Iraqi PM fails to gain seats but still on track for power
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Sunday failed to gain the…
French academic freed from Iran, heading home, says presidency
PARIS: French academic Clotilde Reiss, held in Iran for 10 months since…
Saudi paper chief resigns after clash with conservatives
RIYADH: Prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi resigned on Sunday from the helm…
One dead, 28 wounded in Rwanda hand grenade attacks, says police
KIGALI: Two hand grenade attacks in the Rwandan capital Kigali killed one…
Gunmen kidnap four Lebanese workers in Nigeria
LAGOS: Gunmen sporting military uniforms kidnapped four Lebanese road construction workers in…
Boy who survived Libya crash returns to Netherlands
EINDHOVEN: Nine-year-old Ruben van Assouw, the sole survivor of a Libyan airliner…
Protesters held as Israel archaeologists move ancient graves
ASHKELON: Fifteen ultra-Orthodox Jews were arrested in southern Israel on Sunday as…
Sudan arrests Islamist opposition leader Turabi, says party
KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities Sunday arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi and closed…
Gaza-Egypt border post opens for three days, says Hamas
GAZA CITY: An Egyptian border post at Rafah in southern Gaza was…
Methods to fight global warming
ROME: Centuries-old techniques to prevent desertification, energy wastage and other problems should…