Pakistan airport cleared of militants after attack kills 28
The attack at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport began just before midnight Sunday and around dawn, the military said that all 10 attackers had been killed.
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Worst rebel attack yet on Lugansk airport in east Ukraine
AFP- Pro-Russian rebels fighting Ukraine’s Western-backed government have launched their most serious attacks yet on Lugansk International Airport in the east of the country, a military source said Sunday. The assaults, which took place Saturday evening and Sunday morning in the immediate wake of the inauguration of Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko, did not result …
Israel backs law to block Palestinian prisoner releases
The amendment would give the courts power to prevent Israel’s president from granting clemency or shortening the jail term of anyone imprisoned for murder.
Ukraine swears in new president amid glimmers of hope
Poroshenko took the oath of office in Kiev’s parliament one day after holding his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, since a dominant May 25 election victory handed him the mandate to try and save Ukraine from disintegration and economic collapse.
Libyan fund sues Franceâs SocGen for $1.5bn
AFP â Libyaâs sovereign wealth fund is suing French bank Societe Generale in a British court for $1.5bn (âŹ1.1bn) for allegedly channelling bribes to allies of the son of slain dictator Moamer Qadhafi, officials said on Monday. The Libyan Investment Authority is seeking compensation from the bank and from WalidGiahmi, an alleged associate of Saif …
Two Spanish journalists freed in Syria: press
AFP –Â Two Spanish journalists taken hostage by an Al-Qaeda-linked group last year have been freed, the Spanish daily El Mundo reported Sunday. “At 21:27 (Spanish time 2027 GMT Saturday) veteran El Mundo Middle East correspondent Javier Espinosa called the paper’s newsroom and said they had been released and handed over to the Turkish military,” the …
Turkey downs Syria warplane on border: NGO
AFP –Â Turkish anti-aircraft fire shot down a Syrian warplane on Sunday as it bombed rebels fighting to seize control of a border post in northwestern Syria, an NGO said. “Turkish air defences targeted a Syrian fighter bomber as it struck areas of the northern province of Latakia. The plane caught fire and crashed in Syrian …
Israel strikes kill one, ‘threaten region’s security’: Syria
AFP–Â Israeli air raids on Syria on Wednesday killed one person and injured seven, Syria’s army said, warning that the strikes endangered regional security and stability. In a statement, the army command warned that “these desperate attempts… endanger the security and stability of the region.”
Putin moves to take Crimea, defying Western sanctions
The Russian strongman was due to address both houses of parliament at 1100 GMT after he signed a decree on Monday recognising Crimea’s independence.
Ukraine faces few options after Crimea breakaway vote
The Black Sea region that Moscow gifted to Kiev during the Soviet era but seized back in the days after the February 22 fall of Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin regime is now at the heart of the most dramatic East-West showdown since the height of the Cold War.
Car bomb in Libya’s Benghazi kills at least 5: hospital
AFP– A car bomb Monday targeting a military academy in Libya’s restive eastern city of Benghazi killed at least five soldiers and wounded more than 10, military and hospital sources said. The medical centre in Benghazi reported that “five bodies plus an indeterminate number of body parts” had arrived at the hospital, along with “more than 10 …
Ukraine seeks US help after Putin talks tough on Crimea
The pro-European team in Kiev that rode the wave of three months of deadly protests to topple a Kremlin-backed regime is running against the clock to preserve the territorial integrity of the culturally splintered nation of 46 million.
N. Korean leader enjoys 100% ‘poll’ win
“All the voters of the constituency took part in voting and 100 percent of them voted for Kim Jong-Un,” the North’s official KCNA news agency said.
Saudi lists ‘terror’ groups, orders Islamist fighters home
The move represents a major escalation against the Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and indicates rising concern in Riyadh over the potential risks to domestic security of Saudi extremists fighting in Syria.
Egypt army chief ‘can’t ignore demands’ for presidential bid
Sisi is seen by his supporters as a strong hand who can stabilise Egypt following three years of unrest ignited by the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.
G20 vows to add $2tn to world economy to lift growth
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew stressed at a press conference that the G20 had left the austerity debate behind and was fully focused on growth.
Lebanon IDs Beirut suicide bomber as radical Palestinian
The toll from Wednesday’s double car bombing rose to 11, after a woman died of her wounds
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Deserted Naama Bay
A picture taken on 18 February 2014 shows the nearly deserted Naama Bay shopping district in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on 18 February 2014. The decline in tourism since the fall of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has hobbled Egyptâs economy. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
Iran seeks new Russia reactor in exchange for oil
Russian officials had previously neither confirmed nor denied the discussions,but they stressed that such deliveries would not break existing UN sanctions on the Islamic state.
Hopes pinned on private sector as Libya economy slumps
AFP – Small businesses are prospering in Libyaâs major cities even as the economy at large is being throttled because of security problems and industrial action which has shrunk lifeline oil revenues. Its financial woes combined with lawlessness has so far discouraged the return of multinationals, three years after the outbreak of an armed revolt …
Yahoo buys smartphone diary-app maker Wander
The Days app, launched in March of last year, lets people weave images captured at various moments into âvisual diariesâ of any given days in their lives.
Kuwait budget surplus drops as spending rises 18%
Kuwaitâs fiscal year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
GMâs Barra mightiest woman in global business: Fortune
Fortuneâs 50 most powerful women in business list emphasized executives who oversee an international operation.
Gates shifts role at Microsoft, new CEO named
The moves come with Microsoft losing ground to rivals like Apple and Google amid a shift away from the traditional personal computer to mobile devices and cloud services.
Google mystery barge may be homeless
The state commission sent a letter to TIDA stating that it had received complaints about work on a âGoogle Bargeâ and, after investigating, determined that no permits were issued to use the pier for that or any other project.
Blast at school in Libya’s Benghazi wounds 6 children
AFP – A blast rocked a primary school in Libya’s restive second city Benghazi during playtime on Wednesday, wounding six children, security and medical officials said. The blast was caused by an explosive device thrown over the exterior wall of the school as the children were playing, said Fadia al-Barghathi, spokeswoman for Benghazi’s Al-Jala hospital. …
Journalists protest Egypt jailing of Jazeera colleagues
The detained journalists, who have been locked up for more than a month, include Peter Greste, an award-winning Australian reporter who previously worked for the BBC and who lives in the Kenyan capital.
UAE says ‘no disputes’ with Qatar after envoy summons
Abu Dhabi summoned Doha’s envoy on Sunday to protest against “insults” to the UAE made by Egypt-born cleric Yusef al-Qaradawi, who is based in Qatar.
Gunmen kidnap British national in Yemeni capital
AFP â Gunmen kidnapped a British oil-sector employee in the Yemeni capital on Monday, witnesses and an industry official told AFP, the second abduction of a foreigner in Yemen since Friday. âGunmen in a car kidnapped the British man at around 9.00am near a grocery store in Hada,â a tightly-patrolled district in central Sanaa, the …
Car bomb wounds 3 civilians in Egypt’s Sinai: security
AFP – A car bomb targeting a bus carrying Egyptian soldiers wounded three civilians in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, security officials said. An explosives-laden car was detonated by remote control near government buildings in the town of Rafah, on the border with the Palestinian Gaza strip, they said. The blast went off around …