother vow to cook for president on Kenya trip 03 Jul 2015 - 02:44 pm

Nairobi: President Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits...

SCALIA JUSTICE JUDICIAL EPERATMENT 03 Jul 2015 - 04:14 am

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150 killed in Boko Haram attacks 03 Jul 2015 - 04:06 am

Maiduguri: Suspected Boko Haram militants killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques...

Premier arrives in Kuwait 03 Jul 2015 - 04:01 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday arrived in Kuwait for an emergency meeting...

Minister honours ICC team for environmental efforts 03 Jul 2015 - 03:58 am

Minister of Environment H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi and other officials with the ICC delegation. Doha: Minister of Environment H E...

QA’s inaugural flight lands in Zanzibar 03 Jul 2015 - 03:57 am

QA CCO Marwan Koleilat, Qatari Ambassador to Tanzania Jassim Al Maadadi, Zanzibar’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communication Juma Duni Haji and other officials...