Canadian sues hospital for shortening penis in botched surgery
OTTAWA: A Canadian man is suing a Montreal area hospital over a botched surgery that left his penis one inch…
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Obama rules out sending troops
BAGHDAD: US President Barack Obama was considering options short of sending troops to help Iraq to counter a Sunni militant…
Pro-Russian gunmen shot down Ukranian military plane, 49 killed
LUGANSK, Ukraine: Pro-Russian gunmen shot down a Ukranian military transport plane yesterday in the separatist east, killing all 49 people…
UN chief fetes 70th birthday with Bolivian folk dance
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia: UN chief Ban Ki-moon blew out 70 candles on a cake made from coca…
Singapore grapples with phone addiction
SINGAPORE: Easily distracted? Can’t be separated from your smartphone? Constantly checking your device for no real reason? Chances are you’re…
Israel reinforces troops to search for 3 missing teens
HEBRON, West Bank: Israel was reinforcing troops in the occupied West Bank yesterday to step up searches for three Israeli…
Analyst: ISIL Iraq onslaught aids Syria regime, rebels
BEIRUT: Both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and jihadist groups battling to oust him stand to benefit from a lightning offensive…
France not evacuating citizens from Iraq at present, says Foreign Ministry
PARIS: A government official said France will not order its expatriates to leave Iraq for now, Xinhua news agency reported.…