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UN weighs sanctions against Libyans opposed to talks 05 Jun 2015 - 10:49 am

United Nations, United States - Britain, France, Spain and the United States are seeking UN sanctions against two Libyans accused of obstructing United...

S. Korea reports fourth death from MERS outbreak 05 Jun 2015 - 10:33 am

Seoul - South Korea Friday reported its fourth death from an outbreak of the MERS virus that has infected dozens of people, seen...

Blasts rocks NE Nigeria as Buhari pushes regional fight against Boko Haram 05 Jun 2015 - 10:21 am

KANO, Nigeria - Two blasts rocked northeast Nigeria on Thursday, killing at least six, after new President Muhammadu Buhari urged closer regional cooperation...

US say data on 4 million government staff hacked 05 Jun 2015 - 10:19 am

Washington - The US government on Thursday admitted hackers may have accessed the personal data of four million current and former federal employees,...

NSA expands online spying in search for hackers 05 Jun 2015 - 10:17 am

Washington - President Barack Obama has approved giving the NSA wider powers to spy on Internet traffic in search of computer hacking by...

Pakistan denies Saudi nuclear sale 05 Jun 2015 - 10:14 am

Washington - Pakistan's foreign secretary on Thursday hotly denied his country could sell Saudi Arabia an "off-the-shelf" nuclear weapon, after days of high-level...

Poroshenko warns of 'colossal threat' of new Ukraine fighting 05 Jun 2015 - 10:12 am

Bulgarian investor charged in stock-rigging scheme 05 Jun 2015 - 10:10 am

New York - US securities regulators sued a Bulgarian investor Thursday for allegedly orchestrating bogus acquisition bids for Avon and two other companies...

Colombian govt, FARC rebels to create truth commission 05 Jun 2015 - 10:03 am

Havana - The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas said Thursday they have agreed at peace talks to set up a truth commission to...

At least 90 killed in Ghana petrol station fire 05 Jun 2015 - 10:00 am

Accra - At least 90 people were killed in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, as they sought shelter...

Tunisia president meets FM 05 Jun 2015 - 05:23 am

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi yesterday met Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah in Tunis. Talks dealt with means...

Call to rein in ‘exploitative’ recruiters 05 Jun 2015 - 05:22 am

DOHA: Qatar and its GCC neighbours are working with labour-exporting countries to ensure manpower agencies in their territories do not charge exorbitantly from...

Maggi products sold in Middle East ‘safe for consumption’ 05 Jun 2015 - 05:18 am

DOHA: Nestlé, producers of Maggi noodles, said yesterday that all Maggi products sold in the Middle East are safe for consumption and compliant...

Private schools to reduce working hours 05 Jun 2015 - 05:15 am

DOHA: With temperature soaring to extreme levels, several private schools have announced a cut in working hours, under instructions from Supreme Education Council...

Houthis agree to talks in Geneva on June 14 05 Jun 2015 - 05:12 am

SANA’A: Yemen’s dominant Houthis yesterday agreed to join United Nations-backed peace talks in Geneva on June 14, a day after their opponents in...

Islamabad rolls out bus network despite flak 04 Jun 2015 - 08:42 pm

Islamabad--Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif opened Islamabad's new half-billion dollar metrobus system on Thursday, which the government hopes will revolutionise transport in the...

Libyans arrest 545 Europe-bound illegal migrants 04 Jun 2015 - 08:37 pm

Tripoli--More than 500 illegal migrants who had hoped to set off at dawn on Thursday for a new life in Europe were arrested...

Jeb Bush campaign announcement set for June 15 04 Jun 2015 - 08:34 pm

Washington--Jeb Bush will launch his all-but-certain White House bid on June 15, he announced Thursday, the same day fellow Republican and former Texas...