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UN seeks urgent aid to avoid power vacuum in Somalia
ISTANBUL: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Friday for urgent international aid for Somalia to head off the risk of…
US economy: Romney finds plenty to bash Obama
WASHINGTON: Forget abortion and same-sex marriage: Republican Mitt Romney has made a crisp pivot toward the economy, and Friday’s poor…
Asian millionaires swell global rich list
The eurozone plunged into crisis and unemployment soared, but 175,000 people still made enough cash last year to join the…
’95 Srebrenica massacre was war crime, not genocide, says Serbian president
PODGORICA: Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims was not genocide but “grave war crimes”…
In India, some farmers take banks for a ride
SUPALI (India): Two years ago, Vilas Yelmar took out a Rs200,000 ($3,610) bank loan to develop a small grape orchard…
US stepped up cyberattacks on Iran: paper
WASHINGTON, June 1: US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear programme and expanded the assault even after the…
Man bound for Dhaka lands at Mangalore
MANGALORE: Boarding a wrong bus or train may not be uncommon occurrence, but an aircraft? In a first, a Bahrain…
Merkel, Putin call for political solution in Syria
BERLIN, June 1: Germany and Russia agreed on the need for a political solution to end the Syrian bloodshed, their…
Briton admits killing Indian student
LONDON, June 1 : A man on Friday admitted shooting dead an Indian student in Britain but denied murder and…
223 prisoners released in Syria: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Friday the Syrian government has released 223 prisoners, but stressed that many more…
World refugee problem will continue to grow: UNHCR
UNITED NATIONS. June 1: The number of displaced people worldwide will increase significantly over the next 10 years due to…
Bhutan introduces weekly ‘pedestrian day’
NEW DELHI: The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for its adoption of Gross National Happiness as a development goal,…
UK sailor missing in Dubai
LONDON: The Royal Navy says a British soldier has gone missing while his ship was docked in Dubai.
Timothy Andrew…
Baghdad blasts kill 17, shatter relative calm
BAGHDAD, May 31: A spate of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more,…
Russia, US trade blows over Syria
MOSCOW: Moscow and Washington traded fierce diplomatic blows over Syria on Thursday with US charges that Russia was pushing its…
Radioactivity: Japan’s invisible enemy within
TOKYO: Before March 11, 2011, procuring food for an average Japanese household was a pretty straight-forward affair.
Following long-established traditions,…
Nato action in Syria not on the table: US envoy
BRUSSELS: Nato military action in Syria is not on the table despite the massacre of civilians by the regime, the…
Mobile phones in developing world boosting e-learning
GLOBALISATION, as defined by the rich, is a very nice thing, the former US president Jimmy Carter once reflected. “You’re…
Tens of thousands flee Congo violence
VILLAGERS and townspeople in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are facing “extreme violence” with atrocities including mass executions, abductions, mutilations…
Stop Sri Lanka deportation flights, HRW tells UK
LONDON: A prominent human rights organisation has called for deportation flights to Sri Lanka to be halted because it says…
US officials, others say no to UN Internet control
WASHINGTON, May 31: US officials, lawmakers and technology leaders voiced firm opposition on Thursday to efforts to bring the Internet…
Suicide attack and blast leave seven dead in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: A suicide car bomb attack and a separate blast at a checkpost in Afghanistan killed at least seven policemen…
NY to ban jumbo sugar drinks at public venues
NEW YORK: In a move to fight obesity in the United States, New York City plans to ban the sale…
Israel hands over bodies of 91 Palestinians
RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories), May 31: Israel on Thursday handed over the remains of 91 Palestinians killed during anti-Israeli attacks, some…
Indian guru blames rupee symbol for currency woes
MUMBAI: Businessmen may blame global troubles or inept governance, but a Hindu guru has an alternative theory for the historic…
Indian govt takes new austerity measures
NEW DELHI: India ordered an immediate austerity drive on Thursday banning government meetings in five-star hotels, curbing foreign travel and…
Train derails in India; four killed
LUCKNOW, May 31: A passenger train travelling from eastern India to the Himalayan foothills derailed on Thursday, killing at least…
51 allegations of London police racism in two months
LONDON, May 31: Fifty-one complaints related to allegations of racism by London Metropolitan police officers have been made to the…
Murderous US drone campaign fuelling terror
MORE than a decade after George W. Bush launched it, the “war on terror” was supposed to be winding down.…
Window for Iran nuclear talks closing: US
TEL AVIV: The window for dialogue over Iran’s nuclear programme is closing, the US ambassador to Israel said on Wednesday,…
