China to launch second manned space mission

BEIJING: China will send its second manned mission this year to dock with a space module currently orbiting the Earth, as the country continues experiments to set up a Spacelab to rival Russia's Mir station.China's new manned spacecraft will be launched...

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South African police drag man, who later dies

JOHANNESBURG: His hands are tied to the rear of a police van while his body lay behind it, on the ground. The van speeds off, dragging the slender man along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouts in dismay and at least one videotapes the scene....

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US vows $ 60 million to Syria opposition

ROME: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Washington would provide USD 60 million in "non-lethal" assistance to support the Syrian political opposition against President Bashar al-Assad.Speaking after talks between foreign officials...

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UK's Clegg admits 'serious mistakes' in sex scandal

LONDON: British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg admitted on Wednesday that "very serious mistakes" were made over a sex scandal which has rocked his Liberal Democrat party ahead of a crucial by-election.Clegg repeated his insistence that he was unaware...

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Three killed in shootout at Swiss factory

GENEVA: Two people were killed and seven others wounded when a gunman opened fire in a Swiss factory on Wednesday, police said, adding the gunman also died."There are three dead and seven wounded, a number of them seriously," local police spokesman Simon...

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Billionaire launches plans for Titanic replica

NEW YORK: An Australian billionaire is getting ready to build a new version of the Titanic that could set sail in late 2016.Clive Palmer unveiled blueprints for the famously doomed ship's namesake Tuesday at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in...

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Republicans sign brief for gay marriage

WASHINGTON: Dozens of prominent Republicans — including top advisers to former President George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of Congress have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry, a position...

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Ex-pope will have 'pontiff emeritus' title: Vatican

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI will have the official title of "pontiff emeritus" after he resigns on Thursday -- the first leader of the Catholic Church to do so since the Middle Ages, the Vatican said.Benedict can still be addressed as "Your Holiness...

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Sri Lankan army rapes, tortures Tamils: Report

Sri Lankan security forces have been using rape and other forms of sexual violence to torture suspected members or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) even after the end of the civil war in 2009, a prominent rights group alleged...

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Syria says ready to talk with rebels

MOSCOW: Syria is ready to hold talks with its armed opponents, foreign minister Walidal-Moualem said on Monday, in the clearest offer yet of negotiations with rebels fighting to overthrow President Basharal-Assad.But Moualem said Syria would continue...

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Syria says ready for talks with rebels

MOSCOW: Syria is ready to hold talks with its armed opponents, foreign minister Walidal-Moualem said on Monday, in the clearest offer yet of negotiations with rebels fighting to overthrow President Basharal-Assad.But Moualem said Syria would continue...

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Israel, US successfully test anti-missile system

JERUSALEM: With Iran in mind, close allies Israel and the US successfully tested the Arrow anti-missile system for the first time on Monday, giving the Jewish state defence against "threats in the regional arena"."This is the first flight test of the...

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Regional leaders sign DR Congo peace deal

ADDIS ABABA: Regional African leaders signed a deal on Sunday aimed at bringing peace and stability to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after years of unrest.Eleven countries in the Great Lakes region — including those accused of stoking...

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Pistorius's brother faces trial in car crash death

JOHANNESBURG: The older brother of South African star sprinter Oscar Pistorius — himself accused of murdering his girlfriend — has been charged over a deadly road crash five years ago, the family confirmed on Sunday."Carl Pistorius, brother of Paralympic...

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Activists urge US cardinal to avoid papal conclave

LOS ANGELES: Roman Catholic activists on Saturday petitioned a US cardinal to recuse himself from taking part in selecting a new pope so as not to insult survivors of sexual abuse by priests committed while he was archbishop of Los Angeles.The activists...

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Vatican slams gossip over pope's resignation

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Saturday condemned Italian media reports of intrigue, corruption and blackmail among senior prelates, saying these could be a form of pressure to sway voting in next month's conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor.Vatican...

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ElBaradei calls for Egyptians election boycott

CAIRO: Egyptian liberal opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei called on Saturday for a boycott of parliamentary elections which start in April, saying he refused to take part in "an act of deception".Islamist President Mohamed Morsi called the elections...

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65 Islamic rebels killed in Mali

N'DJAMENA, CHAD: The Chadian army says that its troops killed 65 Islamic extremist rebels and destroyed five vehicles in fierce fighting northern Mali. The Chadian military said in a statement on Saturday on state broadcasting that 13 Chadian soldiers...

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Third Bahraini Shia protester dies

MANAMA: A Shia protester died of wounds after he was shot during clashes with Bahraini police on the second anniversary of the February 14, 2011 uprising, the opposition said on Friday.Mahmud al-Jaziri, 20, succumbed on Thursday to wounds suffered when...

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Third Bahraini Shia protester dies

MANAMA: A Shia protester died of wounds after he was shot during clashes with Bahraini police on the second anniversary of the February 14, 2011 uprising, the opposition said on Friday.Mahmud al-Jaziri, 20, succumbed on Thursday to wounds suffered when...

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Princess Diana's India dress to go under hammer

LONDON: A Mughal-inspired designer gown worn by Princess Diana during her state visit to India in 1992 is among 10 iconic outfits coming up for auction here next month.The lavishly embroidered pink silk evening gown and bolero, designed by Catherine...

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Bangladesh cracks down on anti-Islam blogs

DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched a crackdown on Internet sites for "hurting religious feelings" in the majority Muslim nation amid protests by Islamic groups against bloggers seen as anti-Islamic, officials said on Thursday.Giasuddin Ahmed, vice chairman...

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Three British Muslims guilty of rucksack bomb plot

LONDON: Three British Muslim men were found guilty on Thursday of planning a string of bombings that prosecutors said could have been deadlier than the July 7, 2005, attacks on London's transport network.Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik...

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NATO chief urges countries to halt defense cuts

BRUSSELS: The head of NATO urged member countries Thursday to stop cutting their defense budgets in response to tough economic times, saying continued reductions will compromise the safety of all of the military alliance's 28 members. "It is of course...

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‘Handle with care’ : China wades into Maldives row

BEIJING: China on Monday reacted cautiously to the political turmoil in Maldives and former President Mohamed Nasheed's decision to seek refuge in the Indian mission in Male, hoping that the issue will be handled "properly"."The Chinese side sincerely...

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Earth quake hits China; 8 injured

BEIJING: Eight people were injured in an earthquake near the border area of China's southwestern Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, local authorities said today.The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. yesterday with an epicenter 6 km deep, toppled...

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Earthquake hits China; 8 injured

BEIJING: Eight people were injured in an earthquake near the border area of China's southwestern Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, local authorities said today.The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. yesterday with an epicenter 6 km deep, toppled...

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Assassinations soar in Afghanistan: UN

KABUL: Insurgent attacks on Afghan government employees soared last year by a staggering 700 per cent even as the overall civilian death toll from the war fell, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The targeted killings of women in government service by...

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Fiji regime to shut down 14 political parties

SUVA: Fourteen of Fiji's 17 political parties are being closed down after failing to apply for registration under restrictions imposed on opposition groups last month, the military regime said Tuesday.The move means the Pacific nation will potentially...

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Hugo Chavez's return to Venezuela raises questions

CARACAS, VENEZUELA: The announcement of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's return to Venezuela after a 10-week silence in Cuba is raising questions about his cancer treatments, his delicate health, and the political purposes that motivated his homecoming....

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EU launches military training mission in Mali

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are officially launching a mission to train the military in the African country of Mali.The first people in the mission _ about 70 _ have already been sent to Mali so that they could begin...

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North Korea nuke test is lesson on Iran: Israel PM

JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister says North Korea's recent nuclear test shows that "sanctions alone will not stop" Iran's atomic program. Benjamin Netanyahu told a gathering of international Jewish leaders on Monday that the Western sanctions against...

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Ecuador's Correa breezes to re-election

QUITO (ECUADOR): A landslide second re-election secured, President Rafael Correa immediately vowed to deepen the "citizen's revolution" that has lifted tens of thousands of Ecuadoreans out of poverty as he expanded the welfare state."In this revolution...

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23 killed in series of blasts: Iraqi officials

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say a series of car bombs has killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens in Shiite areas of Baghdad.The attacks on Sunday, the start of the local work week, mostly targeted outdoor markets.Police and hospital officials provided...

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Dam collapses in China, thousands evacuated

BEIJING: Thousands of people were evacuated after a dam in north China's Shanxi province collapsed, causing heavy flooding and damaging highways and rail tracks.The top of an irrigation water duct of Quting Reservoir in Hongtong county caved in on Saturday...

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Masked raiders damage Greek gold mining site

ATHENS: About 40 masked attackers raided a disputed gold-mining project in northern Greece early on Sunday, setting fire to machinery and lightly injuring four security guards, police said.The Skouries project in the Halkidiki peninsula has been the...

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Australia 'deeply involved' in Israel spy case

SYDNEY: Australian intelligence had detailed knowledge of the case of a Melbourne man thought to have been an Israeli spy well before he died in a Tel Aviv jail in 2010, a report said on Saturday."Every day that goes by you see how deeply involved they...

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Chavez supporters rejoice after first photos release

CARACAS: Supporters of President Hugo Chavez displayed new confidence on Saturday after the government released the first post-surgical photos of the ailing Venezuelan leader, in which he appears bed-ridden but smiling in the company of his daughters.The...

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Suicide attack kills top Iraqi intelligence officer

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber, pretending to ask for help, assassinated a senior Iraqi military official and three bodyguards at his home on Saturday in the north, officials said.Brig Gen Ali Aouni, the head of the Iraq defence ministry's intelligence academy,...

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Kenya court clears Kenyatta to run for presidency

NAIROBI: Kenya's high court said on Friday it lacked the jurisdiction to rule whether presidential hopeful Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces a crimes against humanity trial, is eligible to run for office next month.With little time left before the March 4 election,...

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