Gunmen in deadly attack on NATO trucks in Pakistan
QUETTA: Gunmen in southwest Pakistan on Friday set ablaze two trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan, killing one person and wounding a child, police said. There was no…
Three dead in north Yemen clashes: tribal chief
SANAA: Clashes between Shia rebels and a pro-government tribe in the mountains of northern Yemen on Thursday evening killed a tribesman and two rebels, the tribe's leader told AFP. "Armed…
Lebanon braces for worst as Hezbollah snubs UN Hariri probe
BEIRUT: Lebanon braced on Friday for a fresh political crisis after Hezbollah urged a boycott of a UN-backed tribunal on the murder of Rafiq Hariri and the United Nations warned…
Iran says it is ready to restart nuclear talks
TEHRAN: Iran notified the European Union Friday that it is willing to restart international negotiations over its nuclear program after Nov. 10, potentially reviving talks that foundered a year ago.…
Rate of pinkeye infections slowing down, says ministry
CAIRO: The number of people infected with conjunctivitis, also referred to as pinkeye, has decreased by nearly 50 percent and the rate of infection is slowing down, Ministry of Health…
Italy requests tougher sentences for CIA abduction
MILAN: Prosecutors on Thursday requested tougher sentences for CIA agents and Italian military intelligence officers convicted last year of abducting an Egyptian imam from the capital in 2003. Prosecutor Piero…
Israeli translation of Egyptian novel infuriates author
JERUSALEM: The translation into Hebrew of Egypt's hit novel "The Yacoubian Building" by Israeli peace advocates has infuriated its author, who supports a cultural boycott of the Jewish state. In…
Egypt trims 2009/10 budget deficit to 8.1 pct/GDP
CAIRO: Egypt's budget deficit in the fiscal year to June 2010 was narrower than first thought at 8.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the finance ministry said on Friday,…
Morocco suspends Al-Jazeera TV: official
RABAT: Morocco has suspended the operations of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television news channel in Rabat and withdrawn the accreditations of its staff, the communications ministry said Friday. The ministry said…
Tut Ankh Amon: A Halloween spectacle
It’s that time of year again. Halloween — the beloved American holiday that is slowly but surely infiltrating the rest of the world — is here, and young and old…
