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| December 15, 2006 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 23, 1427 |
Ban sworn in as UN secretary-general
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14: Former South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-Moon was sworn in as the eighth secretary -general of the United Nations on Thursday amid thunderous and prolonged applause....
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Report says Diana died in accident
LONDON, Dec 14: Princess Diana’s car crash in 1997 was an accident and not a murder plot, a British police inquiry ruled on Thursday. Her death triggered a string of conspiracy...
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Dodi’s father terms finding a cover-up
LONDON, Dec 14: The report into the death of Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed in a Paris car crash was a cover up, a spokesman for Dodi’s father Mohammed al-Fayed said on Thursday....
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Chief negotiator of LTTE dies
COLOMBO, Dec 14: Theoretician and political adviser of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham, died in London on Thursday, the group said in a statement posted on a website....
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Bedridden senator spells trouble for Democrats WASHINGTON, Dec 14: The sudden hospitalisation of a senator has triggered a major constitutional debate in the United States as it can enable the ruling Republicans to regain the Senate....
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Haniya stopped from taking money to Gaza
RAFAH, Dec 14: Israel and Egypt have reached a deal to allow Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya to cross into Gaza after Israel had closed the border, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday....
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‘Babel’ leads Golden Globe awards
LOS ANGELES, Dec 14: ‘Babel’, a movie that explores cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven nominations for Golden Globe awards on Thursday, more than any other film, including one for best film drama....
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Bush has created a catastrophe across the Middle East
LONDON: What an amazing bloody catastrophe. The Bush administration''s policy towards the Middle East over the five years since 9/11 is culminating in a multiple train crash....
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Mutual suspicion to blame for Golan stalemate DAMASCUS: Driving south-west from Damascus towards the border with Israel, wind-turbines gradually slip into view. Perched on top of the Golan Heights, they rotate slowly, a flash of technology amid the grass and hills....
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USSR’s breakup ended Russia’s march to democracy
NEW YORK: The most consequential event of the second half of the 20th century took place 15 years ago at a secluded hunting lodge in the Belovezh Forest near Minsk....
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Afghans struggle for justice on road to reconciliation
KABUL: Afghanistan is finding national reconciliation difficult after two decades of conflict, with the Taliban deadlier than ever and warlords accused of crimes still evading justice, analysts say....
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Arabs signal intent to equal a nuclear Iran
RIYADH: Fearing that Iran is on the verge of becoming a nuclear power, Saudi Arabia and other Arab states are warning they will not hesitate to join a rumbling regional arms race, analysts say....
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Attitudes to animal experiments are changing
LONDON: In this country, experimentation on apes is banned. But it is still legal to use chimpanzees in medical research in other countries, and we in the UK cannot take the...
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