Jazz with an Asian flavor
“In Jazz, you have to be either shocking or impressive,” said Eftekasat keyboard player Amro Saleh, basking in the smoky glow of stage lights as he addressed a crowd of…
Netanyahu heads to US after Republican victory
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United States this weekend after a Republican victory that is unlikely to ease US pressure on Israel over stalled peace talks,…
Yemen tries to mobilize radical cleric’s tribe against Qaeda
ADEN: Yemen, which charged radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar Al-Awlaqi this week with incitement to kill foreigners and with links to Al-Qaeda, is trying to mobilize his Awaliq tribe in Shabwa…
Al-Qaeda bomb in British airport was ‘minutes from blast’
PARIS: British anti-terror police disarmed an Al-Qaeda bomb just 17 minutes before it was due to detonate, France said Thursday, after the explosives were intercepted on their way from Yemen…
Three Latvia helicopter crew kidnapped in Sudan’s Darfur, says UN
KHARTOUM: Three Latvian helicopter crew members working for the World Food Programme have been kidnapped in the troubled Sudanese state of South Darfur, the United Nations agency said on Friday.…
Without injured Williams sisters, some buzz gone
DOHA: Tennis fans in this Gulf city are used to seeing Serena and Venus Williams at the WTA Championships. Each sister has won the season-ending title, and coming into this…
John Cook leads Charles Schwab Cup Championship
SAN FRANCISCO: Defending champion John Cook shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday at Harding Park to take the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Cook,…
Molinari clings to lead, Tiger falters at HSBC
SHANGHAI: Francesco Molinari built an early lead Friday and then hung on for a 2-under 70 to maintain his one-shot lead over world No. 1 Lee Westwood heading into the…
Chelsea dreaming of Wembley after Spartak rout
LONDON: Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says his team is driven by the prospect of making Champions League history after cruising into the last 16 with a 4-1 rout of Spartak…
US billionaire invests in English amateur club
LONDON: It’s hardly on the same level as the takeovers of Liverpool or Manchester United. But American tycoon Robert Rich Jr.’s investment in an amateur soccer team in northeast England…
