STOCKHOLM- The man who carried out Sweden's first suicide bombing last weekend did not divulge his plans to his family, his father-in-law wrote to media Friday, adding he was unmoved by his death....

RIYADH, Paul Handley- A Saudi-promoted Arab initiative is the best model for peace, Israeli-British "new historian" Avi Shlaim said in an interview in Riyadh, accusing Israel's premier of sabotaging...

WASHINGTON- The NASA-funded scientist whose discovery of a bacterium that thrives on arsenic prompted an avalanche of criticism responded Thursday with a statement answering questions about her...

KARBALA, Abdelamir Hanoun- Shiites in their hundreds of thousands descended on the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday ahead of the climax of Ashura ceremonies, surrounded by heavy security for...

GAZA CITY- The emergency room at Gaza City's Al-Quds hospital, which was damaged during Israel's 2008-2009 invasion, reopened on Wednesday as part of a two-million-euro project funded by France....

DOHA- A Qatar-led international team has made its first find in its search for planets orbiting distant stars -- a huge gas giant 20 percent larger than Jupiter that orbits a star 500 light years...

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Veteran CNN talk show host Larry King hangs up his famous suspenders Thursday, after a quarter of a century of interviewing the powerful and famous. The 77-year-old,...

BRUSSELS, Claire Rosemberg- In Belgium, the country of surreal art and comic books, mad hatter Christophe Coppens is perfectly cut out for his part as designer of fantasy headgear for the likes of...

STOCKHOLM, Rita Devlin Marier- Taymour Abdelwahab, the suicide bomber behind twin weekend blasts in Stockholm, was described Monday as an ordinary, friendly young man who underwent a drastic...