Obama urged to press ahead with disarming Uganda rebels, Uganda welcomes
KINSHASA: International non-government organizations on Thursday said a US plan to disarm…
US warns Israel of WikiLeaks release
JERUSALEM: Washington has warned its ally Israel of potential embarrassment from the…
Suicide bomber wounds eight headed for Yemen rebel funeral
SANAA: A suicide bomber killed a Yemeni tribesman on Friday as he…
Oil-rich South Sudan must weigh progress versus environment
By Francois Ausseill/ AFP BENTIU: South Sudan officials are concerned at the environmental…
Hariri visits Iran to lobby for stability
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri visits Iran on Saturday, seeking its…
US presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet slog
By Patrick Quinn/ AP KABUL: The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and…
Africa to fall short on water Millennium Goals, says UN
NAIROBI: Most African countries will fail to attain the United Nation's Millennium…
NDP tries to disqualify 52 independent candidates
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ruling party said on Thursday it has filed…
Our exclusion is political, say Alexandria MB candidates
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Four Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidates whose parliamentary candidacy applications…
Bahrain and Egypt discuss stalled Mideast talks
MANAMA: Bahrain's King Hamad and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Thursday…