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Syria, Iran nuclear fears, Muslim protests cloud UN summit

War in Syria, mounting tensions over Iran’s nuclear drive and anti-Western protests across the Muslim world will cast a shadow over the annual UN...

Apple seeks US Samsung sales ban, $707m more in damages

Samsung has responded by asking for a new trial. The world’s top two smartphone makers are locked in patent battles in 10 countries as...

Stocks face earnings and data hurdles

A bevy of economic reports, including durable goods orders, will grab attention, particularly after the Federal Reserve unveiled its plan on September 13 for...

Lahori tandoor finds a home in United States

Haroon Khan knows how to take the heat and stay in the kitchen. The Pakistani chef and his wife, Humaira, have opened Tandoori Grill...

Sanctions do nada to Iranian oil

The US continues striving hard to squeeze Iran into submission, some of the biggest oil purchasers are being showed the Washington stick, the EU...

UAE Islamists deny forming military wing

An Emirati Islamist group on Saturday denied press reports that it has formed a military wing and that it was receiving funds from abroad...

Egypt to try US Copts over anti-Islam film

Egypt’s public prosecutor on Tuesday ordered that seven US-based Egyptian Copts be tried over their role in an anti-Islam film that sparked violent clashes...

Chinese, US ships conduct joint anti-piracy drill

Chinese and US naval vessels have conducted their first joint anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden, officials said Tuesday, citing the drill as...

Top US general in Ankara to discuss Syria crisis

The top US general on Monday discussed the Syrian crisis with officials in Ankara, as Turkey’s premier criticised Washington for inaction over the conflict....

IAEA chief vows to continue talks with Iran

The head of the UN atomic agency said Monday he wants to hold more talks with Iran on suspicions of past nuclear weapons research...

‘SLIT THIER THROAT!’

Calling for a death sentence for both the director and Pastor Terry Jones who supported him, Jamaat-ud-Dawa held a massive rally against a blasphemous...

Libya arrests 50 after US envoy’s killing: parliament chief

Libyan authorities have arrested about 50 people after last week’s killing of US ambassador Chris Stevens in a mob attack in the city of...

Wall Street ends at multi-year highs on Fed

Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL.O), the largest U.S. company by market value, ended at an all-time peak, and Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), the second biggest,...

US consulate attack was planned: Libya assembly head

The deadly attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi was planned and “meticulously executed,” the country’s assembly chief told AFP...

Vatican condemns anti-Muslim ‘provocations’ after US attack

The Vatican on Wednesday condemned anti-Muslim “provocations” and the resulting “unacceptable violence” after a deadly attack on a US consulate in Libya over a...

Super iPhone!

The next generation iPhone 5, which Apple Inc. plans to release this week, could not only boost the tech giant’s bottom line - but...

Dollar slips in Asia before US Fed meeting

The dollar weakened in Asia Tuesday with markets eyeing a US Federal Reserve meeting later in the week, while the euro firmed as risk...