Israel indicts 3 Arabs on espionage charges
JERUSALEM: Israel has indicted three Arab men on charges of spying for Syria. The Shin Bet security service reported on Thursday that two Druse Arabs living in the Golan Heights…
Russia, South Africa sign uranium supply deal
MOSCOW: Russia is to provide South African nuclear power stations with uranium until at least 2017 in a key deal extending Moscow's trade ties in the continent. The contract, signed…
3 traffic policemen, 3 others die in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say three traffic policemen have died in drive-by shootings in western Baghdad while gunmen stormed the house of a policemen, killing him, his wife and a relative.…
Poland to extradite alleged Israeli agent to Germany, court
WARSAW: A Polish court on Thursday upheld a decision to extradite an alleged Israeli agent to Germany over claims he was linked to the killing in Dubai of a leader…
Afghan president heads to Iran
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai left on Thursday for neighboring Iran to attend a regional conference, his office said. Karzai will deliver a speech to the meeting, the fourth to…
Turkish officials to collect flotilla vessels from Israel
JERUSALEM: Israel will on Thursday return to Turkey three ships which were commandeered by the navy during a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the defence ministry said. "The…
Ahmadinejad says Iran building three-stage rocket
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is working on a three-stage rocket to carry a satellite 1,000 kilometers (more than 600 miles) into space, Fars news agency reported on Thursday.…
Israel wary over ‘Hezbollisation’ of Lebanon army
JERUSALEM: An Israeli official on Thursday warned of the danger of Hezbollah gaining influence over Lebanon's army just days after a deadly exchange of fire along the border left four…
Microsoft patches “critical” crack in Windows
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft released an emergency patch for a "critical" crack in Windows operating system software that could let hackers take control of computers over the Internet. "The vulnerability could…
Google, Verizon near net neutrality plan, Source
WASHINGTON – Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are close to finalizing a proposal for so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would dictate how broadband providers treat Internet traffic flowing over…
