WASHINGTON- A massive radio telescope in rural West Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets, US astronomers said Friday.
The giant dish began this...
DOHA- Qatar said Thursday it was withdrawing from a mediation bid by Gulf Cooperation Council monarchies in the Yemen conflict which stalled after the country's leader refused to sign a GCC-brokered...
PARIS- France's latest fashion statement has nothing to do with haute couture and a lot to do with saving the streets of the city of Paris from the scourge of cigarette butts.
Paris student Flore...
LONDON- British pop star George Michael announced Wednesday he was back on the straight and narrow and returning to the stage with an orchestra for a 47-date tour of Europe this year.
The former...
TUNIS- Tunisian police arrested more than 600 people in the past five days of unrest, the government said Tuesday as the north African country struggles to stabilise following the ouster of the Ben...
BOSTON, Adam Hunger- A young father who was terribly disfigured in an electrical accident showed off his new look Monday alongside doctors who performed the United States' first full face...
TUNIS, Jacques Lhuillery- Sitting in his vast office, crammed full of relics and curiosities, museum curator Taher Ghalia has good reason to welcome the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Just...
WASHINGTON- The NATO chief said Sunday he was confident that time was running out for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, despite the prolonged stalemate between his forces and rebels who seek his ouster....
MARRAKESH, Omar Brouksy- Thousands of demonstrators staged a new protest in Marrakesh Sunday to denounce last month's bomb attack here and to call for democratic reforms as the best way to combat...
SANAA- Troops opened fire to break up a Yemeni student demonstration Saturday demanding the postponement of exams and killed two students and wounded 15 others, a protest organiser told AFP....