UN says Deadly Floods Affect 1 Million Pakistanis
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (AP) Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, though there were signs that waters were receding in parts of the country.
Floods killed more than ... more |
Quake in Northeast Iran Injures 170 People
TEHRAN (Reuters) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit northeastern Iran, injuring around 170 people, state radio reported on Saturday.
The tremor hit the city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh, about 700 km (435 miles) east of Tehran, at 6:20 p.m. (1350 ... more |
Iran Mother Facing Stoning Pleads to See Children
LONDON (AFP) An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Iran pleaded to be allowed to hug her children, in a letter attributed to her released by human rights activists in London on Saturday.
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43-year-old ... more |
Islamists to Boycott Jordan Election
AMMAN (AFP) The powerful Islamist opposition has decided to boycott Jordan's November 9 general election, citing lack of government guarantees to ensure a fair poll, its leaders said on Friday.
"The shura (advisory) council recommended on Thursday ... more |
Israeli Airstrike Kills Senior Hamas Rocket Maker
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, (AP) Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday.
The Israeli military confirmed the air strikes and said ... more |
UN Rights Body Tells Israel to End Gaza Blockade
GENEVA, July 30 (Reuters) - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.
The U.N. Human ... more |
2 Britons, 3 Iraqis Killed in Jordan Road Accident
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) _ Jordan's police spokesman says two British and three Iraqi women who were taking part in a U.N.-sponsored training course have died in a road accident in Jordan.
Lt. Col. Mohammed Khatib says Iraq's Science and Technology Minister ... more |
Pentagon: Leak Investigation May Go Beyond Military
WASHINGTON (AP) A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could ... more |
Palestinian Rocket Hits Israeli City, No Injuries
ASHKELON, Israel(Reuters) - A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip struck the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on Friday, causing damage but no injuries, officials said.
The rare attack on the southern city, which was likely to ... more |
Saudi, Syrian Leaders Head to Lebanon Amid Tension
BEIRUT (AP) The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia were heading to Beirut on Friday to help defuse a simmering crisis over expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Many fear that new clashes between ... more |
Kuwait Gets $650 Mln in Iraqi Reparation: UN
GENEVA (AFP) The United Nations released 650 million dollars in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait on Thursday, the latest payment of a war reparation scheme that began in 1994.
The payment brings the total sum of compensation paid to Kuwait to 30.15 ... more |
Iran Orders its Iraqi Allies to Accept Al-Maliki as PM or Else
London, Asharq al-Awsat - An informed source has revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that Iran has sent a strongly-worded message to its allies in the Islamic Supreme Council which is led by Ammar al-Hakim and Al-Sadr Trend which is led by Muqtada al-Sadr ... more |
Arabs Meet on Palestinian Peace Talks with Israel
CAIRO (AFP) Arab foreign ministers will hold crucial talks with Palestinian Mahmud Abbas on Thursday to decide whether he will begin direct negotiations with Israel amid pressure from the United States.
Abbas has accepted holding only indirect talks ... more |
Al Qaeda in Iraq Claims TV Office Bombing
DUBAI (Reuters) The Iraqi arm of al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack this week on the Baghdad office of satellite television channel Al Arabiya, and warned of further strikes on media targets.
"We assume responsibility for the ... more |
Japan's Mitsui Maintains Oil Tanker was Likely Attacked
TOKYO (AFP) A Japanese shipping company maintained Thursday that its oil tanker was likely attacked in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, dismissing reports it may have been hit by a freak wave.
Mitsui OSK Lines officials reiterated at a Tokyo ... more |
Iran and U.S. Send Positive Signals on Nuclear Talks
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) Iran and the United States sent positive signals on Wednesday about the possibility of fresh talks on the Iranian nuclear program, which Washington suspects aims to develop atomic weapons.
Iran has given an assurance ... more |
Afghan President Asks Why Allies Won't Hit Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Western allies had the ability to strike at Taliban bases in Pakistan, but questioned their willingness to do so.
"The war against terrorism is not in the villages or houses of Afghanistan ... more |
Hamas Targets Women's Underwear in Modesty Drive
GAZA (Reuters) - The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty.
A week after banning women from smoking water pipes in public places, the Hamas-run police force has told stores selling women's underwear ... more |
We Cannot Grant Allawi the Post of Prime Minster- Iraq's State of Law Coalition
London, Asharq Al-Awsat Senior member of Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition, Izzat al-Shabandar informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the State of Law coalition "is not in a position to direct the post of prime minister to the Iraqiya bloc, ... more |
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