Man claiming to have a bomb gives up in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM: A man claiming to have a bomb in the office of a human rights group in Stockholm gave himself…
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US and Japanese immunologists awarded Tang Prize
TAIPEI: An American and a Japanese immunologist were yesterday named joint recipients of the Tang Prize, touted as Asia’s version…
Iran, world powers begin drafting nuclear agreement
TEHRAN: Iran and world powers started drafting Wednesday a comprehensive nuclear agreement but still face many sticking points, Iranian Foreign…
Taliban attack Nato supplies in Afghan east, destroy dozens of trucks
KABUL: Four Taliban militants struck a Nato post in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar yesterday, destroying dozens of trucks…
Spanish king quits throne, Crown Prince Filipe takes the reins
TEARY-EYED King Juan Carlos sealed his abdication of the Spanish crown yesterday after a four-decade reign. Forty-six-year-old Crown Prince Felipe…
Militants hit Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
BAGHDAD: Militants pressing a major offensive in Iraq attacked the country’s biggest oil refinery yesterday, as the premier scrambled to…
Japan wife ‘beat husband to death’ over 40-year-old fling
TOKYO: A 79-year-old Japanese housewife who allegedly clubbed her husband to death in a row over an affair he had…
Saudi warns of civil war in Iraq
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia warned yesterday of the risks of a civil war in Iraq with unpredictable consequences for…