US combat mission in Iraq to end on schedule Aug 31
WASHINGTON: The United States will end its combat mission in Iraq as…
Saudi insurer ‘to pay pirates 20-million-dollar ransom’
RIYADH: A Saudi insurance company is to pay Somali pirates a 20-million-dollar…
Syria says UN Lebanon tribunal has ‘political goals’
DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said in reports on Monday that…
Four candidates, one voice in Rwandan campaign
NAIROBI: In most election campaigns, candidates try their best to explain what…
Ahmadinejad says ready for ‘face-to-face’ talks with Obama
TEHRAN: Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he was ready…
Kenya to vote on new constitution
NAIROBI: Kenyans will vote Wednesday on a proposed constitution that would rein…
Suicide car bomb kills 5 kids in south Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police…
Somali pirates hijack cargo ship with 23 crew including Egyptians
NAIROBI, Kenya: Somali pirates hijacked a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew…
Peres, Mubarak discuss direct Israeli-Palestinian talks
CAIRO: Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak discussed…
Sex sells at China computer game show
At the door to a major computer game expo in Shanghai, visitors…