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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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EU split over migration`s `human tsunami`
LUXEMBOURG: Europe was divided on Monday over how to deal with an exodus of migrants fleeing unrest in north Africa,…
Cocaine use in UK to be reviewed by drug advisers
LONDON: The UK government`s expert drug advisers are to publish their first significant review of the harms caused by cocaine…
Saleh ready for peaceful power transfer
SANAA: Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Monday he was ready for a “peaceful” and constitutional transfer of…
Thailand plans to close Myanmar refugee camps
BANGKOK: Thailand plans to close its border camps and send more than 100,000 refugees back to Myanmar following the recent…
Iran to build `4 to 5` research reactors
TEHRAN: Iran will continue enriching uranium to 20 per cent level to fuel “four to five” nuclear research reactors it…
Nato ships on Gulf tour amid Iran tension
DUBAI: Nato warships were on Monday moored in Dubai`s main port alongside a slew of cargo vessels on a mission…
Syria`s death toll growing, say rights groups
DAMASCUS: As funerals for some of the 27 people shot dead in Deraa on Friday were being held, there were…
Arab earthquake disrupts US war on terror
WASHINGTON: Arab unrest is shaking the foundations of US counter-terror efforts that have long relied on spy agencies under authoritarian…
Budget deal may repair Obama’s ties with Speaker
WASHINGTON: The spending cut pact that stopped a US government shutdown may not make Barack Obama and John Boehner friends,…
‘Sinbad hometown’ puts genie back in bottle
SOHAR (Oman): Turbaned troops in armoured cars have put the genie of Arab revolts back in the bottle in Sohar,…
Stagnation fears haunt Russian space programme
MOSCOW: Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin blasted into orbit, descendants of the Soviet craft that carried him still generate pride…
Scientists settle centuries-old debate on perception
PARIS: Researchers said on Sunday they had solved a conundrum about human perception that has stumped philosophers and scientists alike…
World War Two graves testify to past bloodshed in Libya
TOBRUK (Libya): As tank and artillery fire booms over the Libyan desert once more and soldiers fight over desolate towns,…
US budget deal leaves scars on both parties
WASHINGTON: Democrats and Republicans did little to improve their battered image with Americans in a bitter budget debate that ended…
Bright jeans are the new look
LONDON: Fashion trendsetters are officially loud and proud this year, but for once it`s the trousers that are leading the…
Post-crackdown Bahrain keeps up hard line
MANAMA: Bahraini authorities are brooking no dissent even after the suppression of a Shia-led pro-democracy movement, with activists arrested, strikers…
Computer gamers less likely to go to university: study
LONDON: Frequently playing computer games appears to reduce a teenager`s chances of going to university, while reading enhances the likelihood…
Cyberstalking outstrips face-to-face stalking
LONDON: Cyberstalking is now more common than physical harassment, according to new figures due to be released next week, with…
Film director Sidney Lumet dies
WASHINGTON: Sidney Lumet, the American film director known for inspiring top-notch performances from actors in a stream of classic films…
Chad`s only cinema dusts off its silver screen
NDJAMENA: It is still dusty and silent inside the shuttered Normandy, the only real cinema left in Chad and whose…
Troops storm settlement of Iranian exiles in Iraq
CAMP ASHRAF (Iraq): Iraqi forces early on Friday stormed an Iranian exile camp that Iraq’s government has tried to close…
UK teachers strike over out-of-control pupils
LONDON: Teachers at a school in Lancashire in north west England, who walked out over the unruly behaviour of their…
Bahrain touted intelligence ties with Israel, says cable
JERUSALEM: Bahrain’s King Hamad boasted of his ties with Israel’s intelligence services and told his government to stop referring to…
Saleh again rejects move to replace him
SANAA: Dozens of anti-government protesters in Yemen were shot and wounded in fresh clashes with police on Friday as President…
Russia plans to ban Skype, Gmail
MOSCOW: The Russian security service has proposed banning Skype, Hotmail and Gmail as their “uncontrolled use” could pose a security…
US told of Saleh’s vulnerability: cables
WASHINGTON: A top Yemeni opposition party leader warned a US official less than two years ago about a secret plot…
Work starts on China Disneyland
SHANGHAI: Mickey Mouse danced in a traditional Chinese costume as officials wielded golden shovels on Friday to break ground on…
Qadhafi’s books and his utterances: some parallels
LEBANON is a great place to pick up the linguistic ticks of the region’s – hopefully still falling — dictators.…
Sarkozy`s motives under spotlight
PARIS: As French forces take part in three different wars for the first time in the history of the Fifth…
Hunger-strike piles pressure on Indian government
NEW DELHI: A 73-year-old devotee of Gandhi who has promised to fast until death unless the government toughens its anti-corruption…
