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  • Pope leads mass in Austria church

    Pope leads mass in Austria church

    Date: 2014-07-01 10:28:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:806341

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led a Mass Tuesday at Saint Marina Coptic Orthodox Church in Austria, Egyptian Church spokesman Paul Halim said. Archbishop Jibrail of Austria attended the Mass. ....

  • Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager

    Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager

    Date: 2014-07-01 10:01:39 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:806275

    Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager during a military operation in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank early Tuesday, well-placed security sources said. Youssef Abu Zagha, 16, was shot by Israeli forces in the chest during ....

  • Turkey PM Erdogan's nephew gets jail sentence over drug charges

    Turkey PM Erdogan's nephew gets jail sentence over drug charges

    Date: 2014-07-01 09:14:52 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:806158

    The nephew of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison on charges of drug trafficking, the Turkish media reported. In a major drug case in İstanbul, Mehmet Erdogan has been convicted of ....

  • Ya'alon vows to track down murderers of 3 Israeli teens

    Ya'alon vows to track down murderers of 3 Israeli teens

    Date: 2014-07-01 08:08:30 GMT - palestine - International - SN:7 - ID:806031

    Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon vowed Tuesday to track down the murderers and punish Hamas for the act. Defense minister suggests West Bank operation which has included hundreds of arrests of Hamas operatives in the West Bank over the past ....

  • Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi resigns after world cup xit

    Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi resigns after world cup xit

    Date: 2014-07-01 07:20:59 GMT - Nigeria - Sport - SN:6 - ID:805961

    Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has stepped down from his position after the Super Eagles' exit from the World Cup in Brazil. France scored twice in the last 11 minutes in Brasilia on Monday to reach the quarter-finals at their expense. The ....

  • Entertainer Rolf Harris convicted of indecent assault

    Entertainer Rolf Harris convicted of indecent assault

    Date: 2014-07-01 06:58:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:805919

    A British court on Monday convicted veteran entertainer Rolf Harris of 12 counts of indecent assaults on four female victims between 1968 and 1986, one of whom had been as young as seven or eight when she was abused. Australian-born Harris – an ....

  • White House condemns killing of Israeli teens

    White House condemns killing of Israeli teens

    Date: 2014-07-01 06:56:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:805915

    The White House strongly condemned on Monday the killing of three Israeli teenagers. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms violence that takes the lives of innocent civilians," said Press Secretary Josh Earnest Monday night in response to ....

  • Israeli gov't says Hamas responsible for killing 3 teens

    Israeli gov't says Hamas responsible for killing 3 teens

    Date: 2014-07-01 06:54:46 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:805912

    Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev has slammed Hamas movement for the killing of three Jewish teenagers abducted on June 12. Regev accused Hamas of kidnapping and murdering the three boys. Israel is "united in mourning" after the bodies ....

  • Judges club dismisses media reports on chief remarks

    Judges club dismisses media reports on chief remarks

    Date: 2014-07-01 06:52:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:805908

    Egypt's Judges Club dismissed on Monday statements attributed to its chairman Ahmed el-Zend claiming that he is against applying the maximum wage limit on judges and prosecutors. Earlier, "el-Safwa news" reported that Zend refused to apply the ....

  • Saudi Cabinet condemns Cairo, Beirut bombings

    Saudi Cabinet condemns Cairo, Beirut bombings

    Date: 2014-07-01 06:13:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:805891

    The Saudi Cabinet condemned the twin blasts that occurred earlier in the vicinity of Ittihadiya presidential palace in eastern Cairo that left two policemen killed and 13 other people injured. During a Monday session under deputy premier and ....

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