India rachets up pressure on BlackBerry
NEW DELHI: India has sent a formal notice to mobile operators ordering them to ensure security agencies can monitor BlackBerry messages by the end of the month, companies said Tuesday.…
Danes see Islam as obstacle to society, says survey
COPENHAGEN: A majority of Danes fear Islam is an obstacle for social cohesion, despite one in two believing that immigration is positive for Danish society, according to a study published…
S. African workers go on indefinite strike over wages
JOHANNESBURG: South African public servants downed tools indefinitely on Wednesday, warning that the stay-away will continue until wage demands by unions representing 1.3 million workers are met. "The strike is…
Israel, Greece to set up joint security committee, says report
JERUSALEM: Israel and Greece are to set up a joint committee to promote strategic and security cooperation between the two countries, public radio said on Wednesday. The decision was taken…
Flood aid flowing slowly to desperate Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Flood-ravaged Pakistan said it has received international aid of 300 million dollars but the flow of money remained slow, and survivors lashed out at Islamabad for failing to move…
2 guards killed in Iraq court bombing, says police
BAGHDAD: A bomb planted near a courthouse in Saddam Hussein's hometown killed two security guards on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. Security officials at the civil court in…
Embassy ‘hostage taker’ an ex-Israeli informant, says lawyer
JERUSALEM: The Palestinian who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and tried to take hostages was a former informant for Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency, his lawyer…
Four Israeli air strikes on Gaza, say Palestinians
GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes carried out four air strikes on the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday that caused no injuries, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said. The raids struck targets…
Kamal Zakher walks out of Al-Wafd over alleged connections with Brotherhood
CAIRO: Coordinator of the Secular Copts group Kamal Zakher resigned from Al-Wafd Party on Monday in objection to what he described as connections between the party and the Muslim Brotherhood.…