CS Sfaxien face daunting task in Confederation Cup
LAGOS: Two-time CAF Confederation Cup winners CS Sfaxien will defend a slim lead against Sudan's Al Hilal in the second leg of their semi-final tie on Sunday. Two weeks ago,…
UN appeals for $164 million to combat Haiti cholera
GENEVA: The United Nations asked for $164 million Friday to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has already claimed 724 lives and is expected to continue spreading for up…
Laos summit sets targets on cluster bombs
HANOI: A landmark meeting on cluster munitions has set targets to destroy stockpiles of the weapons, clean up areas contaminated with unexploded ordnance and help victims of the bombs, an…
Growing brain drain concerns developing countries
PUERTO VALLARTA: Developing countries are increasingly concerned over a brain drain from key areas such as health and technology, participants at a UN migration summit said Thursday in Mexico. "Selective…
Comatose ex-Israeli PM moved home from hospital
JERUSALEM: Israel's comatose former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, was moved home to his ranch Friday, nearly five years after being incapacitated by a series of strokes while still in office.…
Israel tells its citizens to leave Egyptian Sinai
CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israel's government on Thursday told its citizens to immediately leave Egypt's Sinai desert because of a kidnapping threat from the Army of Islam, after Egyptian security rounded up suspected…
Clinton warns Hezbollah it can’t stop UN tribunal
BEIRUT : US Secretary of State Hillary Rodhman Clinton warned Hezbollah against resorting to violence, saying the militant group cannot stop a UN court investigating the assassination of a former…
British aid workers held captive on Gaza aid ship
LONDON: Seven British aid workers are among a group being held in the Libyan sea on board a boat due to deliver aid to Gaza, a Foreign Office spokesman confirmed…
World leaders applaud Iraq’s power-sharing deal
SEOUL/ LONDON: US President Barack Obama on Friday hailed a "milestone" in Iraq after rival factions reached a power-sharing deal following months of fraught negotiations and deadlock. Obama, speaking at…
Iran to cooperate with Nigeria on illegal arms probe
ABUJA: Iran has promised cooperation in a probe of an illegal arms shipment discovered in Lagos and sent from Iran, Nigeria's foreign minister said Friday after meeting his Iranian counterpart.…