Iranian Naval forces have rescued a US commercial vessel attacked by sea pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The Public Affairs Office of the Islamic Republic’s Navy announced in a Thursday statement that its forces rescued a US commercial ship which had been attacked by several pirate boats near the Sea of Oman. After receiving a distress signal from the American vessel, a naval fleet of Iran’s Navy, which was on ...

Iran's minister of communication and information technology has extended President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s invitation to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to take part in a next Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran. Reza Taqipour, who is paying an official visit to Damascus, met with the Syrian president and submitted the invitation to him at the Syrian presidential office on Thursday. The 16th summit o ...

The euro has slumped to a 22-month low versus the US dollar amid growing fears about Greece's possible exit from the eurozone currency bloc. The shared currency fell to 1.25 dollars during European trading on Wednesday as European leaders gathered in Brussels for an informal summit, reaching its lowest since the summer of 2010 Investors concern that Greece may be forced to leave the euro grew after Greek fo ...

Just days after NATO leaders met in Chicago to discuss a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan John Allen hints that the US will intensify its deadly assaults in the war-torn country. “We’re going to need combat power. I don’t think anyone questions that,” Marine General John Allen said on Wednesday. “Some significant dynamics will be occurring ...

ISLAMABAD: India has submitted new evidence against Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in the ongoing dialogue between the two nuclear-powered neighbours. “We have given new evidence to Pakistan regarding Hafiz Saeed’s involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks,” Indian Interior Secretary R K Singh, who is leading his delegation in Islamabad, told media representatives on Thursday. Moreover, the Indian secr ...

Murders on the rise as gangs terrorise Kampala, Kiira, Mukono Annet Kayondo died in the most brutal way a young woman could die. It is believed she was on her way to work at 6am on April 3 when her attacker or attackers pounced on her in Kigandazi Zone in Bweyogerere, a busy suburb of Kampala city. Kayondo was attacked along the narrow mud road as she scurried in the semi-darkness of dawn. A lot is still sh ...

ISLAMABAD: The United States should respect a Pakistan court’s decision to imprison a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden, the Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. “I think as far as the case of Mr. Afridi is concerned, it was in accordance with Pakistani laws and by the Pakistani courts, and we need to respect each other’s legal processes,” Moazzam Ali Khan told reporte ...

Syria has been able to overcome the pressures and threats it has faced for years and is able to get out of this crisis thanks to the strength of its people and commitment to unity and independence.”   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his government has successfully overcome the political crisis and the deadly violence in the country. “Syria has been able to overcom ...

El Anatsui’s masterpiece fetched USD 850,544 at Bonhams Contemporary African Art Sale. It speaks of Africa in its use of traditional patterning but is very much of the moment – a massive hauntingly beautiful contemporary statement."   Director of Bonhams Contemporary African Art, Giles Peppiatt Ghanaian artist El Anatsui sets a new world record for his woven tapestry of flattened bottle caps which fetc ...

The Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has accused the UK government of “failing badly on its own immigration target,” after new figures show no progress on tackling immigration into the UK. "David Cameron said 12 months ago: 'No ifs. No buts. That's a promise we made to the British people.' Yet these figures show that promise is being broken,” said Cooper. According to the latest independent figures publi ...