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Meningitis epidemic kills 75 in Niger. 16 Apr 2015 - 07:53 pm

Niamey - A meningitis epidemic that broke out in January in Niger has killed 75 people so far, the health minister said on...

Emir Condoles Custodian of the Two Holly Mosques 16 Apr 2015 - 07:43 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holly Mosques...

EU urged to label Israeli West bank produce: report, sources 16 Apr 2015 - 07:41 pm

Brussels - Sixteen out of the 28 EU countries want the bloc to label products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank,...

Prime Minister Inspects Work Progress in Doha Metro's Red Line Project 16 Apr 2015 - 07:38 pm

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Thursday visited Al Gassar train station...

Russian defence chiefs blame US for global security risks 16 Apr 2015 - 07:27 pm

Moscow - Top Russian defence officials lashed out at the United States Thursday, accusing it of undermining global security by funding revolutions and...

Eritrean Agriculture Minister Meets Qatari Ambassador 16 Apr 2015 - 07:22 pm

ASMARA: Eritrean Minister of Agriculture met today with Qatar's Ambassador to Eritrea HE Mohamed bin Rashid Al Humaidi. During the meeting they discussed...

Iraq PM welcomes Iran aid, but says must respect sovereignty 16 Apr 2015 - 07:18 pm

Washington - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday welcomed Iran's assistance in the fight against Islamic State jihadists, but warned Tehran to...

Polish man confesses rape, murder of 9yr-old French girl 16 Apr 2015 - 07:06 pm

Calais - A Polish man has confessed to raping and killing a nine-year-old girl after brazenly snatching her from a French playground within...

Abadi: Iran help welcome if Iraq sovereignty respected 16 Apr 2015 - 06:39 pm

Washington - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday welcomed Iran's assistance in the fight against Islamic State jihadists, but warned Tehran to...

Death toll from FARC attack in Colombia rises to 11 soldiers 16 Apr 2015 - 06:32 pm

Bogota - The death toll from an attack blamed on Colombia's leftist FARC guerrillas has risen to 11 soldiers after another died of...

Al-Qaeda seizes provincial airport in southeast Yemen: official 16 Apr 2015 - 06:24 pm

Aden - Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen on Thursday seized control of an airport in the southeastern provincial capital of Mukalla, an airport official...

UN Yemen envoy quits as Saudi-led air war enters fourth week 16 Apr 2015 - 05:55 pm

Sanaa - The UN envoy to Yemen has resigned after failing to avert large-scale violence, dealing a blow to hopes of a diplomatic...

Mini copter lands on US Capitol lawn in security scare 16 Apr 2015 - 04:45 pm

Washington - An anti-corruption protester illegally landed his mini helicopter on the US Capitol lawn Wednesday after he piloted it through Washington's no-fly...

We will continue diplomatic, moral support to Kashmiris: FO 16 Apr 2015 - 03:13 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office said on Thursday that slogans in favour of Pakistan chanted at a rally in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) on...

PM chairing high-level meeting on Yemen situation 16 Apr 2015 - 03:09 pm

ISLAMABAD: A high level meeting is currently underway on Thursday in Islamabad with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the chair. The developing situation...

JC orders NADRA to submit forensic reports of 37 constituencies 16 Apr 2015 - 03:07 pm

ISLAMABAD: A high-level judicial commission probing alleged electoral rigging has given the National Database Authority (NADRA) three days to submit forensic reports of...

Uzair Baloch files bail plea in UAE court 16 Apr 2015 - 03:04 pm

DUBAI: Uzair Baloch, the chief of the banned Peoples Aman Committee's (PAC) who fled Pakistan in 2013 after the launch of a Rangers...

Supreme Court halts executions ordered by military courts 16 Apr 2015 - 03:01 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday halted execution of death sentences awarded by the military courts to six militants on terror charges. The...