LONDON- The widow of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun has given £26 million ($41 million, 31 million euros) to Oxford University, the British institution announced on Wednesday.It said the...

CAIRO- A prominent Egyptian presidential candidate was wounded in an apparent carjacking late Thursday in Cairo, his campaign manager and police said, underscoring an increase in crime a year after a...

VATICAN CITY- The Vatican is having its own version of the WikiLeaks scandals that have hit the United States, spokesman Federico Lombardi has said following a recent rash of leaks to the Italian...

BEIRUT, Rana Moussaoui- Not so long ago, she was the darling of the international press, described as a "rose in the desert" and "a ray of light in a country full of shadow zones." But today,...

JABLONOWO, Bernard Osser- Starry-eyed youngsters living in the birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus have taken up celestial gazing like the father of modern astronomy, but using telescopes he could only...

MOSCOW, Dmitry Zaks- A Russian court on Wednesday rejected an attempt to ban a translation of a sacred Hindu text in a ruling greeted with relief by New Delhi after protests over the sensitive issue...

BETHLEHEM, Shatha Yaish- Tens of thousands of Christians flocked to Bethlehem on Saturday to celebrate Christmas following a year of political upheaval and change across the Arab world. In Rome,...

BAGHDAD, Amelie Herenstein- With US forces having completed their pullout, Iraqis are hopeful their country will regain its lofty status in the Arab world, but one group expects little to change for...

BORDEAUX- A French Santa spent several hours in custody after threatening a Christmas tree seller who set up shop next to his grotto in Bordeaux, an official said Monday. The market employee,...