YouTube expands 'unlisted videos' feature
WASHINGTON: YouTube on Wednesday began allowing users to share "private" videos among an unlimited number of other people. The Google-owned video-sharing site, in a post on the YouTube blog, said…
UN alarmed at Ugandan rebels killing spree
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency expressed alarm Friday that "murderous" Ugandan rebels are mounting increasingly brutal attacks on civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the Central African Republic.…
Palestinians still suffer 'catastrophe', says negotiator
RAMALLAH: The top Palestinian negotiator on Friday said Palestinians are enduring a continuing "catastrophe," 62 years after the creation of Israel sparked an exodus of hundreds of thousands of refugees.…
US warns of 'last chance' on sanctions as Iran hosts summit
TEHRAN:Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Tehran on Sunday for a non-aligned summit the United States and Russia have said might offer Iran's last chance to avoid…
Darfur rebels deny resuming Doha talks with Khartoum
KHARTOUM: A Darfur rebel group that suspended peace talks with Khartoum after alleged armed clashes denied on Friday a UN mediator's claim that it would resume the Qatari-brokered negotiations. Ahmad…
Qaeda releases audiotape of Frenchman 'captured in Niger'
DUBAI: The north African branch of Al-Qaeda released an Internet message on Friday in which a man who identified himself as a French national kidnapped in Niger appealed for help,…
Israeli settlers shoot dead Palestinian youth
RAMALLAH: An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian youth after his car was stoned in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources and activists said on Friday. Ayssar Yasser…
Phelps ramps up preparations for London Games
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Michael Phelps, who is the winningest Olympian ever with 14 golds, continues his preparations for the 2012 London Olympics with five races at this week's Charlotte UltraSwim…
Aussie Jones seized lead in Texas Open golf
SAN ANTONIO: Aussie Matt Jones posted an eagle on the 14th hole and finished with a six-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the $6.1…
Australian teen nears end of round-the-world sail
SYDNEY: An Australian teen who has spent seven months at sea in a bid to become the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world was just…
