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  • Thailand protesters seize state TV station, 5 killed in clashes

    Thailand protesters seize state TV station, 5 killed in clashes

    Date: 2013-12-01 09:38:26 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:26 - ID:416254

    Anti-government protesters have taken control of headquarters of state-run TV station (BBS) Sunday morning, Russia Today Channel reported. The demonstrators asked BBS's staff to broadcast speeches of the leaders of the People's Committee for ....

  • Netherlands deeply interested in Suez Canal development project, says ambassador

    Netherlands deeply interested in Suez Canal development project, says ambassador

    Date: 2013-12-01 09:36:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:416252

    Dutch Ambassador here Gerard Steeghs asserted that his country was deeply interested in the Suez Canal development project due to its vast expertise in the marital and logistics fields in the management of harbors and industrialized ....

  • 50 killed, wounded in Diyala blasts

    50 killed, wounded in Diyala blasts

    Date: 2013-12-01 09:29:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:416229

    At least 50 people were killed and wounded Sunday after three bombs exploded in northern Diyala, about 55 km north east of Baghdad. The blasts occurred during the funeral of a son of a tribal sheikh, killing eight people and wounding 45 others, a ....

  • Gunmen rob Maadi post office

    Gunmen rob Maadi post office

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:46:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:416144

    Gunmen robbed at gunpoint Sakr Korish post office in Maadi district on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source said. Security forces launched a manhunt to arrest the attackers and bring back the stolen money, the source told MENA. It was not ....

  • Paul Walker, Fast & Furious actor, dies in car crash

    Paul Walker, Fast & Furious actor, dies in car crash

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:42:34 GMT - USA - Arts - SN:22 - ID:416135

    Paul Walker, a star of the Fast & Furious movie series, has died in a fiery car crash north of Los Angeles, the BBC reported. Walker, 40, was the passenger in a friend's car when it crashed on Saturday afternoon, a statement on the actor's ....

  • Khartoum agrees to hold another round of negotiations with popular movement

    Khartoum agrees to hold another round of negotiations with popular movement

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:36:50 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:416119

    Sudan agreed on Sunday to hold a new round of negotiations with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on the fate of Blue Nile and South Kurdufan provinces. The date of the round will be set by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) led by ....

  • Misr el-Kheir expounds its experiment in societal school establishment in Upper Egypt

    Misr el-Kheir expounds its experiment in societal school establishment in Upper Egypt

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:35:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:416117

    Misr El-Kheir Foundation reviewed its experiment in setting up societal schools serving students who dropped out of schools in the Upper Egyptian governortes. In a lecture at an exhibition on developing children's skills on Saturday, the charity ....

  • Ukrainian Court bans mass rallies in Kiev after police crackdown

    Ukrainian Court bans mass rallies in Kiev after police crackdown

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:32:31 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:19 - ID:416111

    A district court ordered Sunday a ban on holding mass protests in downtown Kiev from Sunday until January 7, after Ukrainian riot police brutally broke up a pro-Europe rally, leaving dozens injured, Ria Novosti reported. About 40 people sought ....

  • Two killed by gunfire in Thailand clashes

    Two killed by gunfire in Thailand clashes

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:30:45 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:18 - ID:416109

    Two persons were killed and 47 wounded by gunfire after clashes broke out between rival protesters in the Thai capital Bangkok, the BBC reported. People heading to a pro-government rally were attacked by students, and later shots were ....

  • Israel lets 220 trucks into Gaza Strip

    Israel lets 220 trucks into Gaza Strip

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:27:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:416104

    Israeli occupation forces allowed 220 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Sunday. In a press release, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip Raed ....

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