Nations Cup gate-crashers Zambia set sights on semis
LUBANGO: Star-less Zambia are the gate crashers at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals party in Angola which finishes late on Monday when they face former champions Nigeria at…
Zambia, Cameroon complete Angola last eight line-up
LUANDA: Zambia belied their lowly world ranking to emerge as surprise Group D winners ahead of continental giants Cameroon as the Africa Cup of Nations first round came to a…
ICANN approves internet addresses in Arabic script
SAN FRANCISCO: The global agency overseeing internet domain names said Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates can begin creating online addresses in their native languages.The internet Corporation…
Robert Redford launches Sundance with Haiti appeal
Robert Redford kicked off the 26th Sundance Film Festival on Thursday with an appeal for participants at the 10-day event to remember the victims of the devastating Haiti earthquake.The 73-year-old…
Al Baraka in talks for Bank Muamalat stake: CEO
MANAMA/KUALA LUMPUR: Bahrain-based Islamic lender Al Baraka is in talks to buy a stake in Malaysia s Bank Muamalat, its chief executive said, with a source adding it could buy…
Oil steadies after drop on Obama plan
LONDON: Oil steadied around $76 on Friday as commodities across the board held their ground after dropping on US President Barack Obama s proposed reforms of banks trading. Crude recovered…
Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot may launch joint airline
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines, Europe s fourth-biggest carrier by passengers, and Russia s Aeroflot have discussed launching a joint airline, a Turkish Transport Ministry official said on Friday. Russian and Turkish…
Clinton calls for Chinese probe into Google cyber attacks
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China Thursday to conduct a thorough probe into cyber attacks on Google and other US companies, pressing technology firms to resist Internet…
US lawmakers press Egypt on Coptic Christians
WASHINGTON: A group of US lawmakers urged President Hosni Mubarak in a letter released Wednesday to properly prosecute gunmen behind the recent slayings of six Coptic Christians.The attack was indicative…
