Afghan opium production halved in 2010, says UN
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Jordanian Government Fights Calls to Boycott Elections
Attempting to head off a massive boycott of its upcoming parliamentary elections…
Hopes high, time short for south Sudan independence vote
JUBA: With only 100 days left on Friday until south Sudan's referendum…
US, European diplomats strive to save Mideast peace talks
JERUSALEM: US envoy George Mitchell and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton…
Oil rises to near $77 on unexpected US supply fall
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose to near $77 a barrel Wednesday in Asia…
Etisalat bids to buy 46 pct in Kuwait’s Zain, says TV
DUBAI: Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) has offered to buy 46 percent of…
EU imposes new duties on Iran, Pakistan, UAE plastics
BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed new duties on plastics from Iran, Pakistan…
Mohammed Arkoun: a farewell to an intellectual revolutionary
WASHINGTON, DC: That he welcomed two complete strangers knocking on his door…
DR Congo massacres report first step to ending impunity
GENEVA: The UN releases a hotly-contested report Friday on massacres in eastern…