http://arabtimesonline.com Add News en-US admin@arabtimesonline.com CAIRO, May 20, 2013 (AFP) -Egypt's liquor stores are under growing pressure to stop selling alcohol, they say, not from the country's Islamist government, but from society itself. The shelves of Amir Aziz's central Cairo premises are stacked wi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196413/reftab/69/t/Egypt-faces-social-pressure-to-end-alcohol-sales/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:51:34 GMT MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, May 20, 2013 (AFP) -A suicide bomber struck outside government buildings in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 11 people including a senior local politician, police said. "There was a suicide bombing i... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196412/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:49:50 GMT JERUSALEM, May 20, 2013 (AFP) -Shots fired from Syria hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight, a military spokeswoman said Monday morning, causing no harm or damage. According to the spokeswoman, the shots were from small arms,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196411/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:49:24 GMT KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say gunmen have killed a policeman who was guarding a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan. Local government administrator Faramosh Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamou... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196410/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:49:11 GMT BEIJING, May 20, 2013 (AFP) -China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country's poultry industry more than 400 billion yuan ($65 billion) as consumers shun chicken, government officials said according to state media Monday. The sector ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196409/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:48:54 GMT NEW DELHI, May 19, 2013 (AFP) -Indian police said Sunday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of three players and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under the microscope. Test discard Shanthakumaran S... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196375/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:53:05 GMT MALMOE, Sweden, May 19, 2013 (AFP) -Twenty-year-old barefoot singer Emmelie de Forest was the toast of Denmark Sunday after winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmoe Her song, "Only Teardrops" confirmed its statu... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196374/reftab/69/t/Denmark-takes-Eurovision-crown/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:52:50 GMT ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week afte... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196373/reftab/69/t/Upmarket-Pakistan-district-votes-again-as-Imran-Khan-decries-killing/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:51:57 GMT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified in... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196372/reftab/69/t/Iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-of-spying/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:51:37 GMT KUWAIT, May 19 (Reuters) - State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2 billion in damages to Dow Chemical Co over a scrapped plastics joint venture. Niza... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196371/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:51:18 GMT CANNES, France, May 18, 2013 (AFP) -A decades-old rivalry between a Bollywood wannabe and a brutal police chief shines a light on Mumbai's dark side, in Indian director Anurag Kashyap's fast-moving psychological thriller "Ugly" about the kidnapping ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196331/reftab/69/t/-Ugly--film-about-Mumbai-dark-side/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 05:17:35 GMT NEW DELHI, May 18, 2013 (AFP) -The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the "cancer" of corruption. Police behind th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196330/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 05:15:51 GMT FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196329/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 05:14:27 GMT YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's president has pardoned at least 20 political prisoners just ahead of a historic visit to the United States that will highlight the two sides' improved relations brought about by the former pariah nation's democratic ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196328/reftab/69/t/Myanmar-leader-frees-prisoners-ahead-of-US-visit/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 05:13:30 GMT BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese aviation industry news website says a man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai. It's the second time in a week that Chinese flights have been threaten... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196327/reftab/69/t/China-arrests-man-over-fake-plane-bomb-threats/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 05:12:59 GMT NETANYA, Israel, May 17, 2013 (AFP) -In openly displaying his homosexuality while serving as an Orthodox rabbi, Ron Yosef has broken a major taboo in the closed religious world that he inhabits. Although May 17 is to be marked International Day Ag... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196298/reftab/69/t/Israel-rabbi-speaks-out-on-being-gay-and-Orthodox/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 06:30:13 GMT JAKARTA, May 17, 2013 (AFP) -Indonesia executed three convicted murderers on Friday, an official said, the second time that the country has done so since 2008 in a move that drew condemnation from rights groups. Suryadi Swabhuana, Jurit, and Ibrah... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196297/reftab/69/t/Indonesia-executes-three-murderers/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 06:29:41 GMT LIMA, May 17, 2013 (AFP) -Peru's president signed a new law Thursday designed to reduce child obesity by encouraging healthier eating habits in schools. The law regulates advertising for fatty foods and fizzy soft drinks in schools, the first step... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196296/reftab/69/t/Peru-cracks-down-on-junk-food-in-schools/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 06:29:05 GMT SYDNEY, May 17, 2013 (AFP) -An Australian man who raped and strangled his Indian student neighbour and threw her body into a canal in a suitcase was jailed Friday for 45 years for the "horrifying" murder. Daniel Stani-Reginald, 21, had plotted to ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196295/reftab/69/t/Australian-gets-45-years-for-Indian-student-s-murder/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 06:28:41 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The third time's the charm for Candice Glover on "American Idol." The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making it to the finals this year. Glover looked stunne... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196294/reftab/69/t/Candice-Glover-wins--American-Idol-/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 06:28:13 GMT KABUL, May 16, 2013 (AFP) -A suicide car bomb attack in Kabul on Thursday killed six civilians and wounded 37 others, the Afghan health ministry said, in an assault that targeted a foreign military convoy. "We have six dead and 37 wounded, all ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196269/reftab/69/t/Six-civilians-dead-37-wounded-in-Kabul-attack/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 06:25:52 GMT ABOARD A TAIWANESE DESTROYER IN THE BASHI STRAIT (AP) — Taiwan's military on Thursday conducted exercises in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, close to the spot where Filipino coast guard personnel opened fire on a Taiwanese fishing vess... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196268/reftab/69/t/Taiwan-military-holds-drills-amid-row-with-Manila/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 06:25:25 GMT NEW DELHI, May 16, 2013 (AFP) -Indian international fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two teammates have been arrested for spot-fixing in a domestic Twenty20 competition, a report said on Thursday. Sreesanth, 30, was arrested by Delhi po... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196267/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 06:09:39 GMT NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian media reported Thursday that three cricket players are under investigation for alleged spot-fixing in a domestic Twenty20 tournament. The NDTV news channel reported that seven bookmakers and three players had been arrest... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196266/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 06:09:07 GMT GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — At least six people were killed Wednesday as a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring dozens of people. The worst-hit city Wednesday was Granbury, where auth... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196265/reftab/69/t/At-least-6-confirmed-dead-in-Texas-tornado/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 06:07:38 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre — real name Andre Young — and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California. USC announced Tuesday night ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196234/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 06:23:03 GMT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196233/reftab/69/t/Google-poised-to-show-off-latest-devices-services/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 06:21:38 GMT BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police are investigating telephone threats that led to the grounding of five flights around the country. The Civil Aviation Administration said no planes were in actual danger Wednesday but gave no details on the specific th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196232/reftab/69/t/China-investigating-phoned-threats-to-5-flights/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 06:21:22 GMT AMSTERDAM, May 15 (Reuters) - It took Tokyo police just three hours to confirm the use of sarin gas when members of a doomsday cult attacked five crowded subway cars in 1995, killing 13 people and sickening thousands of passengers. The same let... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196231/reftab/69/t/Confirming-poison-gas-use-in-Syria-will-be-tough-task/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 06:21:06 GMT A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast. Police in Lincoln City, Oregon, said 42-year-old Richard... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196230/reftab/69/t/Man-dribbling-soccer-ball-to-Brazil-killed-by-car/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 06:20:48 GMT RIYADH, May 14, 2013 (AFP) -Four more cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said, raising the number of people infected from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 28, including 15 fatalities. Th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196199/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:49:18 GMT BEIJING (AP) — Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday calling on the government to disci... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196198/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:48:59 GMT YANGON, May 14, 2013 (AFP) -A boat carrying up to 150 Rohingya Muslims fleeing a cyclone has capsized off Myanmar's coast, the UN said Tuesday, heightening fears over the storm which threatens camps for tens of thousands of displaced people. Th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196197/reftab/69/t/Rohingya-boat-capsizes-off-Myanmar-as-cyclone-looms/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:46:13 GMT BEIJING (AP) — A school principal and a government worker in China have been detained on suspicion of inappropriate liaisons with six girls under age 14 after the two men took them to separate hotels and spent a night with them, state media and a l... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196196/reftab/69/t/Men-in-China-detained-after-taking-girls-to-hotel/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:44:59 GMT RAIWIND, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on militants as a violation of the country's sovereignty — perhaps hinting the gove... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196195/reftab/69/t/Pakistan-s-Sharif-sends-mixed-message-to-US/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:44:39 GMT LUCKNOW, India, May 13, 2013 (AFP) -India's "Red Brigade" is a group of angry young women with a simple message for the country's sexual predators: change your ways or be ready to face the consequences. Dressed in bright red shirts and loose bl... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196168/reftab/69/t/India-s-rebels-in-red-take-on-sexual-predators/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:47:54 GMT KARACHI, May 13, 2013 (AFP) -Karachi stocks hit an all-time high Monday following Nawaz Sharif's strong victory in landmark elections, which revived hopes the steel tycoon's pro-business agenda could spark an economic revival. The benchmark ind... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196167/reftab/69/t/Karachi-stocks-hit-all-time-high-on-Sharif-win/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:47:26 GMT SHANGHAI, May 13, 2013 (AFP) -Sales of fast food giant KFC in China slumped an estimated 36 percent last month, according to parent Yum! Brands, as consumers shunned chicken due to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in humans. For Yum overall, which in... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196166/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:40:37 GMT SEOUL, May 13, 2013 (AFP) -Samsung Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second. The South Korean giant said ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196165/reftab/69/t/Samsung-announces-5G-data-breakthrough/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:40:15 GMT ISLAMABAD, May 12 (Reuters) - Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and on Sunday was heading for a third term as Pakistan's prime minister. The polls were a landmark, marking the first ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196133/reftab/69/t/Sharif-stages-comeback-in-landmark-Pakistan-election/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 06:14:34 GMT DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Bank Muscat, Oman's largest lender, is looking at options to recover the $39 million it lost in a pre-paid card fraud, it said on Sunday, after U.S. authorities brought to light a $45 million global cyber heist this week... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196132/reftab/69/t/Bank-Muscat-says-looking-at-options-to-recover-card-fraud-money/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 06:14:13 GMT TAIPEI, May 12, 2013 (AFP) -Taiwan Sunday dispatched four coastguard and naval vessels to beef up patrols in waters near the Philippines following public outrage over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coastguards. "The governmen... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196131/reftab/69/t/Taiwan-beefs-up-patrols-in-waters-near-Philippines/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 06:13:57 GMT BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say 27 miners were killed in a coal mine blast in southwestern China. The work safety bureau in Sichuan province says 108 miners were working underground when the accident happened Saturday afternoon. Of the 81 rescue... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196130/reftab/69/t/27-miners-killed-in-China-coal-mine-blast/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 06:13:39 GMT MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season's Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid's title defense with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. So after 10 months of c... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196129/reftab/69/t/Barcelona-clinches-league-when-Real-Madrid-draws/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 06:13:23 GMT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's conviction of genocide is a historic moment in a country still healing from a brutal, three-decade civil war and his trial offered Guatemala's oppressed indigenous communities their first cha... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196100/reftab/69/t/-Former-dictator-of-Guatemala-convicted-of-genocide/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:59:05 GMT KARACHI, May 11 (Reuters) - The death toll from a blast at the offices of a political party in the Pakistani city of Karachi climbed to eight as Pakistanis voted in a landmark election, television stations reported. About 35 people were wounded in... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196099/reftab/69/t/Blast-in-Pakistan-s-Karachi-kills-8-during-polls/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:57:15 GMT WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Gulf nation of Oman on Saturday near the northern city of Al Khasab, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake had a depth of 21 miles (33 km) and was centered 116 miles (186... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196097/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:56:40 GMT DOSWELL, Virginia (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a rural cemetery in Virginia, infuriating some members of the area's Islamic community who say they weren't consulted and startling officials who said t... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196096/reftab/69/t/Boston-bomb-suspect-s-quiet-burial-faces-scrutiny/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:55:34 GMT KARACHI, May 11, 2013 (AFP) -A bomb blast targeting an election candidate wounded at least 12 people in Pakistan's commercial hub of Karachi as historic elections got underway on Saturday, police told AFP. "At least 12 people have been wounded. Th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196094/reftab/69/t/Bomb-attack-in-Karachi-wounds-12-as-voting-begins/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:53:40 GMT BEIRUT, May 10, 2013 (AFP) -Rebels in Syria's Golan have posted a new video online showing four Filipino UN peacekeepers they abducted earlier this week, with the men apparently unharmed, restating that their action aimed to protect the soldiers. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196065/reftab/69/t/New-video-shows-UN-peacekeepers-abducted-in-Syria/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 09:18:08 GMT PARIS (AP) — French health officials are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, while a man confirmed to have the virus remains hospitalized. Beatrice Degrugillers, a spokeswoman for the regional hea... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196064/reftab/69/t/3-suspected-cases-of-SARS-related-virus-in-France/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 09:13:35 GMT MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, May 10, 2013 (AFP) -Bombs exploded near party political offices in remote areas of Pakistan on Friday, killing four people on the eve of a landmark general election threatened by the Taliban with suicide attacks. Campaigning e... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196063/reftab/69/t/Bombs-kill-four-wound-20-on-Pakistan-election-eve/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 09:12:38 GMT NEW DELHI, May 10, 2013 (AFP) -Social stigma is harming attempts to combat cervical cancer in India where more women die annually of the disease than anywhere else in the world, a new report said Friday. More than a quarter of cervical cancer deat... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196062/reftab/69/t/Stigma-hampering-cervical-cancer-battle-in-India/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 09:11:55 GMT LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Radical cleric Abu Qatada will return to Jordan voluntarily if the Jordanian parliament ratifies a deal with Britain that ensures he will receive a fair trial, the cleric's lawyer said on Friday. Britain's government has... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196061/reftab/69/t/Cleric-Abu-Qatada-may-leave-Britain-voluntarily/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 09:10:21 GMT NEW DELHI (AP) — A Pakistani man who was serving a life sentence in an Indian prison died Thursday, less than a week after he was beaten by another inmate and slipped into a coma, an official said. Sanaullah Ranjay died in a hospital in norther... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196030/reftab/69/t/Pakistani-prisoner-dies-in-northern-India-hospital/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:55:01 GMT ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban plan to carry out suicide bombings during Saturday's election in a bid to undermine the poll, according to a letter from the head of the group. The letter to the Taliban spokesman, which was obtai... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196029/reftab/69/t/Pakistan-Taliban-plan-suicide-attacks-on-May-11-election/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:54:46 GMT CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 09, 2013 (AFP) -A US man charged with holding three young women in captivity and raping them in a decade-long horror is due to appear in an Ohio court Thursday, three days after their dramatic rescue. One of the captives ga... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196028/reftab/69/t/Alleged-US-triple-kidnapper-to-appear-in-court/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:54:22 GMT JAKARTA, May 9, 2013 (AFP) -Indonesian police have shot dead seven terror suspects in raids over the past two days, including several with alleged links to a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy, officials said Thursday. Thirteen suspects were capt... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196027/reftab/69/t/Seven-dead-in-Indonesian-anti-terror-raids/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:54:00 GMT TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196026/reftab/69/t/Jihadi-peril-makes-its-way-to-Tunisia/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:53:43 GMT BANten, Indonesia, May 8, 2013 (AFP) -An Indonesian court jailed an Australian and a Pakistani for six years each after the men were caught organising an asylum-seeker boat to Australia, their lawyer said Wednesday. Ali Qaseem, a 57-year-old fr... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195990/reftab/69/t/Indonesia-jails-Australian-Pakistani-people-smugglers/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:57:31 GMT MUMBAI, May 8, 2013 (AFP) -Leading Indian banks have suspended staff on government orders after a media sting operation revealed suspected money laundering at more than 20 financial institutions, reports said Wednesday. Indian news outlet Cobra... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195989/reftab/69/t/Indian-banks-suspend-staff-in-money-laundering-probe/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:57:17 GMT BEIJING (AP) — General Motors Co. said Wednesday its main Chinese joint venture has received government approval to build a Cadillac factory as part of GM's efforts to expand its share of China's luxury auto market. Plans call for the 8 billion... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195988/reftab/69/t/GM-says-China-approves-new-Cadillac-factory/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:57:01 GMT MUMBAI, May 8, 2013 (AFP) -India's national carrier is set to resume flights of the Dreamliner aircraft next week, an airline source said Wednesday, after the regulator gave the green light following safety modifications. Air India owns six Boe... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195987/reftab/69/t/Air-India-set-to-resume-Dreamliner-flights/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:56:46 GMT SINGAPORE, May 8, 2013 (AFP) -A Swiss ex-banker was Wednesday sentenced to more than four months in jail for having sex with an underaged Singaporean prostitute, in a sleaze scandal that sparked uproar in the city-state. Singapore Judge Eddy Th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195986/reftab/69/t/Swiss-ex-banker-jailed-for-sex-with-Singapore-minor/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:56:26 GMT NEW DELHI, May 7, 2013 (AFP) -More than 300,000 babies die within 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections and other preventable causes, a report said Tuesday, blaming a lack of political will and funding for the crisis. India ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195953/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 06:07:59 GMT CHICAGO, May 07, 2013 (AFP) -Three young US women who went missing around a decade ago -- two of whom disappeared as teenagers -- were found alive Monday in a house in Cleveland, as police arrested three suspects in the case. The dramatic disco... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195952/reftab/69/t/Three-women-missing-for-decade-found-alive-in-US/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 06:07:42 GMT YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court has charged six Muslims with murder for their alleged role in the death of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence that shook the country in March. The charges filed Monday mark the latest legal action a... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195951/reftab/69/t/Myanmar-charges-6-Muslims-for-sectarian-violence/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 06:05:52 GMT PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 7, 2013 (AFP) -The death toll in an election rally bombing by Taliban militants in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district climbed to 23 on Tuesday, officials said, the deadliest attack yet on the poll campaign. The bom... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195950/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 06:05:37 GMT MANILA, May 7, 2013 (AFP) -Five people are feared dead after one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed a giant ash cloud on Tuesday, with foreign tourists on its slopes during the eruption, authorities said. National Disaster Risk Re... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195949/reftab/69/t/Five-feared-dead-after-Philippine-volcano-explosion/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 06:05:20 GMT HANOI, May 6, 2013 (AFP) -More than seven kilos of rhino horn have been seized by customs officials in Vietnam, state-run media said Monday, amid pressure on the communist country to stem demand stoking a poaching boom. The two horns, believed ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195922/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:32:11 GMT WORCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) — The uncle of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts to arrange for his nephew's burial, while the funeral director struggled to find a cemetery in the state willing to take... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195921/reftab/69/t/Uncle-arranging-Boston-bomb-suspect-s-burial-rites/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:31:18 GMT ISLAMABAD, May 6, 2013 (AFP) -A child has contracted polio for the first time in Pakistan's militant-infested tribal belt since the Taliban banned vaccinations a year ago, a UN official said Monday. "The new case has been detected in North Wazi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195920/reftab/69/t/First-polio-case-in-Pakistan-s-Waziristan-since-Taliban-ban/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:31:00 GMT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least 10 people have died in clashes in Bangladesh between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that the country implement an anti-blasphemy law, media reports said Monday. The private United News of Bangladesh re... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195919/reftab/69/t/Reports-say-10-killed-in-Bangladesh-clashes/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:30:46 GMT NEW DELHI, May 6, 2013 (AFP) -Pakistan's top diplomat in New Delhi is to pay a hospital visit Monday to a Pakistani prisoner who was critically injured in an attack by an inmate in an Indian jail, officials said. Convicted murderer Sanaullah Ra... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195918/reftab/69/t/Top-Pakistan-diplomat-to-visit--critical--prisoner-in-India/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:30:26 GMT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police say thousands of hardline Islamic activists have blocked roads and cut off the capital, Dhaka, from rest of the country to back their call that the Bangladesh government enact an anti-blasphemy law. The governmen... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195879/reftab/69/t/Bangladesh-group-calls-for-anti-blasphemy-law/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:53:03 GMT NEW DELHI (AP) — Their classroom is a flattened patch of dirt and rocks under the elevated rail tracks. Their blackboards are rectangles painted on a chipped concrete wall. Their teacher is a shop owner with no formal training, but a conviction t... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195878/reftab/69/t/For-India-s-poor-a-school-under-a-railway-bridge/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:52:38 GMT JAKARTA, May 5 , 2013 (AFP) -Indonesian police have arrested a factory owner and four foremen for allegedly torturing workers and illegally confining them, an official said Sunday. Factory owner Yuki Irawan and the four were accused of "tortu... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195877/reftab/69/t/Indonesian-police-arrest-five-over-factory-torture/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:52:18 GMT MOGADISHU, May 5 (Reuters) - A loud blast struck the Somali capital's commercial and administrative district on Sunday sending a plume of black smoke into the sky, Reuters witnesses said. Gunfire immediately rang out in Mogadishu's 'Kilometre... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195876/reftab/69/t/Loud-explosion-gunfire-in-Somali-capital---witnesses/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:52:02 GMT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police are investigating the death of an U.S. pastor found at his home with his hands and legs bound and a cellphone charger cable around his neck. Amiruddin Jamaluddin, a Kuala Lumpur district police chi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195875/reftab/69/t/Malaysian-police-probe-American-pastor-s-death/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:51:45 GMT TORONTO (AP) — A bid by Qatar to relocate the United Nations' civil aviation agency from Montreal to the tiny emirate has angered Canada, where politicians from all sides vowed Friday to band together to fight the proposed move. The International ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195848/reftab/69/t/Canada-accuses-Qatar-of-trying-to-buy-UN-agency/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 04 May 2013 07:12:29 GMT SYDNEY, May 4, 2013 (AFP) -Australian cattle exporters said they had suspended live shipments to Egypt Saturday after abattoir footage shot by animal rights activists showed "horrific" mistreatment of cows. The Australian Livestock Exporters' Coun... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195847/reftab/69/t/Australia-halts-cattle-exports-to-Egypt/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 04 May 2013 07:10:55 GMT BEIRUT, May 04, 2013 (AFP) -Hundreds of families were fleeing Sunni districts of the Syrian city of Banias on Saturday, fearing new attacks after a "massacre" in a nearby Sunni village, a watchdog said. "Hundreds of families are fleeing Sunni neig... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195846/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 04 May 2013 07:07:54 GMT DUBAI, May 4 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said he believed the detention of a former diplomat linked to the country's reformists was caused by a "misunderstanding" and defended the man's record, Iranian media reported. Bagher Asadi, who was... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195845/reftab/69/t/Iran-diplomat-s-arrest-due-to-misunderstanding---minister/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 04 May 2013 07:07:24 GMT SAN JOSE, May 04, 2013 (AFP) -President Barack Obama came close to ruling out deploying US troops to Syria, saying he did not foresee a scenario in which that would be beneficial to the United States or Syria. "As a general rule, I don't rule thin... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195844/reftab/69/t/Obama-does--not-foresee--US-troops-in-Syria/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 04 May 2013 07:06:32 GMT JAKARTA, May 3, 2013 (AFP) -Indonesian anti-terrorist police have detained two men suspected of planning a bomb attack on the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on Friday in the wake of fresh violence against Muslims in Myanmar, officials said. The suspec... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195803/reftab/69/t/Indonesia-holds-two-suspects-over-Myanmar-embassy-plot/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 06:41:00 GMT SRINAGAR, India, May 3, 2013 (AFP) -A Pakistani prisoner suffered serious head injuries after being attacked in an Indian jail in apparent tit-for-tat violence following the death of an Indian inmate in Pakistan, a jail official said. "He has been... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195802/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 06:40:11 GMT BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - Chinese police have broken a crime ring that passed off more than $1 million in rat and small mammal meat as mutton, authorities said, in a food safety crackdown that coincides with a bird flu outbreak and other environmen... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195801/reftab/69/t/Chinese-police-bust-million-dollar-rat-meat-ring/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 06:38:46 GMT ISLAMABAD, May 3 (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcycle on Friday shot dead a prosecutor investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, one of the most shocking events in the country's turbulent history. Police... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195800/reftab/69/t/Prosecutor-in-Bhutto-assassination-case-shot-dead--police/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 06:37:13 GMT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh say the death toll from last week's building collapse has surpassed 500. Police officials said that after pulling more bodies from the wreckage Friday, the number of confirmed deaths stood at 501. http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195799/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 06:36:19 GMT RIYADH, May 02, 2013 (AFP) -Five Saudis have died of a new SARS-like virus during the past few days and two more are being treated in an intensive care unit, the health ministry said. In a statement cited by the Saudi SPA agency late on Wedn... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195776/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:26:43 GMT LAHORE, Pakistan, May 2, 2013 (AFP) -An Indian man on death row in Pakistan for spying died on Thursday nearly a week after he was attacked by fellow prisoners, who were swiftly charged with murder as New Delhi demanded justice. Sarabjit Singh,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195775/reftab/69/t/India-demands-justice-as--spy--dies-in-Pakistan/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:26:05 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over. In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace te... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195774/reftab/69/t/YouTube-says-the-battle-with-TV-is-already-over/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:25:47 GMT HANOI, May 2, 2013 (AFP) -From factory fires to slave labour, the growth of mass manufacturing in South East Asia has not been problem-free, but having shed its "sweatshop" reputation, the region could have lessons for Bangladesh. The building ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195773/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:25:31 GMT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain won a landslide victory to be elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, replacing longtime rival Mohamed bin Hammam. A half hour later, he als... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195772/reftab/69/t/Sheik-Salman-elected-president-of-Asian-football/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:25:14 GMT WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 (AFP) -A US government-appointed panel urged Washington Tuesday to step up pressure on Pakistan over religious freedom, warning that risks to its minorities have reached a crisis level. In an annual report, the US Com... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195737/reftab/69/t/US-report-warns-of-crisis-for-Pakistan-minorities/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 06:26:55 GMT Oakkan, Myanmar, May 1 , 2013 (AFP) -One person was killed and nine injured after mobs attacked mosques and burned homes in central Myanmar, authorities said Wednesday, in the latest religious unrest to erupt in the nation. Riots sparked Tues... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195736/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 06:26:34 GMT DHAKA, May 1 , 2013 (AFP) -Protestors demanded the execution of factory bosses over the death of nearly 400 people in a building collapse Wednesday, as May Day became the focus of workers' anger over Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster. Des... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195735/reftab/69/t/Bangladesh-workers-vent-May-Day-fury-after-disaster/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 06:26:15 GMT ISLAMABAD, May 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army chief has suggested the military is unhappy with how authorities have treated former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf since his return from exile. A Pakistani court on Tuesday im... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195734/reftab/69/t/Pakistan-military-angered-by-treatment-of-Musharraf-reports/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 06:25:56 GMT KABUL, May 1 , 2013 (AFP) -Three NATO troops killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan were British, officials said Wednesday. The three soldiers from the Royal Highland Fusiliers died on Tuesday when their vehicle was hit on a routine patrol in... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195733/reftab/69/t/Three-British-soldiers-killed-in-Afghanistan/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 06:25:38 GMT WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 (AFP) -Arnulfo Babiera applied for a US green card a decade ago, in the hopes of reuniting with his sister, a naturalized citizen. But at the current rate, his wait could extend until 2027. Foreigners seeking to immig... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195698/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:26:56 GMT