DUBAI: Iran has discovered a new oilfield in the southwest of the country that has the potential to boost its reserves by about a third, President Hassan...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani rejected Monday allegations that the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in the country showed...
TOKYO: Japanese engineers were forced to release radioactive water into the sea Monday while resorting to desperate measures such as using bath salts to try...
LISBON: Porto’s young coach Andre Villas Boas followed in the steps of former boss Jose Mourinho by winning the Portuguese league in his first full season,...
MILAN: Europe’s Champions League is considered the pinnacle of club football but seems to have become a sideshow for troubled Inter Milan and Schalke 04 who...
LONDON: Syria-focused oil company Gulfsands Petroleum said its operations have not been affected by unrest in the Middle Eastern country, as it reported a 58...
MANCHESTER: If Brazil wants to win the 2014 World Cup on home soil, manager Mano Menezes needs to forge a settled squad as soon as possible, according to 1970...
LONDON: Oil prices cut back gains of over a dollar Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data indicated the improving economic recovery of the world’s...
BEIJING: Another month, another inconclusive meeting of G-20 finance ministers: reform of the international monetary system is proving a hard, thankless slog....
DUBAI: Dubai can handle upcoming debt maturities, shaking off the impact of regional unrest, and is working “hard” to prevent violations of U.N. sanctions on...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he was ready for a long fight to bring a quake-hit nuclear plant under control but was convinced Japan...
LAGOS: Nigeria embarks on general elections Saturday which could reshape its political landscape, weakening the decade-long dominance of its ruling party and...
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan: Seven foreign employees of the United Nations were killed Friday in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif after protesters...
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces killed at least three protesters in a Damascus suburb on Friday, witnesses said, as popular unrest flared anew in several...
AJDABIYAH, Libya: Libyan rebels moved heavier weaponry towards the oil town of Brega on Friday and sought to marshal rag-tag units into a more disciplined...
DUBAI: Auction house Christie’s will put one of the world’s largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder...
TOKYO: Teenage Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa has pledged to donate all of his earnings this year to the relief effort for the victims of the March 11...
LONDON: Sometimes all you need is the right setting of sun, sea and sand for love to simply blossom. Boutique hotel collection Mr. & Mrs. Smith help you...
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast’s Alassane Ouattara said his forces were “at the gates” of Abidjan Thursday after a rapid advance aimed at unseating his rival Laurent...
DOHA: By joining Western-led aerial patrols over Libya and recognizing rebels as the country’s legitimate representatives, Qatar is taking a gamble as it bids...
BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces have sown land mines in areas around the city of Ajdabiya, adding a dangerous new element to the war...
KHARTOUM: Medical student Ahmed Widaa was content to support Sudan’s ruling party from the sidelines for years, until the uprisings in Tunisia and neighboring...
CAIRO: Egypt’s army-backed interim government sacked several state newspaper editors and officials Wednesday, a move long awaited by protesters who ousted...
KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC headquarters were filled with groans after Malaysia were handed a possible showdown against archrivals Singapore in the second round of...
TOKYO: Japan ordered an immediate safety upgrade at its 55 nuclear power Wednesday in its first acknowledgement that standards were inadequate when an...