Pope lauds Benedict XVI, warns against self-interest

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday praised his predecessor Benedict XVI's decision to resign as courageous, and called on pilgrims to follow the former pontiff's example and put aside their egos to listen to their conscience."We have to learn to listen...

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7 Saudis jailed for urging protests on Facebook

Saudi Arabia has sentenced seven activists from its restive Eastern Province to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years for posting messages on Facebook calling for anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday.The New York-based...

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24 killed in terror attacks in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: At least 17 people, including four children, were killed and nearly 50 injured on Sunday when a powerful remote-controlled bomb targeted a passing convoy of security forces near a busy market in northwest Pakistan.The blast, believed to be...

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Egypt tense before rallies, American among dead

CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA: After violence in Egypt that killed three people including an American student, cities were quiet as protesters prepared for rallies on Sunday they hope can unseat the Islamist president.The army was on alert across the country and...

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UK PM in Afghan to push for peace talks

CAMP BASTION (Afghanistan): British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Afghanistan on Saturday to try to reinvigorate stalled peace talks with the Taliban and reassure Afghans that foreign troops will not cut and run next year.Cameron's visit to...

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Pak court denounces running of detention centres

ISLAMABAD: A court in Pakistan has strongly denounced the running of illegal detention centres by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other intelligence and law-enforcing agencies of the country.While hearing cases of 280 missing persons on Thursday,...

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Russia says US put it in 'tough spot' over Snowden

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia on Friday accused the United States of putting it in a "tough spot", claiming Washington never disclosed that it had revoked the travel passport of fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.The former National Security Agency...

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Xinjiang riots were terrorist attack: Chinese govt

TURPAN, China: China on Friday labelled riots in restive Xinjiang as "a violent terrorist attack" after state media said the death roll rose to 35 and authorities tightened control ahead of the anniversary of 2009 clashes.Wednesday's violence in the...

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48 killed in ethnic violence in central Nigeria

PAUL OHIA ABUJA: Raids by gunmen in central Nigeria and gun battles between soldiers and attackers have killed at least 48 people, including secondary school students, and left over 100 homes burnt.A total of 48 people were murdered when attackers besieged...

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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng to visit Taiwan

TAIPEI: Activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled house arrest in China and later moved to the US, will arrive today in Taiwan, where he will give several speeches expected to attract the attention of Beijing.The 18-day trip is part of Chen's efforts to enhance...

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Afghanistan seeks explanation for Taliban office

KABUL: Afghanistan's government on Sunday said it is still waiting for a full explanation of how the Taliban were allowed to open an office in Qatar that was akin to an embassy, flying the militant group's flag and using its formal name from the years...

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Saudi switches to Fri-Sat weekend

RIYADH: Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia is switching its weekend to Friday-Saturday to better serve its economy and "international commitments," the official SPA news agency reported on Sunday quoting a royal decree.Saudi Arabia becomes the last of the six-nation...

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Hong Kong silent on Snowden's fate

HONG KONG: Hong Kong was silent on Saturday on whether a former National Security Agency contractor should be extradited to the United States now that he has been charged with espionage, but some legislators said the decision should be up to the Chinese...

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Female president would send right signal: Hillary

WASHINGTON: Hillary Rodham Clinton mused aloud about the significance of America electing its first female president. Left unsaid: whether she might try again to be the one. In a video of a private Clinton speech posted to YouTube yesterday, Clinton...

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Syrian forces renew attack on Aleppo

BEIRUT: Syria's army on Saturday pressed a fierce assault launched four days ago against rebel areas in northern and eastern Damascus, killing three children with mortar fire, a monitoring group said.In northern Syria, rebels said they had begun a new...

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UK to charge 2 journalists for The Sun newspaper

LONDON: British officials are charging two journalists for The Sun newspaper as part of an investigation into bribery of public officials.The Crown Prosecution Service said Friday that The Sun's Jamie Pyatt and John Edwards will be charged along with...

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New record as haze chokes Singapore

JAKARTA: Military planes water-bombed Indonesian forest fires that worsened on Friday and blanketed neighbouring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog for a third straight day in one of Southeast Asia's worst air-pollution crises.As Singaporeans...

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Greece coalition partner pulls out ministers

ATHENS, Greece: Greece's fragile coalition government was left reeling on Friday after a junior party decided to pull its two cabinet ministers from the cabinet following a dispute over state broadcaster ERT. Democratic Left party officials said the...

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Taliban offer to free US soldier

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a US soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday.The offer follows...

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Landslides, floods claim 39 lives across Nepal

KATHMANDU: At least 39 people have been killed due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain over a period of five days in 10 districts across Nepal, the government said on Thrusday.Thirty nine people were killed and 18 others have gone missing...

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Dubai sets sights on Quran-themed park

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world's largest Ferris wheel and bidding for an Angry Birds theme park - a site honoring the Quran. The estimated $7.3 million project will include a garden...

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Saatchi admits assault on wife Nigella Lawson

LONDON: Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.In Tuesday's editions, The London Evening Standard...

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US lawsuit filed against News Corp on phone hacking

NEW YORK: News Corp's legal woes in the British phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic, with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolie's stunt double.A suit filed on June 13 by British national Eunice...

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Turkey: Police crackdown on protesters

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown on the movement, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators to stamp out nearly three weeks of unrest.After...

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