Blair defends actions in new Iraq inquiry grilling
LONDON: Tony Blair said Friday he was determined to do whatever it took to disarm Saddam Hussein despite legal concerns, as he returned for a second appearance at Britain's inquiry…
Gazans mob French minister in ‘war crimes’ mix-up
GAZA CITY: Angry Palestinians mobbed French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie as she visited Gaza on Friday in a mix-up over a "war crimes" quote mistakenly attributed to her. The foreign…
Lebanon rival parties set for fierce showdown
BEIRUT: Lebanon's rival parties on Friday appeared headed for a fierce showdown as each side hardened its position in the country's political crisis after the failure of foreign mediation efforts.…
Gbagbo orders UN vehicles searched in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo is ordering the military to stop and search UN vehicles, the latest escalation of hostilities between the man who refuses to leave office…
Family mourns Tunisian revolt’s first ‘martyr’
SIDI BOUZID: Mohammed Bouazizi climbed onto his fruit cart, doused himself with fuel and flicked on a lighter — a protest that set off Tunisia's revolution and has left his…
Iran in new nuclear wrangling with world powers
ISTANBUL: Six world powers began fresh talks with Iran Friday in a bid to resolve tensions over its controversial nuclear drive, but the United States warned against building up hopes…
Palestinian court forcibly divorces ‘apostates’
By Diaa Hadid and Mohammed Daraghem/ AP TULKAREM: For more than a year, a Palestinian couple belonging to an Islamic sect rejected by many mainstream Muslims endured insults from some of…
Davis Love III picked as US Ryder Cup captain
MEDINAH: Davis Love III had to share his big day with Chicago’s beloved Bears. If he leads the Americans to the Ryder Cup in the fall of 2012, he’ll have…
Sports Talk: A problem wherever she goes
Women wearing the hijab cannot get a break these days. In Tunisia, land of the shock and awe-inspiring ultra-swift coup, the supposed Law No. 108 of 1981 bans Tunisian women…
Nadal, Federer and Co. headline flood fundraiser
MELBOURNE: Andy Roddick was cracking crude jokes. Kim Clijsters stunned the crowd by trying a running chest-bump with Sam Stosur. Rafa and Roger took time out from their rivalry to…