Divided Ivory Coast marks 50 years of independence
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast marked 50 years of independence Saturday with a parade…
Ahmadinejad to visit Lebanon after Ramadan: FM
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon after the Muslim fasting…
Ghana opposition nominates political veteran for 2012 vote
ACCRA: Ghana’s main opposition has nominated Nana Akufo-Addo to contest the 2012…
Iran navy equipped with four new submarines
TEHRAN: Iran's navy on Sunday took delivery of four new mini submarines…
Commission wants to delay south Sudan independence vote
KHARTOUM: South Sudan's referendum on independence, which is scheduled for January, should…
Israel confident as UN poised to launch Gaza flotilla probe
JERUSALEM: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday expressed confidence that the UN's Gaza…
Dozens killed in Iraq ahead of Ramadan
BAGHDAD: Dozens were killed in weekend violence across Iraq, officials said Sunday,…
Amazon looking to go ‘mass market’ with Kindle price cut
Amazon, by slashing the price of the Kindle, is hoping to turn…
Japan’s atom-bombed Madonna becomes peace symbol
When the atom bomb "Fat Boy" devastated Nagasaki 65 years ago on…
Pirates abandon captured freighter, injured crew, says EU
BRUSSELS: Somali pirates abandoned a freighter they had briefly seized in the…