Israel strike on Syria 'unacceptable': Russia

DAMASCUS: Russia warned on Thursday that any air strike against its ally Syria would be "unacceptable", as Israel maintained a strict silence on claims that it had bombed Syrian targets.Russia's foreign ministry said it was "deeply concerned" after Damascus...

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'Iran prepared to up nuclear program'

VIENNA: Iran is poised for a major technological update of its uranium enrichment programme, allowing it to vastly increase production of the material that can be used for both reactor fuel and nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press Thursday.The...

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France backs possible UN force in Mali

PARIS: French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday backed the idea of sending a United Nations peacekeeping force into Mali, saying France would play a role in any such plan.The UN Security Council is to begin discussing the possibility of...

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Donors pledge $1bn in aid for Syrians

KUWAIT CITY: International donors at a Kuwait conference Wednesday pledged almost $1 billion in aid for stricken Syrians, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned of a "catastrophic" situation in their war-torn country."Total pledges so far are around $1 billion,"...

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French troops control key airport in north Mali

SEVARE, Mali: French forces have taken control of the airport in Kidal, seizing a key position in one of three provincial capitals the Islamist militants took over last year, officials said Wednesday. One Malian official said French troops even moved...

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Zimbabwe had $217 in govt account: Minister

HARARE: After paying public workers' salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe's government public account stood at just $217, finance minister Tendai Biti said on Tuesday."Last week when we paid civil servants there was $217 (left) in...

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Jordan's last PM appointed by king quits

AMMAN, Jordan" Jordan's last prime minister appointed by the king has resigned, making way for a successor who will be elected by the country's new parliament. The palace says King Abdullah II on Tuesday asked outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour...

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Japan boosts defence budget amid island row

TOKYO: Japan's cabinet on Tuesday approved a $52 billion military budget, a boost in both financial and personnel resources for the first time in years, amid an ongoing territorial row with China.The budget plan, which will now go before parliament for...

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US F-16 jet goes missing off Italy

ROME: A search is underway for a US F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet that went missing on a training flight off the coast of Italy.The ANSA news agency said the headquarters of the US 31st Fighter Wing stationed at the Aviano air base in Italy lost contact...

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French-led troops control access to Timbuktu

BAMAKO: French-led troops surrounded Mali's fabled desert city of Timbuktu on Monday after seizing its airport in a lightning advance against Islamists who have been driven from key northern strongholds.French paratroopers swooped in to block any fleeing...

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Brazil mourns victims of nightclub fire

SANTA MARIA, BRAZIL: Brazilians on Monday were mourning the victims of a nightclub blaze in a small university town that left more than 230 people dead and over 100 injured, with many still fighting for their lives.Shocked survivors, mostly science students...

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Three dead, dramatic rooftop rescues in Oz floods

BRISBANE: Helicopters plucked dozens of stranded Australians to safety in dramatic rooftop rescues Monday as severe floods swept the northeast, killing three people and inundating thousands of homes.The body of one man carried off by rising waters was...

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Berlusconi defends Mussolini for backing Hitler

ROME: Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says Benito Mussolini did much good despite his regime's anti-Jewish laws.Berlusconi also defended Mussolini for siding with Hitler, saying the late fascist leader likely reasoned that German power would...

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Mass funeral for 37 Egypt riot victims

PORT SAID: Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.Violence...

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Will attack Syria if rebels get chemical arms: Israel

JERUSALEM: Any sign that Syria's grip on its chemical weapons is slipping as it battles armed rebels could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice-premier said on Sunday.Silvan Shalom confirmed a media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

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Myanmar rejects US criticism over ethnic conflict

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar has rejected the latest US criticism of its conflict with ethnic Kachin rebels, and deplores that Washington still calls the country by its old name, Burma, according to a statement published Saturday.A Myanmar foreign ministry...

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Mali's dirty war: A child soldier's tale

SEVARE (MALI): The boy sits with his knees tucked under his chest on the concrete floor of the police station here, his adolescent face a tableau of fear. He's still garbed in the knee-length tunic he was ordered to wear by the Islamic extremist who...

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World powers asked for delay in nuclear talks: Iran

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday blamed world powers for delays in long-stalled talks over its controversial nuclear programme, after western diplomats said Iranian uncertainty over the venue had delayed the negotiations.State broadcaster IRIB said the world...

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US Senators introduce legislation after Malala

WASHINGTON: Two top American Senators have introduced a legislation in the name of MalalaYousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani peace activist who was shot by the Taliban, to provide scholarship to girls from Pakistan.Introduced by Senators Barbara Boxer...

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Calls for Syria action take centre stage at Davos

DAVOS (Switzerland): Global political and business leaders heard calls for urgent action over Syria's escalating civil war on Friday as the Arab world took centre stage at the Davos forum.Jordan's King Abdullah II was to address the world's elite at...

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French, Malian troops seize northern Islamist towns

BAMAKO: French and Malian troops advanced on the key Islamist stronghold of Gao on Friday after recapturing the northern town of Hombori, as the extremists struck back by bombing a strategic bridge. The French-led assault against the radical Islamists...

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Spain's El Pais apologizes over fake Chavez image

MADRID: Spain's leading newspaper El Pais apologized on Thursday after publishing a front-page photograph supposedly of ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in his hospital bed, and then discovering the patient was actually someone else.The dramatic...

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Global elite to confront British PM on EU plan

DAVOS: British Prime Minister David Cameron faces a frosty reception from the global elite at the annual Davos meeting on Thursday after his vow to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.The World Economic Forum in the snowy Swiss ski resort...

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Islands row: Japan fires water cannon at Taiwanese

TAIPEI: A boat with Taiwanese activists headed for disputed Japanese-controlled islands turned back Thursday after coast guard vessels from the two sides converged and duelled with water cannon.The boat, carrying seven people including four Taiwanese...

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No plan for mass evacuation from Syria: Russia

MOSCOW: Russia's foreign minister says that Moscow has no plans to launch a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Syria, after 77 Russians left the troubled country and were flown out to Moscow.Sergey Lavrov said that some 1,000 of tens of thousands...

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N Korea may go for nuclear test again

SEOUL: North Korea's nuclear agitations follow a well-worn route. It starts with a long-range rocket launch. The United Nations punishes the act with sanctions. And, Pyongyang responds by conducting a nuclear test.It happened in 2006, and again in 2009....

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Suicide bomber kills 20 Shias in Iraq

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people inside a Shia Muslim mosque in northern Iraq on Wednesday after detonating his explosives in the middle of a crowded funeral ceremony.The attack on a sensitive religious target came as Shia Prime Minister...

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Japanese PM's olive branch to China

TOKYO: Hawkish Japanese premier Shinzo Abe held out an olive branch to China on Tuesday, sending a letter to Beijing's leader-in-waiting to be hand delivered by a coalition ally.The move comes after months of diplomatic tussles between China and Japan...

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Israelis vote in elections seen swinging to the right

JERUSALEM: Israelis trickled into polling stations on Tuesday to vote in elections expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power at the head of a government of hardlinerightwing and religious parties. A handful of voters were already...

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Israel set to re-elect Netanyahu

JERUSALEM: Israelis voted on Tuesday in an election that is expected to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a third term in office, pushing the Jewish state further to the right, away from peace with the Palestinians and towards a showdown with...

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