NEW YORK, US- New York's Times Square will be illuminated by the world's highest resolution video display screen of its size -- nearly as big as a football field -- when the digital billboard is...

WASHINGTON, US- The parents of slain US aid worker Peter Kassig said Monday they would try to "forgive" Islamic State jihadists who beheaded their son, calling for healing and prayer as they mourned...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Three people were sentenced to death and several others jailed in Saudi Arabia on Monday for Al-Qaeda linked crimes including the deadly bombing of a foreigners' housing...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Lebanese authorities have banned the screening of a film depicting the 2009 post-election "Green Movement" protests in Iran, organisers of a local film festival said on Sunday. "'The...

PARIS, FRANCE- French photographer Lucien Clergue, a longtime friend of Picasso and a founder of Europe's largest photography festival, died Saturday at the age of 80, his daughter told AFP. Anne...

KIRKUK, IRAQ, Marwan Ibrahim- Iraqi forces recaptured the strategic town of Baiji Friday in a significant victory over the Islamic State group, as the UN accused the jihadists of crimes against...

WASHINGTON, US, Paul Handley- Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended Thursday an acrimonious feud over online book sales that highlighted Amazon's market dominance and fuelled protests from leading...

NEW YORK, US, Shaun Tandon- Warner Music announced a partnership Thursday with Chinese Internet company Tencent that will include streaming, in the first such deal for a major global record label in...

RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, Hossam Ezzedine with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza- Palestinians marked 10 years since the mysterious death of their iconic leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday but a war of...