Permanent French military base to strengthen relations

Are you concerned with your ability to pay off credit card debt before leaving the country?

What's all the foos about?

New Thai PM surveys damage at office

Infamous killer missing in Cyprus

Bing takes lead at Asian Tour finale

Clean sweep

German hostages released in Yemen

Me and my TV

Heavy metal icons to play in Dubai

Oil recovers slightly after hitting low

The men who would make kings

Tehran's foreign policy under fire

As Sharon languishes, Kadima falters

Man admits smuggling illicit drugs

A whitewash that did not happen for White

Jumping the gun on Mumbai movie

People's hopes for Christmas poll gift

Australian PM ends two-day visit

The calm is over: Hamas

Rebels killed in Kashmir raid

BoJ cuts rates, tips no growth

Autumn bids windy and wet farewell

Building Babylon

DNA 'proves' man accused of raping girl is her baby's father

Braga left unhappy at break

UK frigate takes local Christmas break

Through the cracks

Civilians caught in Congo crossfire

Israeli police postpone peace march to 'save lives'

No supply pool to fill in for absent teachers

US moves to seize building of Iranian bank

The gift of the Gabo

Last S Korean troops leave Iraq

Clinton foundation reveals donors

The Hidden

Authorities prepare for defaulters

Market slowdown sees off speculators

Life sentence for 'directing terrorism'

The blessed curse

Panning in squalor for flecks of gold

Farmers on hunger strike for land rights

Paper tigers

Hizbollah rally has many targets

Fastball to nowhere

France strengthens its bond with UAE

Mugabe defies opposition threat

Watergate informant dies at 95

'Post-racial' US still far from being colour blind

Film festival's final bow

100 boats to compete for Dh75,000 in prizes