Bond heads to Dubai in new novel
British super spy James Bond will head to the glitzy gulf emirate of Dubai, itself no stranger to real-life espionage and assassination, in a new book titled "Carte Blanche," local…
Bond heads to Dubai in new novel
British super spy James Bond will head to the glitzy gulf emirate of Dubai, itself no stranger to real-life espionage and assassination, in a new book titled "Carte Blanche," local…
‘King’s Speech’ gets 14 nominations for UK awards
Made-in-England favorite "The King's Speech" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars, with 14 nominations announced Tuesday, including best picture. Colin Firth is…
‘King’s Speech’ gets 14 nominations for UK awards
Made-in-England favorite "The King's Speech" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars, with 14 nominations announced Tuesday, including best picture. Colin Firth is…
Suicide bomb at Iraq police center kills 50
TIKRIT: A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of police recruits in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Tuesday, killing 50 people and wounding 150, an interior ministry…
South Sudanese warned not to miscarry nascent state
JUBA: South Sudan leaders warned against premature independence celebrations Tuesday as the slow process of collating the result of last week's vote ground on amid indications of a landslide. Information…
Lebanon prosecutor warns against indictment speculation
LEIDSCHENDAM: The prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon warned Tuesday against speculation on the indictment he has filed for the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, saying it has…
Egypt’s stock market in biggest loss since May, pound picks up
CAIRO: Egypt's main index posted its biggest decline since May 25, driven down by foreign investors concerned that the political chaos that unseated Tunisia's leader could spread to other Arab…
Russia’s Medvedev to hold peace talks in Jericho
JERICHO: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was on Tuesday to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas over the deadlock in Middle East peace talks on his first visit to the occupied territories.…
UN team on Iran inspects arms seized in Nigeria
LAGOS: A United Nations panel of experts on sanctions on Iran on Tuesday inspected an illegal shipment of weapons seized in Nigeria last October sent from an Iranian port, the…