Argentina vs. Germany worthy of final
CAPE TOWN: It is a quarterfinal with all the makings of a final. Capricious Diego Maradona's Argentina and precocious Germany have already produced the beautiful game that any World Cup…
Gazans stage first-ever display of classic cars
GAZA CITY: In this besieged land where every bumpy road quickly reaches a dead end of fences and walls, vintage car collecting is not exactly a typical hobby. But in…
Settlers pressure Netanyahu ahead of Obama meeting
JERUSALEM: Jewish settlers on Friday demanded West Bank construction restart in September when a 10-month moratorium expires, urging Israel's premier not to cave in to pressure at White House talks…
New Somaliland leader to fight for international recognition
HARGEISA: The newly-elected president of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamud Silaanyo, vowed Friday to campaign "vigorously" for international recognition of his breakaway republic in the Horn of Africa. "During my tenure as…
Turkey not turning its back on West over Gaza row: Gul
LONDON: Turkey is not turning its back on the West in its angry response to a deadly Israeli raid on Gaza-bound aid ships and is firmly part of Europe, President…
Support swells for captive Israeli soldier after PM speech
JERUSALEM: Thousands of Israelis on Friday joined a march calling for the release of Gilad Shalit, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not pay "any price"…
Hezbollah urges UN peacekeepers to stick to Lebanon mandate
BEIRUT: Hezbollah urged UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon, a stronghold of the Shia movement, to stick to their mandate, following a wave of protests by villagers. "UNIFIL (United Nations Interim…
Israel PM seeks to sooth hardline minister over Turkey talks
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting his hardline Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Friday in a bid to mend ties after sidelining him in talks aimed at ending…
Gunman kills Yemen official in south: ministry
SANAA: A gunman has killed a Yemeni intelligence official in the country's south, a hotbed of unrest blamed on separatists and Al-Qaeda, the defense ministry said on Friday. …
Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq: army
ANKARA: Turkish jets bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighboring northern Iraq overnight following deadly clashes inside Turkey, the military said Friday. "The targets were hit successfully," it said in an…