CAIRO- Two Egyptians have been given life sentences in Qatar for allegedly spying for their country, Egypt's independent Al-Masri Al-Yom daily reported on Monday.
The newspaper, which said it had...
ABU DHABI, W.G. Dunlop- Blackwater private security firm founder Erik Prince was questioned on Monday in Abu Dhabi in connection with a fraud lawsuit filed by former employees that seeks millions of...
MONTREAL- A high-tech expedition sets out from Canada Sunday to create a detailed map of the wreckage of the Titanic, nearly a hundred years after the fabled ship sank in the Atlantic killing 1,500...
VINEYARD HAVEN, Tangi Quemener- The resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is a welcome diplomatic coup for US President Barack Obama, as long as negotiators steer clear...
PARIS- US scientists said on Sunday they had cleared a key hurdle in the quest for a drug to treat Ebola, a notorious African virus and feared future weapon of bioterrorism.
A treatment...
UNITED NATIONS- Israel said Friday it could use force to stop a new aid boat to Gaza, as Lebanon refused to bow to warnings against authorizing an all-women ship to head for the blockaded Palestinian...
BRUSSELS- A man stole a bronze sculpture by Salvador Dali in broad daylight at an exhibit in western Belgium, walking away with the statuette hidden in a bag, Belgian media said Friday.
The man...
LOS ANGELES- A Muslim woman is suing Disneyland, accusing the company's California theme park of discrimination for telling her she could not serve customers if she chose to wear a headscarf....
WASHINGTON- Israel and the Palestinians are closer than ever to resuming direct peace talks, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's spokesman said Thursday after she consulted with key Middle East...
THE HAGUE- A Dutch appeals court on Thursday fined an Arab organisation in the Netherlands 2,500 euros for causing "unnecessary offence" in publishing a Holocaust-denying cartoon.
"The Holocaust...