American foreign policy after the mid-term elections
By Richard Haass NEW YORK: Few Americans cast their ballot in the recent mid-term elections on the basis of foreign policy. While it may be difficult for people around the world…
Saudi king to US for treatment of back ailment, says official
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah is to receive treatment in the United States for a painful herniated disc, with ailing Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz to take over the reins…
Would-be plane bombers post attack details, says report
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is promising more small-scale attacks like its attempts to bomb two US-bound cargo planes, which it likens to bleeding its enemy to death by…
Sudan rivals trade accusations ahead of referendum
KHARTOUM: Sudan's former southern rebels and the ruling party of President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday accused each other of resorting to intimidation ahead of a referendum on southern independence. Top…
Iraq MPs meet as government formation resumes
BAGHDAD: Iraqi MPs were to meet Sunday for the first time since the Muslim Eid holiday but hopes a new government would be formed quickly were dampened on news Nuri…
‘Marie Antoinette’: a modern baroque ballet for Vienna
Baroque mixed with contemporary in German choreographer Patrick de Bana's new ballet "Marie Antoinette," which premiered Saturday at Vienna's Volksoper theater … and the result was electrifying. Specially created for…
Britain leads International Emmys with 9 nominees
Simon Cowell's kinder side will be spotlighted when the former "American Idol" judge is honored at the 38th Annual International Emmy Awards. Cowell, who left "Idol" earlier this year to…
New book takes a fresh look at Cleopatra’s life
It is as though Cleopatra lives and breathes once again in the pages of Stacy Schiff's exquisitely researched and well-written "Cleopatra: A Life." The book injects the Egyptian queen with…
With Afghan control by 2014, Obama sees combat end
LISBON: President Barack Obama on Saturday said for the first time he wants US troops out of major combat in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the date he and…
Madagascar PM says mutiny ends without bloodshed
ANTANANARIVO: An attempted coup on this troubled Indian Ocean Island has been defused without bloodshed, the Madagascar regime's prime minister said. Camille Vital told reporters late Saturday that 16 officers…
