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Francois Englert, Peter Higgs win Nobel physics prize

STOCKHOLM: Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for predicting the existence...

Pakistan wants end to US drone strikes: UN told

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Masood Khan has said that Pakistan wants an end to US drone strikes on its soil...

China urges US to take decisive steps to avoid bankruptcy, ensure safety of Chinese investments

BEIJING: China has urged the United States to take decisive steps to avoid bankruptcy and ensure safety of Chinese investments as the US government...

Saudi Arab behind Syria chemical attack: Russian diplomatic source

MOSCOW: A Saudi Arabian black operations team carried out the August chemical weapons attack in suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus, a Russian diplomatic...

One killed, several injured as clashes erupt in Cairo

CAIRO: At least one person was killed while several others sustained injures when Egyptian security forces resorted to firing on supporters of the deposed...

Turkey to pay heavily for supporting rebels: Assad

ANKARA: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday warned that Turkey will ‘pay very dearly’ for backing rebels fighting to overthrow his regime. In an interview...

US State Department asks Congress to delay sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON: A top US State Department official has called on members of Congress to delay a new round of sanctions against Iran until after...

Russia evacuates diplomats, their family members from Libya after embassy attack

MOSCOW: Russia said on Thursday that it has evacuated its diplomats and members of their families from Libya, a day after a group of...

Eight killed in Nigeria plane crash

LAGOS: At least eight persons were killed when a small passenger plane carrying 20 people crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria...

92 killed as boat carrying asylum-seekers sinks off Italian island

LAMPEDUSA: A boat carrying some 500 asylum-seekers caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday that left at least...

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