US warns of 'last chance' on sanctions as Iran hosts summit
TEHRAN:Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Tehran on Sunday for a non-aligned summit the United States and Russia have said might offer Iran's last chance to avoid…
Darfur rebels deny resuming Doha talks with Khartoum
KHARTOUM: A Darfur rebel group that suspended peace talks with Khartoum after alleged armed clashes denied on Friday a UN mediator's claim that it would resume the Qatari-brokered negotiations. Ahmad…
Qaeda releases audiotape of Frenchman 'captured in Niger'
DUBAI: The north African branch of Al-Qaeda released an Internet message on Friday in which a man who identified himself as a French national kidnapped in Niger appealed for help,…
Israeli settlers shoot dead Palestinian youth
RAMALLAH: An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian youth after his car was stoned in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources and activists said on Friday. Ayssar Yasser…
Phelps ramps up preparations for London Games
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Michael Phelps, who is the winningest Olympian ever with 14 golds, continues his preparations for the 2012 London Olympics with five races at this week's Charlotte UltraSwim…
Aussie Jones seized lead in Texas Open golf
SAN ANTONIO: Aussie Matt Jones posted an eagle on the 14th hole and finished with a six-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the $6.1…
Australian teen nears end of round-the-world sail
SYDNEY: An Australian teen who has spent seven months at sea in a bid to become the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world was just…
Schumacher dismisses 'boring' Alonso row
MONTE CARLO: Former world champion Michael Schumacher dismissed a media inquisition into his controversial Monaco Grand Prix history as 'boring' on Thursday. On a day when Fernando Alonso topped the…
Obama’s Cairo speech: One year later
CHICAGO, Illinois: Pradeep Ramamurthy, a White House official who plays a key role in implementing the vision laid out in US President Barack Obama's historic June 2009 Cairo speech which…
15 years on, Serena, Venus still at hurricane force
MADRID: Serena and Venus Williams are back on top of the world. More than 15 years after the history-making sisters blew into the women's game with hurricane force, they are…