Iraqi shoe-thrower asks for pardon
2008-12-19 00:43:00
A spokesman for Iraq's prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon.
Dubai's crunch-hit gold souks left to windowshoppers
2008-12-18 23:17:31
Gold sales in Dubai's traditional jewellery market have collapsed as much as 80 percent in the last couple of weeks as the credit crunch hits the pockets of tourists, local jewellers said this week.
Iraq arrests dozens over coup plot: officials
2008-12-18 22:16:10
Iraq has arrested almost 40 policemen accused of plotting a coup against the Shiite-led government and bringing Saddam Hussein's old party back into power.
Israel's ruling party holds national primary
2008-12-18 19:38:34
A new poll shows Israel's ruling Kadima party narrowing the gap with rival Likud as it held a primary election to choose its slate of candidates for Feb. 10 elections.
Father offers daughter to shoe-thrower
2008-12-18 13:55:47
An Egyptian man said on Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush in Baghdad on Sunday.
Shoe-thrower inspires internet games
2008-12-18 07:47:26
A shoe-throwing incident at an Iraqi news conference with George W. Bush has inspired a spate of Internet games where the players hurl footwear at moving targets of the US president.
Brown in Iraq ahead of pullout
2008-12-18 07:47:26
BAGHDAD: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday, saying British troops would leave Iraq next year.
Oil tumbles below $40 as gloom persists
2008-12-18 07:03:42
Oil prices tumbled below $40 for the first time since the summer of 2004 despite OPEC announcement of a record production cut. OPEC Output Cut of 2.2M bpd
OPEC announces new output cut of 2.2m bpd
2008-12-18 06:55:00
After a ministerial meeting, OPEC announced on Wednesday that it will slash its official oil output quota by 2.2 million barrels per day from January 1 next year.
Brother: Iraqi shoe-tosser seen by judge in jail
2008-12-17 23:04:53
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush appeared before a judge Wednesday but in his jail cell, his brother said, alleging the reporter must have been too seriously injured to appear in a courtroom.
Iraq shoe-thrower inspires Bush-bashing Web games
2008-12-17 23:00:39
A shoe-throwing incident at an Iraqi news conference with George W. Bush has inspired a spate of Internet games where the players hurl footwear at moving targets of the US president.
British-Iraqi doctor gets life sentence for terror
2008-12-17 19:49:11
A British-Iraqi doctor who led failed attempts to attack a London nightclub and a Scottish airport with nail-packed car bombs was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.