29 injured in bomb attack on police station in Algeria
ALGIERS: A suicide bomb attack on a police station in eastern Algeria early Sunday injured 29 people, including two Chinese nationals, the on-line edition of the French language daily El…
Suicide and gun attack on Afghan governor’s house
KABUL: A gun and suicide attack on an Afghan governor's compound killed 19 people and wounded nearly 40 others on Sunday in the latest Taliban assault raising fears about security…
Israel plays down Sept. face off with Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Israel's defense minister played down on Sunday the prospect that fighting with the Palestinians will flare up when they apply for full UN membership next month in the absence…
10 dead as Syria ships, tanks blast city: activists
DAMASCUS: Syrian warships and security forces killed 10 people in an assault Sunday on the port city of Latakia, activists said, even as world leaders demanded an immediate end to…
Libya rebels enter strategic town near Tripoli
ZAWIYAH: Libyan rebels hoisted their flag in the centre of this town near the capital on Sunday after the most dramatic advance in months cut off Muammar Gaddafi's capital from…
Water rights trade to help quench world thirst
By Nina Chestney and Barbara Lewis / Reuters LONDON: Markets in water rights are likely to evolve as a rising population leads to shortages and climate change causes drought and famine.…
New Israeli settler homes ‘major obstacle’: Egypt
BERLIN: Egypt on Friday blasted Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in an east Jerusalem settlement as a "major obstacle" to the start of new peace talks with the Palestinians.…
Egypt policemen killed in drug shoot out
CAIRO: Two Egyptian policemen died in a gunfight with drug dealers on Saturday, police officials said, as the interior ministry tries to reassert control six months after collapsing during a…
Egypt troops deploy for Sinai raids: officials
CAIRO: Egyptian troops moved into a town on the Gaza border on Saturday for an anticipated operation against militants who attacked a gas pipeline to Israel and police stations, security…
USAID director didn’t leave Cairo due to ‘anti-American sentiment’, says embassy
CAIRO: US diplomats in Cairo denied Friday any link between the departure of the director of the USAID in Egypt and complaints by the Department of State about rising “anti-American…
