Turkey’s PM warns of crackdown

ANKARA: On Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that police would clamp down on anyone defying a ban on demonstrations at Istanbul's Taksim Square on the anniversary of a wave of mass protests last year."If you go there, our security...

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West Africa seeks regional effort against Boko Haram

ACCRA: The West African bloc announced plans on Saturday to increase cooperation with Central African states in the battle against "terrorism", amid fears of Boko Haram's insurgency spreading across the region.Nigeria has repeatedly said that it needs...

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Syrian rebels kill 20 troops in tunnel blast

BEIRUT: Syrian activists have said that rebels have blown up a tunnel packed with explosives in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 20 pro-government fighters.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the blast took place...

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UAE launches polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: On the directive of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Project to Assist Pakistan (UAE PAP) has announced the launch of a vaccination campaign against polio in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

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Key Pak Taliban faction breaks away

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban on Wednesday suffered a major setback after a powerful faction split from it citing the umbrella organisation's involvement in criminal activities and bombing of public places, complicating the already-fragile peace dialogue...

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US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86

WASHINGTON: Maya Angelou, who rose from poverty, segregation and the harshest of childhoods to become a force on stage, screen, the printed page and the inaugural dais, has died. She was 86.Her death was confirmed in a statement issued by Wake Forest...

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Putin accuses Prince Charles of 'unroyal behaviour'

ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Britain's Prince Charles on Saturday of unacceptable and unroyal behaviour by comparing him with Adolf Hitler over Russia's stance in Ukraine.Putin said he had not heard the comment, made by the...

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Iran court convicts editor of banned daily

TEHRAN: An Iranian court convicted on Sunday the editor and a contributor of a banned newspaper over a series of charges, including lying about Islam and spreading anti-regime propaganda, reports said.The media watchdog banned the reformist Bahar daily...

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Pope pushes for Middle East peace

BETHLEHEM (Palestinian Territories): Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas on Sunday to his home in the Vatican for a "heartfelt prayer" for peace."I wish to invite you, president Mahmud Abbas,...

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China launches anti-terror drive after bombing

URUMQI (China): Authorities announced a security crackdown on Saturday in China's Muslim northwest after a deadly bombing raised questions about whether tightening Beijing's grip might be feeding anti-Chinese anger and a rise of organized terrorism.Thursday's...

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Somali parliament under attack by al-Shabaab

MOGADISHU: Somalia's Shabaab rebels launched a major attack on the national parliament on Saturday, setting off a car bomb and penetrating the building with suicide commandos, police and witnesses said.A huge car bomb went off outside the gates of the...

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Ex-Thai PM to be held for a week; Senate dissolved

BANGKOK: Thailand's coup leaders said on Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm....

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Somali extremist threatens US, Kenya with attacks

MOGADISHU, Somalia: Making a rare threat against the United States, a senior member of Somalia's Islamic insurgent group that has carried out terrorist attacks abroad said on Thursday that holy war will come to America and that Islam's flag will one...

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11 Ukrainian troops dead, 33 wounded by rebels

BLAHODATNE, Ukraine: Three days before Ukraine holds a presidential vote, pro-Russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 11 troops and wounding at least 33 others in the deadliest raid yet in weeks...

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Ex-Venezuela President Lusinchi dies at 89

CARACAS, Venezuela: Former Venezuelan President Jaime Lusinchi, who struggled to tame an economic crisis sparked by plunging oil prices in the late 1980s and then saw his reputation tarnished by allegations of corruption after leaving office, has died...

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Pak jets kill 60 militants in tribal region

ISLAMABAD: At least 60 militants were killed today in precision bombing by air force jets on Taliban targets in Pakistan's restive tribal region on the Afghan border, military officials said.Air force bombers pounded rebel positions in North Waziristan,...

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Two Boko Haram attacks kill 30

KANO (Nigeria): Two attacks by Boko Haram gunmen killed 30 people near Chibok, the northeast Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, witnesses said on Wednesday.The first attack on Monday afternoon killed 10...

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'Violin kept in closet could fetch $10 million'

HONG KONG: A Stradivarius violin kept in a closet for the past 25 years could fetch as much as $10 million next month, Christie's auction house said Wednesday, in an auction preview in Hong Kong. The instrument was once owned by French musician Rodolphe...

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Record Balkan floods lead to Bosnia landslides

SARAJEVO (Bosnia): Landslides triggered by unprecedented rains in Bosnia have left hundreds of people homeless, officials said on Sunday, while thousands more have fled their homes in neighboring Croatia and Serbia as Balkan countries battle the region's...

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Vietnam clamps down on anti-China protests

HANOI: Vietnam smothered anti-China protests on Sunday with a massive security clampdown after deadly riots triggered by a territorial dispute with Beijing spooked foreign investors and the country's authoritarian leadership alike.As patrol ships from...

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Syria general killed in combat near Damascus: Security

DAMASCUS: The chief of Syria's air defence forces, General Hussein Isaac, has been killed in combat near Damascus, a security official said on Sunday.The general died of wounds suffered in fighting at Mleiha, a key battleground southeast of the capital,...

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African leaders work to counter Boko Haram

PARIS: Hours after yet another attack in a Boko Haram stronghold, leaders from five African nations gathered in Paris on Saturday for a summit with Western officials in hopes of coordinating actions against the Islamic extremist group holding more than...

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Record Balkan floods claim at least 20 lives

BELGRADE: Tens of thousands fled their homes on Saturday in Bosnia and Serbia, evacuated by boat or helicopter as rising waters surged into villages and towns. Authorities said the record flooding killed at least 20 people and the death toll could rise...

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3 Brazil cities at higher dengue risk during World Cup

PARIS: Three Brazilian host cities — Fortaleza, Natal and Recife — are at higher risk than the other nine of a dengue fever outbreak during the World Cup, scientists said on Saturday.In absolute terms, the risk is low in all event venues, but comparatively...

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The story of Homs, written in graffiti

HOMS (Syria): The writing is on the walls of Homs, telling the story of the siege of this central Syrian city once dubbed the "capital of the revolution" against President Bashar al-Assad.In the devastated formerly rebel-held Old City, graffiti scrawled...

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UK congratulates once-boycotted Modi

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated Narendra Modi on Friday on his victory in Lok Sabha elections, saying he wanted to work with the Hindu nationalist who was boycotted by London for a decade.Britain effectively imposed a diplomatic...

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Hundreds of British tourists evacuated from Kenya

LONDON: Around 400 British tourists are being evacuated from the Kenyan resort of Mombasa after Britain stepped up travel warnings following a wave of terror attacks, travel agents said on Friday.Thomson and First Choice, which are owned by London-listed...

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'Friends of Syria' hold London talks

LONDON: US secretary of state John Kerry and foreign ministers from Western and Arab nations met on Thursday to discuss new ways of supporting the Syrian opposition.The Friends of Syria group gathered in London just days after UN-Arab League peace envoy...

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Turkey mine disaster: PM's adviser kicks protester

A shocking image has emerged appearing to show the moment the Turkish Prime Minister's adviser kicked a protester being restrained on the ground during anti-government demonstrations following an explosion in a coal mine that left 282 dead and scores...

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Blast kills 29 near Syria-Turkey border

BEIRUT: A car bomb killed at least 29 civilians and wounded dozens more on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Salama border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, a monitoring group said.Five women and three children were among the dead in the blast in an area...

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Italian diplomat denies child abuse in Philippines

MANILA (Philippines): An Italian diplomat facing human trafficking and child abuse allegations in the Philippines denied any wrongdoing to prosecutors on Wednesday.Daniele Bosio, who has been suspended as Italy's ambassador to Turkmenistan, submitted...

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Sept 11 Museum displays heart-wrenching artifacts

NEW YORK: New York's new Sept 11 museum is a monument to how the terror attacks that day shaped history, from its heart-wrenching artifacts to the underground space that houses them amid the remnants of the fallen twin towers' foundations. It also reflects...

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Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 238 | In pics

SOMA, Turkey: (AP) Women wailed uncontrollably, men knelt sobbing and others just stared in disbelief outside a coal mine in western Turkey as rescue workers removed a steady stream of bodies on Wednesday from an underground explosion and fire that killed...

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