BAGHDAD, Arthur MacMillan- Iraq's general election saw a strong turnout of at least 50 percent in most areas, initial forecasts showed Monday after a ballot hit by rocket, mortar and bomb attacks...

PARIS - US singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder was Saturday awarded one of France's top cultural honours, which he dedicated to his deceased mother 30 years after he was tapped to receive it. "I...

LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a backlash Saturday over his testimony to a public inquiry into the Iraq war as ex-military chiefs questioned his claims that the army was...

PARIS, Ana Maria Echeverria - During his 18-year exile in France, Frederic Chopin was a regular visitor to a two-storey house on a quiet street in Paris where the Polish composer often performed for...

SYDNEY - Australians are more likely to pay for music and movies online than to hand over money to read newspapers on the Internet, a survey released Thursday said. The Nielsen research found that...

BRASILIA- President Jose luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit the Palestinian territories during a trip to Israel later this month, the Brazilian foreign ministry said Wednesday in a statement....

JERUSALEM - The Israeli novelist Amos Oz said Thursday he hoped Arab audiences would read his memoir because of its portrayal of Israeli life in the years leading up to the birth of the Jewish...

CONCEPCION, Moises Avila Roldan - Chile declared a period of national mourning as divers searched Thursday for bodies in debris-strewn waters and bulldozers removed tonnes of rubble days after a...

RIO DE JANEIRO- A provocative beer ad showing American celebrity Paris Hilton in suggestive poses has been recast and relaunched in Brazil after having been banned as sexist. In the new spot,...