PARIS- The Eiffel Tower will become a "giant Chistmas tree" as Paris rings in the New Year with a spectacular light and music show, city officials said Wednesday. The "unique and magical" display...

WASHINGTON, Shaun Tandon- The bungled response that allowed a suspected bomber onto an airliner has exposed persistent holes in US security operations despite the post-September 11 revamp, officials...

BRUSSELS- The year 2009 was one of the worst for the targeted killing of media workers, with 113 lives lost, a leading watchdog said Thursday and called on governments to do more to protect...

CAIRO- Protest leaders stranded in Cairo accepted an Egyptian offer on Tuesday to allow only 100 out of about 1,300 protesters into blockaded Gaza after the activists staged demonstrations and a...

TEHRAN, Hiedeh Farmani- Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States and Israel on Tuesday of staging an anti-government protest in which at least eight people died,...

WASHINGTON - US researchers have found an antibody that hunts down prostate cancer cells in mice and can destroy the killer disease even in an advanced stage, a study showed Monday. The antibody,...

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- An 85-year-old Holocaust survivor was among a group of grandmothers who began a hunger strike in Cairo on Monday to protest against Egypt's refusal to allow a Gaza solidarity...

Milano – Abdul Rahman Bitar - New production of the most popular opera ends by applause to singers and some protestors booing the director The opera “ Carmen “ by George Bizet has been stirring...

WASHINGTON, Chris Lefkow - While it got off to a rocky start with the overhyped Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" by Microsoft's Bill Gates has turned out to be a...