KANDAHAR: Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a member of Afghanistans parliament in the troubled southern province of Kandahar, a district governor told foreign news agency Saturday.

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands will ban Iranian students from studying nuclear technology, a source of tension between Iran and world powers, at its universities, the government said.

ASADABAD: Twenty-two civilians, including women and children, were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led forces on Friday in Afghanistans eastern province of Nuristan, an official said.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabias top religious official warned on Thursday Saudis and foreigners living in the kingdom not to hide information about militants in the worlds largest oil exporter.

COLOMBO: A wave of battles across Sri Lankas embattled northern region has killed 32 ethnic Tamil rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Friday.

TOKYO: Japan announced Friday it would contribute a fresh 50 million dollars in aid to developing countries over the next three months to help them cope with soaring food prices. Japan made the announcement three days before it hosts the Group of Eight summit of top industrial powers leaders, where the food crisis is set […]

BAGHDAD: Some 300 rare and valuable Iraqi books which were stolen after the US-led invasion of the country have been secretly moved into Israel. According to Israeli daily, the Jewish manuscripts included a1487 commentary on the biblical Book of Job and another volume of biblical prophets printed in Venice in 1617.

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has charged a Saudi Arabian man over an attack which killed 17 American sailors on a naval ship.