11 hours ago Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured Palestinians amputated by Israeli missiles find treatment difficulties due to Israeli siege of Gaza. GAZA CITY - A half-finished two-story building in central Gaza City is one of the few places providing support to amputees, most of them
22 hours ago It is the case in several countries in the world, but it is not a widespread phenomenon. Representatives of Arab and Muslim countries have remained quiet for the most part in the face of the mounting international pressure to give mothers a break from their daily home chores so they may be able to
11 hours ago In what has become an annual tit-for-tat exchange, China published its own report on Friday accusing the US of using human rights as a political tool to interfere in other countries'' political affairs. At a time when the world is suffering a serious human rights disaster caused by the US subprime
2 hours ago Pricing on the revolving credit will not be set until the end of March, but the borrower is looking for a consensus from lenders, the bankers added. Pricing is expected to be aggressive, and will be a long way inside the cost of insuring Abu Dhabi debt for five years, the bankers said. Abu Dhabi’s
14 hours ago Preliminary figures released on Thursday for Najaf, Babil, Diyala and Salaheddin put Malikis State of Law Alliance ahead in the first two provinces, while ex-premier Allawis Iraqiya bloc was in front in the latter pair. Early results from other provinces, including the Sunni province of Anbar in
22 hours ago The incident sparked fears of further outbreaks of sectarian violence similar to the events of May 7, 2008, when bloody clashes broke out between pro-government and opposition gunmen in West Beirut and the Chouf region. Khamis demanded that the death penalty be given to Ali Yassin for
21 minutes ago Asked after the talks whether his hosts were ready to help the US overcome Chinese and Russian doubts on sanctions, Gates said: "I have a sense that there is a willingness to do that. As Gates toured the Gulf, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned the US presence in the region, warning
6 hours ago And this is not the final figure," he said. Some of the units will be located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where two reactors are currently being built. One reactor is planned to be built in the eastern state of West Bengal after 2017. Kiriyenko is accompanying Vladimir Putin
15 hours ago Now, regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to figure out who’s right and what to do about it. At stake are billions in profits that banks say would be threatened by too much regulation. Yet supporters of tougher rules say the global financial system is at risk as long as derivatives
22 hours ago Baghdad - have yet to be released. Prime Minister Nouri Maliki''s bloc was ahead with over a third of the votes counted in the mainly Shiite provinces of Babil and Najaf where his rival Shiite religious coalition had hoped to make gains. The Iraqiya list, which is