UN warns of 'unprecedented' number of foreign jihadists in Iraq, Syria

LONDON: Foreign jihadists from more than 80 countries have flocked to fight in Iraq and Syria on an "unprecedented scale", according to extracts of a UN report published by Britain's Guardian newspaper on Friday.Around 15,000 people have travelled to...

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Myanmar may amend constitution barring Suu Kyi from presidency

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's parliament will consider amending the country's constitution — which currently bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president — ahead of elections next year, an official said on Friday."They agreed to discuss the...

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Italy appoints new foreign minister

ROME: Italy's former communications minister Paolo Gentiloni has been nominated foreign minister, his new deputy said on Friday.Gentiloni, a member of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's centre-left Democratic Party (PD), will replace Federica Mogherini, who...

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Sweden recognises Palestinian state

STOCKHOLM: Sweden on Thursday officially recognized the state of Palestine, Stockholm's foreign minister said, less than a month after the government announced its intention to make the controversial move."Today the government takes the decision to recognize...

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Burkina parliament set ablaze in protests over president

OUAGADOUGOU: Angry demonstrators went on the rampage in Burkina Faso on Thursday, setting parliament ablaze in a surge of violence that forced the government to scrap a vote on controversial plans to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year...

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Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State

SURUC, Turkey/BEIRUT: A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied US air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders.Kobani,...

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Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen in Iraq, all eyes on Kobani

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shia militiamen on the outskirts of the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security forces pushed Islamic State militants out of the area over the weekend, army and police sources said.The attacker,...

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Will another Bush run for the White House in 2016?

WASHINGTON: Republican Jeb Bush's flirtation with a possible run for the White House in 2016 has been so low key that some in his party aren't convinced he's prepared to take on the challenge.The former Florida governor with the famous family name is...

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Prosecutors to appeal Pistorius ruling

PRETORIA: South African state prosecutors said on Monday they would appeal a culpable homicide verdict and five-year jail term handed down to fallen track star Oscar Pistorius."NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) will be appealing both the conviction...

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Indonesia's new president unveils his cabinet

JAKARTA: New Indonesian President Joko Widodo unveiled his cabinet on Sunday, which included the country's first female foreign minister, after a lengthy delay caused by anti-corruption authorities' concerns about several candidates.Key figures include...

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Afghan cleric gets long jail term for child rape

KABUL: An Afghan cleric has been jailed for 20 years for raping an 11-year old girl, officials said on Sunday, after the child confronted her attacker in court despite fierce family opposition.Activists said the girl appeared in court after being taken...

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Steenkamp was about to leave Pistorius: Mother

LONDON: The mother of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend believes that her daughter was about to leave the disgraced athlete when he shot her dead in what a South African judge ruled to be culpable homicide.June Steenkamp — mother of 29-year-old model Reeva...

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Heads roll in Russia over crash that killed Total CEO

MOSCOW: Heads rolled in Russia on Thursday over the plane crash that killed the CEO of French oil giant Total, with top airport managers resigning and four more staff detained.The driver of the snowplough that collided with Total boss Christophe de Margerie's...

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China's ruling party pushes for better judiciary

BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party says it will take steps to improve judicial independence and put checks on political interference in the courts, as its central committee concludes its annual meeting.A communique, released Thursday after the conclave...

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US teens' travel stirs terror appeal concerns

DENVER: The case of three teenage girls being investigated for trying to join Islamic State militants poses vexing questions for US officials about the use of social media by terror groups to recruit people inside the United States, experts said on Wednesday.A...

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Air strikes kills around 25 IS fighters in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, residents told Reuters.They said a series of bombings beginning in the early hours hit the town of al-Siniya, west of Baiji, a...

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Cleric calls off Pakistan parliament protest

ISLAMABAD: A Canadian-Pakistani cleric whose supporters have camped outside the country's parliament building since August, demanding the government resign, called off his sit-in protest Tuesday to take the demonstrations countrywide.Tahir-ul-Qadri arrived...

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Bomb outside Cairo University wounds 9

CAIRO: A bomb exploded outside the gates of Cairo University on Wednesday, an Egyptian police official said, wounding at least nine people including policemen.Police cordoned off the area and scoured it with sniffer dogs. An official said five of the...

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Ebola cases rise sharply in western Sierra Leone

FREETOWN: The number of people infected with Ebola in western Sierra Leone, on the other side of the country from where the first cases emerged months ago, is soaring with more than 20 deaths daily, the government and local media reported on Tuesday.New...

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Flights cancelled at UK's Heathrow airport due to storm

LONDON: Air traffic in Britain was sent into a tizzy with UK's largest airport cancelling over 100 flights due to stormy weather.The tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo, which caused damage in Bermuda this week, is set to arrive in Britain on Tuesday bringing...

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WHO: Ebola vaccine trials in W Africa in January

GENEVA: A top World Health Organization official says the hunt for an Ebola vaccine will produce data about whether they are safe by December and they could be in experimental field use by January.Dr Marie Paule Kieny, an assistant director general for...

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Nigeria's Ebola outbreak is officially over

ABUJA: The World Health Organization declared on Monday that Nigeria is free of Ebola, a rare victory in the months-long battle against the fatal disease.Nigeria's containment of the lethal disease is a "spectacular success story," WHO country director...

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Attack at Baghdad's Shia mosque kills at least 11

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated explosives on Monday outside a Shia mosque in central Baghdad, killing at least 11 people in the second such attack in the capital in 24 hours, officials said."It was a suicide attack that targeted people who were...

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Robbers raid top Pakistan charity, steal $400,000

KARACHI: Armed robbers have raided one of Pakistan's leading charities and stolen $400,000 in cash as well as five kilos of gold, police said on Monday.At least eight robbers struck at the Edhi Centre in the southern city of Karachi, taking several staff...

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Biggest strike in years cripples German rail service

BERLIN: Millions of travellers have been hit by one of the largest railway strikes in Germany which crippled train services across the country.More than 70 per cent of train services were cancelled yesterday, the first day of a two-day strike, making...

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2 Koreas exchange gunfire along border

SEOUL, South Korea: Troops from the rival Koreas exchanged gunfire on Sunday along their heavily fortified border in the second such shooting in less than 10 days, South Korean officials said. There were no reports of injuries or property damage, but...

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Iran, powers resume expert-level nuclear talks on Wednesday

TEHRAN: Expert-level talks between Iran and world powers aimed at clearing the path toward a nuclear deal will held on Wednesday and Thursday in Vienna, a top Iranian official said.Iran and the P5+1 group of nations (Britain, China, France, Russia, the...

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Leaders of China and Japan may meet for first time

TOKYO: The leaders of Japan and China are likely to meet for the first time next month on the sidelines of a regional summit in Beijing, shaking hands in a carefully negotiated display of good will that Japanese officials say they hope will lower tensions...

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Obama calls for end to Ebola 'hysteria'

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama told Americans on Saturday not to "give in to hysteria or fear" over the deadly Ebola virus, calling for patience and a sense of perspective.In his weekly address to the nation, Obama also played down the idea of...

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Toll jumps to 43 in Nepal's trekking disaster

KATHMANDU: The death toll from a devastating snowstorm in Nepal's Himalayas climbed to 43 on Saturday, in the worst trekking disaster ever to hit the mountainous country.Tuesday's storm, which triggered avalanches, struck at the height of the trekking...

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Ebola outbreak: Passengers to be screened at British airports

LONDON: Fear of importing the deadly Ebola virus has now made Britain decide to roll out screening of passengers in Manchester and Birmingham airports.Public Health England said on Friday that patients arriving from Ebola-affected countries will be checked...

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UK police charge 4 men with terror planning

LONDON: British authorities on Friday charged five young London men with terror offenses including obtaining a gun, conducting surveillance on a police station and taking an oath of allegiance to IS.The Metropolitan Police force said the men, arrested...

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16 dead in accident at South Korean concert

SEOUL, South Korea: Sixteen people watching an outdoor pop concert in South Korea fell 20 meters to their deaths Friday when a ventilation grate they were standing on collapsed, officials said.Photos of the scene in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, showed...

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Ebola comes to last safe district in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN: The deadly Ebola virus has infected two people in what was the last untouched district in Sierra Leone, the government said today, a setback in efforts to turn back the disease in one of the hardest-hit countries. The Emergency Operations...

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US hits IS with 14 air strikes near Syria border town

WASHINGTON: US warplanes struck 14 times near Kobane into Thursday, hammering the Islamic State jihadists besieging the key Syrian border town, the American military said.Central Command said the air attacks on Wednesday and Thursday "successfully struck"...

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Rescuers airlift 154 to safety after deadly Nepal storm

KATHMANDU: Workers using helicopters and battling waist-deep snow rescued over 150 people including foreign trekkers left stranded in Nepal's Himalayas on Thursday, two days after a major snowstorm that triggered avalanches and killed more than 30 people....

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