Australia adopts new sanctions against Iran
ADELAIDE, Australia: Australia will impose new sanctions against Iran, including restrictions for the first time on business dealings with that country's oil and gas sector, the country's foreign minister said…
Retrial of Hassan killer adjourned over missing defendant
BAGHDAD: The retrial of an Iraqi man convicted of killing British aid worker Margaret Hassan was adjourned again on Thursday because the imprisoned defendant could not be found, a court…
Al-Qaeda group claims blast at Al-Arabiya TV offices in Iraq
WASHINGTON: An Al-Qaeda group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for this week's deadly car bomb attack on Al-Arabiya television's offices in Baghdad that killed four people, US monitors said. "The Islamic…
ICRC hails landmark ban on cluster munitions
GENEVA: The Red Cross on Thursday hailed a landmark treaty banning cluster munitions which comes into force over the weekend and urged more countries to help stop the weapons killing…
Iraqis flock to Kurdistan to beat the summer heat
HAQLAWAH: Long the bane of many in the south and the centre of the country, Iraq's annual summer heat wave has been a boon for the northern Kurdish region, which…
Rabbi plans donkey march during ‘beastly’ Israel pride march
JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox deputy mayor plans to march 50 donkeys through the streets of the Holy City to coincide with a gay pride parade on Thursday, his office said. "This…
Nepal lifts ban on travel to Iraq to save jobs
KATHMANDU: Thousands of Nepalese workers in Iraq will be able to keep their jobs after the government lifted a ban on travel to the war-torn country, the employment ministry said…
More than matzo balls: Kosher cooking revisited
JERUSALEM: The men behind a unique six-hour eating marathon in Jerusalem want diners to know two things about locusts: First, they taste great stir-fried, and second, they're kosher. When 240…
Russia says missing pilot held by Sudanese militia
MOSCOW: A Russian helicopter pilot who disappeared in Darfur while working for the United Nations was being held by a militia loyal to the Sudanese government, a Russian official was…
Exiled Yemeni opposition member shot on return
SAN'A, Yemen: A Yemeni opposition member shot in the head after returning from 32 years in exile died Wednesday from his wounds, his son said. Abdel-Raqib Al-Qershi fled from Yemen…