Fighting bull cloned for 1st time in Spain
MELGAR DE YUSO, Spain: Scientists in Spain say they have cloned a fighting bull for the first time. Vicente Torrent, a specialist in veterinary genetics, says the newborn calf, named…
Citadel's Taqa Arabia in $140 mln project in Yemen
CAIRO: Taqa Arabia, an energy distribution subsidiary of Citadel Capital, said on Thursday it would install a $140-million power project in Yemen, as part of an expansion strategy in the…
Egypt stock index ends lower, Egyptian Resorts leads
CAIRO: Egypt's index extended its downward trend, sliding 1.04 percent, led by Egyptian Resorts, which tumbled 8.3 percent. Traders expect the index to rebound next week as cheap stocks whet…
Egyptian pound hits new 14-month low
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound weakened further against the dollar after having dipped on Wednesday to its lowest point since March 16, 2009. "The euro at this level remains expensive and…
Military robots seen as lifesavers
HAMMELBURG, Germany: On the outside, it looks like a normal SUV. But the prototype "autonomous robot car" — fitted with sensors and scanners, multifocal camera systems and powerful computers —…
Searchers find Afghan plane wreckage
KABUL: Rescuers located the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed in the Afghan mountains with 43 people on board but there was no immediate word on whether anyone had…
Mothers ask Iran to free US hikers
TEHRAN: The mothers of three US hikers held in Iran for 10 months amid spy accusations called for their release as a "humanitarian gesture" after an emotional reunion with their…
Pirate on US wanted list arrested in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya: Security forces in a semiautonomous region in northern Somalia have arrested 12 pirates, including a prominent gang member whose assets were frozen by the US Treasury Department last…
Bahrain suspends Al Jazeera, says flouted press laws
MANAMA: Bahrain has suspended local operations of Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera and barred a crew from traveling to the Gulf Arab state, accusing the channel of flouting press rules. Al…
The National 'go for it' on fifth album
Matt Berninger, the baritone-voiced lead singer of the National, is sitting at a Brooklyn restaurant explaining the excitement the band felt as their fifth album, "High Violet," was coming together.…