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France remands 17 suspected Islamists for another 24 hours

The 17 people detained by French police in a crackdown on suspected Islamist networks were yesterday remanded in custody for at least another 24 hours, ... Full story

Moscow police detain 30 protesters near Red Square

Police in Moscow have detained about 30 anti-Kremlin protesters outside the gates to Red Square. Opposition activists called for supporters to walk around ... Full story

Tuareg rebels enter Timbuktu in northern Mali

Tuareg rebels entered Timbuktu yesterday after government troops fled the legendary desert town following a coup last week that has left the country ... Full story

Israel downplays Muslim Brotherhood presidency run

Israel’s vice prime minister is playing down the Muslim Brotherhood’s decision to seek the presidency in neighboring Egypt. Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon says maintaining peace ... Full story

Poles talk about CIA prison, breaking silence

For years, the notion that Poland could allow the CIA to operate a secret prison in a remote lake region was treated as a crackpot ... Full story

Iraq March oil exports highest since 1989

Iraq’s crude exports in March were the highest monthly figure in more than two decades and should continue to rise, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad ... Full story

THEBUZZ: Dubai firm to repay USD3 billion early

EARLY REPAYMENT: Dubai’s government-controlled port operator, DP World, said this week that it will reach into its cash reserves to repay back $3 billion in ... Full story

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CHINAChina says it has rescued 23 children from trafficking gangs and detained 12 suspects in its latest effort to combat child abduction. A traditional preference ... Full story

Heads of the BRICS countries (L to R) President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa pose with copies of the BRICS report d

BRICS summit insists on dialogue for Syria, Iran

The world’s emerging powers yesterday said dialogue was the only answer to crises in Syria and Iran at a summit aimed at bolstering their non-Western ... Full story

A woman wears a mask representing the current president of the Madrid regional government, Esperanza Aguirre, during a protest against the Eurovegas project in Madrid, Spain

Spain sees gamble in vision of ‘Sin City’

A Euro Vegas in down-and-out Spain?Depending on whom you ask, it could be heaven-sent or a deal with the devil.Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s dream to ... Full story