475 candidates register for Iran presidential electionsTEHRAN - A 19-year-old boy is among the 475 candidates registered to contest the presidential elections in Iran, officials said. Seven Afghan civilians killed in roadside blastKABUL - Seven civilians working with a road construction company were killed Sunday in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, a government spokesman said. 44 candidates register for Afghan presidential electionsKABUL - Forty-four candidates, including two women, have registered for the Aug 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Lebanon arrests three ‘Israeli spies’BEIRUT - Lebanese security authorities have arrested three members of the same family on suspicion of spying for Israel, a Lebanese security source said Friday. Injured Watson, Hopes and Bracken to miss IPLDUBAI - The Aussie team’s medical staff have ruled out the injured all-rounders Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals) and James Hopes (Kings XI Punjab) and medium-pacer Nathan Bracken (Bangalore Royal Challengers) from playing in the ongoing Indian Premier League II, but cleared all-rounders Andrew Symonds of Deccan Chargers and Knight Riders’ David Hussey and Punjab paceman Brett Lee. Brad Haddin and Shane Watson fined for dissentDUBAI - Australia’s stand-in captain Brad Haddin and all-rounder Shane Watson have been fined for showing dissent at umpiring decisions in Thursday’s Twenty20 game against Pakistan in Dubai. Brad Haddin and Shane Watson fined for dissentDUBAI - Australia’s stand-in captain Brad Haddin and all-rounder Shane Watson have been fined for showing dissent at umpiring decisions in Thursday’s Twenty20 game against Pakistan in Dubai. Prakash pulls out of Israel challenger pre-quartersRAMAT HASHARON - Prakash Amritraj gave a walkover to Israel’s Harel Levy in the pre-quarter-final of the $100,000 Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) challenger here Wednesday. Iraqi blasts kill 12, injure 50BAGHDAD - As many as 12 people were killed and another 50 injured Wednesday in terrorist attacks in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Kirkuk, police said. Prakash in second round of Israel OpenRAMAT HASHARON - Prakash Amritraj defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria to advance to the second round of Israel Open here Wednesday. Eleven killed in Iraq truck bombingBAGHDAD - At least 11 people were killed and 37 injured in a truck bomb blast at a wholesale market here Wednesday, the interior ministry said. US, Britain, France violating nuclear treaty: IranTEHRAN - Iran has said that the US, Britain and France have been violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by facilitating Israel’s nuclear weapons programme. No grand bargain with Iran, says US defence secretaryCAIRO - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, speaking to reporters here Tuesday, sought to reassure US allies in the Middle East over Washington’s overtures to Iran. Iraq condemns Iranian shelling in its territoryBAGHDAD - Iraq has strongly condemned the shelling of villages in the northern Kurdistan region by Iran, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. UN pressing Israel to withdraw from southern LebanonBEIRUT - The UN is trying to persuade Israel to withdraw its troops from Ghajjar village in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese government source said Tuesday. Israel appoints new envoy to WashingtonJERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed the appointment of Michael Oren as the country’s new ambassador to the US, the premier’s office announced Monday. UAE tightens airport security amid swine flu fearsDUBAI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has tightened security at airports to spot passengers infected with the deadly influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, WAM reported. UNESCO honours murdered Sri Lankan journalistDOHA - A murdered Sri Lankan journalist was Sunday posthumously awarded the 2009 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize during a ceremony held in the Qatari capital. Iran arrests female bomber ‘linked to Israel’, says TV reportTEHRAN - A woman allegedly involved in several cases of failed bombing attempts in the Iranian capital has been arrested, Press TV reported Sunday. Japan urges Iran to show more transparency in Saberi caseTEHRAN - Japan called on Iran to have more transparency in the case of jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, whose mother is Japanese, informed sources in Tehran said Sunday. 40 killed in Afghan violenceKABUL - Four civilians, including two children, were killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, while four Afghan army soldiers and 31 Taliban militants were killed elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday. Three civilians killed in Afghanistan blastKABUL - Three civilians including two children were killed and eight wounded Sunday in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two PalestiniansGAZA - Two Palestinians were killed and four wounded in a series of Israeli army airstrikes on the border between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, medics and security sources said. Three killed in clashes in YemenSANA’A - Three civilians were killed and seven people were wounded in clashes Saturday between anti-government protesters and security forces in restive southern Yemen, witnesses and local officials said. Eight-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husbandRIYADH - An eight-year-old Saudi girl got divorced from her 50-year-old husband after the marriage drew severe criticism, the girl’s lawyer said Thursday. Egypt starts slaughtering all pigs over swine fluCAIRO - Egypt began slaughtering all pigs in the country Wednesday as a precaution against swine flu, although no cases have yet been reported in the country. 17 killed in Baghdad bomb attacksBAGHDAD - At least 17 people were killed in two car bomb attacks in the predominantly Shia Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadr City, the satellite news network al-Arabiya reported Wednesday. Foreign powers seek to sabotage Egypt: MubarakCAIRO - In an apparent reference to Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak Wednesday accused foreign powers of seeking to sabotage Egypt, and warned that he will not tolerate any outside interference in the country. UN tribunal frees four accused in Hariri caseTHE HAGUE/BEIRUT - A UN tribunal Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four former Lebanese generals detained for four years without charge in connection with the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Iran denies ‘US-Israeli’ attack on shipTEHRAN - The report about a missile attack by the US or Israel against an Iranian navy ship is false, an official said Tuesday. |
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