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Kuwait to scrap sponsor system for workers, says minister

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait will scrap the much-criticized sponsor system for foreign labor…

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Iraq inaugurates patrol boat in bid to build up navy

UMM QASR: Iraq inaugurated the first in a fleet of new patrol…

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Ahmadinejad 9/11 comments ‘obscenity’, says Asian president

UNITED NATIONS: East Timor's Nobel Peace Prize-winning president, Jose Ramos Horta, on…

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Boat carrying Jewish activists leaves Cyprus for Gaza, says AFP

FAMAGUSTA: A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Europe and the United…

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Mideast peace talks face collapse as settlement freeze ends

JERUSALEM: Jewish settlers were gearing up for a burst of West Bank…

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Cyber bully victims hit with depression, says survey

School children bullied online face a high risk of being hit with…

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Mammograms have only ‘modest’ impact on breast cancer, says study

Mammograms have only a "modest" impact on reducing breast cancer deaths, according…

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Milan Fashion Week, through thick and thin

Milan Fashion Week kicked off Wednesday with a study in contrasts, from…

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London Fashion Week ends with new confidence

London Fashion Week drew to a close Tuesday after five days of…

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Sudan must end journalist harassment ahead of vote, says Amnesty

KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities must end the "harassment and intimidation" of journalists ahead…

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