COPENGAGEN- A former Danish newspaper editor admitted Saturday he capitalised on his journalism credentials to spy for Israel for a decade in the 1960s, saying he felt an obligation as a Jew.
"I...
SANTIAGO- Earthquake-battered Chile on Saturday asked countries that have offered aid to hold off until local authorities can assess the emergency needs.
"It is not necessary for any country to...
LONDON - A senior judge criticised the "dubious record" of some in Britain's secret services in comments finally made public Friday, amid claims they colluded in the torture of a former Guantanamo...
PARIS, Marlowe Hood - Humans may have a selfish gene but we also experience satisfaction in sharing out the goodies, even if this means giving away some of our own, according to an unusual study...
LONDON- Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway joined British royalty on Thursday for the London world premiere of Tim Burton's 3D fantasy adventure movie "Alice in Wonderland".
Braving a...
MOSCOW - Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman on Thursday held talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, in the first ever visit by a Lebanese head of state to Russia.
Medvedev,...
LONDON - British polar explorer Pen Hadow on Thursday unveiled his latest challenge, leading a team of scientists to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that threaten marine life....
PARIS- Like the Roman god Saturn who ate his own children, a star 600 light years from Earth is slowly gobbling up one of its own planets, according to a study released on Wednesday in Nature, the...
AMMAN, Ahmad Khatib - It's late at night and the discotheques, music bars and shisha lounges that have sprouted around Amman are buzzing with clients, belying the city's old image as the sleepy...
HAVANA- Leading Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata died Tuesday in a Havana hospital on the 85th day of a hunger strike, medical officials told AFP.
"He died at 1:00 in the afternoon," said a...
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