Gangsters exploiting Haiti chaos: UN

GENEVA: Gangsters and child traffickers could try to exploit the chaos triggered by Haiti’s devastating earthquake to step up their criminal activitie

S Arabia claims victory

KHOBA, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia declared victory over Yemeni rebels on Wednesday following a truce offer from the insurgents, who said they had with

Flower art blooms among Japan’s stressed out men

TOKYO: Japan’s traditional, female-dominated art of flower arranging is returning to its masculine roots, for an entirely modern reason: it’s become a

HK lawmakers spurn attack on democracy push

Five Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers said they were robbed of their right to speak on their resignations in the legislature after pro-Beijing politi

Rasheed Hotel’s staff stage strike

BAGDAD: Staff at the Rasheed, Baghdad’s biggest hotel and host to politicians, diplomats and foreign businessmen, have gone on strike demanding a “ris

Over 10,000 pieces of artillery aimed at Seoul

SEOUL: North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting instability along a heavily armed fron

Facebook may ‘lock in’ its Internet dominance

College senior Alyssa Ravasio gave up MySpace on the day she got a Facebook account and never looked back. She has already lost interest in Twitter. B

Avoid extremes in diabetes treatment

LONDON: Moderation appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many adults, researchers said on Wedn

Turkey indicts 17 more in coup plot case

ANKARA: Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday indicted 17 more people on charges of plotting to topple the Islamist-rooted AK Party government, and local m

Britain’s wealth gap widest for 40 years

LONDON: The gap between rich and poor in Britain is the largest for 40 years, a government report said Wednesday, with “significant” differences betwe

Trapped Haitian rescued after 12 days

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Stunned rescuers in Haiti pulled out a man still alive after an amazing 12 days under the rubble, as vast and desperate crowds clamour

‘Aussie deserves death penalty’

KABUL: A judge who upheld a death sentence handed to an Australian for killing an Afghan security guard defended his ruling on Wednesday, saying he wa