World

Tsipras regains slim lead hours ahead of Greek vote 19 Sep 2015 - 01:10 pm

Radical left Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras greets his supporters during the party's main pre-election rally in central Athens Syntagma square on September 18....

Pakistan detains 22 after Taliban air base attack 19 Sep 2015 - 12:48 pm

PESHAWAR: Twenty-two suspects have been detained in connection with a deadly attack on a Pakistan air force base claimed by the Taliban, officials...

Four killed in suspected Iraq cholera outbreak 19 Sep 2015 - 12:45 pm

BAGHDAD: A suspected cholera outbreak has killed four people west of Baghdad, where vulnerable displaced populations have been affected by the lack of...

Poll shows little UK support for new opposition leader as future PM 19 Sep 2015 - 12:43 pm

LONDON: Almost three in four people do not believe that the new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, looks like a...

Pope leaves Rome for Cuba-U.S. trip 19 Sep 2015 - 12:33 pm

ROME: Pope Francis left Rome on Saturday for Havana, where he will start his landmark trip to Cuba and the United States. The...

750 migrants rescued from boats off Libyan coast: MSF 19 Sep 2015 - 12:30 pm

BEIRUT: At least 750 people were rescued Saturday from three small boats in international waters near the Libyan coast by a ship operated...

15 killed as Saudi-led planes pound Yemen's Sanaa 19 Sep 2015 - 12:26 pm

Sanaa: Air raids by Saudi-led coalition warplanes killed 15 people in Yemen's capital in one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in months,...

12 Somali soldiers killed in Shebab attack: officials 19 Sep 2015 - 12:18 pm

MOGADISHU: Twelve Somali government soldiers have been killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The attack occurred...

Young migrant child dead, 13 missing in sea off Greek island 19 Sep 2015 - 12:18 pm

LESBOS, Greece: A girl believed to be five-years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the...

Two injured in Mecca landslide 19 Sep 2015 - 11:51 am

Part of The collapse MECCA: Two people were injured late on Friday night when part of a mountain in Mecca collapsed on their...

Shaikh Rashid, son of Shaikh Mohammed, dies of heart attack 19 Sep 2015 - 11:00 am

Sheikh Rashid ABU DHABI: Dubai announced a three day mourning period after the 33-year old son of the Gulf emirate's ruler passed away,...

Syrian girl dies in new migrant boat sinking off Greece 19 Sep 2015 - 09:43 am

ATHENS: A five-year-old Syrian girl was found dead on Saturday and several other refugees were believed to be missing when their boat sank...

Georgia jails top opposition leader for four and a half years 19 Sep 2015 - 09:22 am

The verdict came a day after Gigi Ugulava, shown in a file picture, was released from custody following the Constitutional Court's ruling that...

Japan parliament passes security bill 19 Sep 2015 - 02:55 am

Demonstrators stage a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial security bills in front of the National Diet in Tokyo yesterday. Tokyo:...

Croatia buses thousands of migrants 19 Sep 2015 - 02:51 am

Migrants and refugees move forward to board buses in a marshalling yard near Zagreb, yesterday. Tovarnik, Croatia: Overwhelmed Croatia yesterday began transporting thousands...

Saudi-led air strike kills 14 Yemeni pro-govt fighters 19 Sep 2015 - 02:50 am

Smoke rises from the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen’s capital Sana’a yesterday. Marib/riyadh: At least 14 pro-government troops were killed...

Migrants blocked in Turkey inch closer to Greek border 19 Sep 2015 - 02:48 am

Syrian migrants and refugees march towards Greece along a highway on their way to the border between Turkey and Greece. Around 1,000 refugees...

Clashes in Jerusalem on ‘day of rage’ 19 Sep 2015 - 02:32 am

Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp near Jerusalem, yesterday. Jerusalem: Palestinians clashed yesterday with Israeli security...