Peres, Mubarak discuss direct Israeli-Palestinian talks
CAIRO: Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak discussed…
Pakistani president arrives in France
PARIS: Pakistan's President Ali Asif Zardari was in Paris on Monday at…
Paris negotiated to free French Sahara hostage
DUBAI: The head of an Al-Qaeda-linked gang in the Sahara desert said…
Jailed Iran protesters on hunger strike
TEHRAN: A group of 17 Iranian political prisoners, including journalists and student…
Iran sees ‘positive’ signal from Vienna group over fuel swap
TEHRAN: Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said Iran was witnessing a "positive"…
Rights group urges Syria to free last of 12 reform seekers
DAMASCUS: A Syrian human rights group on Sunday urged the authorities to…
Nigerian president to attend Benin anniversary
ABUJA: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, chairman of regional bloc ECOWAS, will attend…
Saddam’s ex-lawyer suing Jordanian daily over book
AMMAN: Saddam Hussein's former attorney is suing a Jordanian daily for publishing…
Canada offers help in Sudanese referendum
MONTREAL: Canada, whose province of Quebec had a referendum on independence, has…
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after new rocket attack
GAZA CITY: Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers rattled sabres on Sunday after…