World leaders warn over Mideast talks failure
LONDON: Britain and Germany threw their weight behind Thursday's direct talks in…
US Defence chief Gates on surprise visit to Afghanistan
KABUL: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a…
Iranian filmmaker Panahi relies on ‘patience, resistance’
Prominent Iranian director Jafar Panahi is optimistic for the future of filmmaking…
Hamas vows more deadly attacks on Israelis
JERUSALEM: Hamas vowed to press its campaign of deadly attacks on Israelis…
Venice film fest opens with Tarantino, Portman on red carpet
Natalie Portman and jury head Quentin Tarantino shared the red carpet…
Gunfire continues in Mozambique, police say 4 dead
MAPUTO: Sporadic gunfire could be heard in Mozambique's capital Thursday, the morning…
Stranger than fiction: Hugh Miles on “Playing Cards”
Word gets around in Cairo: that is probably the best and the…
Lebanon backtracks on calls for ‘arms-free’ Beirut
BEIRUT: A chorus of calls for an "arms-free" Beirut in the wake…
Venice show reveals Stanley Kubrick, photographer
US filmmaker Stanley Kubrick cut his teeth as a photographer, hired by…