Ahmadinejad thanks Pope for condemning Koran burning
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to Pope Benedict…
UN envoys put spotlight on Sudan conflict fears
JUBA: Chanting crowds greeted UN Security Council ambassadors in the Sudan region…
Karzai inaugurates Afghan peace council
KABUL: President Hamid Karzai on Thursday inaugurated a peace council appointed to…
Four wounded in Israeli raids on Gaza, say witnesses, Hamas
GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes staged three raids in the Gaza Strip overnight…
Abbas heads to Arab meet with backing to quit talks
RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has strong backing on Thursday to quit…
Rival Palestinian factions to meet Oct 20, says Hamas
GAZA CITY: The bitterly divided Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas plan to…
Police arrest Egyptian in Bosnia, ‘threat’ to security
SARAJEVO: Bosnian police arrested on Tuesday an Egyptian citizen considered a threat…
More journalists killed in Iraq than in 2009, says IPI
VIENNA: More journalists have been killed in Iraq so far this year…
‘Ailing’ Saudi crown prince receives top visitor
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who is believed to…
Afghan police seize ‘explosives from Iran’
HEART: Afghan police said Wednesday they had seized nearly 20 tonnes of…