SYDNEY- An Australian study has uncovered signs that the country's ancient Aborigines may have been the world's first stargazers, pre-dating Stonehenge and Egypt's pyramids by thousands of years....

LONDON- "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen is to play Freddie Mercury in a film about the legendary Queen frontman, the band's guitarist Brian May revealed. British comedian Baron Cohen -- whose hit...

AMMAN, Lachlan Carmichael- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that the Israeli and Palestinian leaders are committed and serious about making peace, which is "within reach."...

DUBAI- Abdul Rahman al-Rashid, the director general of Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television known for his liberal views, has resigned, a member of the channel's editorial management told AFP on...

ZURICH- An Italian-American man is suing a brother of the leader of the United Arab Emirates for assault after earlier legal action was thrown out by Swiss and European courts, his lawyer said...

GENEVA- A UN-appointed human rights expert Tuesday urged Sudan to investigate a recent attack on a market by suspected government-backed militia in Darfur that left dozens of civilians dead....

BOSTON, Jean-Louis Santini- Infectious disease experts need to decode the genetic skeleton of multi-drug resistant bacteria MRSA to unlock the secrets of the superbug that is behind a growing wave of...

DETROIT- The Nigerian man who unsuccessfully tried to blow up a US airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day, 2009, fired his US defense lawyers on Monday, opting instead to represent himself....

BEIJING, Dan Martin- In a rare example of openness, China has set up a website for citizens to express their views to top leaders -- and users have wasted little time in firing unusually blunt...