The answers issued in response are a far cry from the common western perception of fatwas -- largely restricted to the 1989 death sentence passed on British writer Salman Rushdie for his novel "The...

OSLO- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led a chorus of praise from world leaders and rights groups for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize Friday to three...

They marched through the centre of the Spanish capital wearing green T-shirts bearing the slogan which have become a symbol of the protest. Many blew whistles and beat drums. "At a time when Spain...

RIYADH, Assaad Abboud- Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in municipal elections, in a historic first for the ultra-conservative country where women are subjected...

The group's Facebook page lists the price of baked goods at the sale according to race: $2 for whites, $1.50 for Asians, $1 for Hispanics, $0.75 for blacks and $0.25 for Native Americans. "$0.25...

WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama on Sunday paid a moving tribute to victims of the 9/11 terror strikes at a "Concert for Hope" that closed the day's 10th anniversary tributes. About 2,000...

LONDON- As newly created schools run by parents but financed by the state opened across England for the academic year on Monday, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg insisted they should not be...

NEW YORK- Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn cleared security at a New York airport Saturday before boarding a flight headed to France, after sensational sexual assault charges against him were...

An avid pianist, Salibi earned a BA in history and political science from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and a PhD from London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where he...