5 Iraqi soldiers killed by Al-Qaeda militants
BAGHDAD: Qaeda fighters killed five policemen at a Baghdad checkpoint on Tuesday…
Israel agreed to UN flotilla probe ‘to patch up Turkey ties’
JERUSALEM: Israel's surprise decision to back a UN probe into its deadly…
Jordan has proof Aqaba rocket fired from Egypt, and Egypt launches security sweep
AMMAN: Jordan has proof a Grad-type rocket that struck its port city…
Egypt launches security sweep after Red Sea attack, says official
CAIRO: Egypt has launched a wide security sweep of Sinai after rockets…
Saudi insurer ‘to pay pirates 20-million-dollar ransom’
RIYADH: A Saudi insurance company is to pay Somali pirates a 20-million-dollar…
Syria says UN Lebanon tribunal has ‘political goals’
DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said in reports on Monday that…
Four candidates, one voice in Rwandan campaign
NAIROBI: In most election campaigns, candidates try their best to explain what…
Ahmadinejad says ready for ‘face-to-face’ talks with Obama
TEHRAN: Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he was ready…
Kenya to vote on new constitution
NAIROBI: Kenyans will vote Wednesday on a proposed constitution that would rein…
Suicide car bomb kills 5 kids in south Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police…