Heartbreak museum is Croatia’s latest attraction
An iron used for a wedding suit, a rear-view mirror broken in a jealous fit and a lower leg prosthesis — at first it's hard to find any link between…
Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize
British writer Howard Jacobson won the prestigious Booker Prize Tuesday with his philosophical comedy "The Finkler Question," beating five other writers, including two-time winner Peter Carey and the bookies' favorite,…
Opera live in HD: For the masses or the elite?
On Oct. 9, the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Richard Wagner’s legendary “Das Rheingold” was shown at Cairo Opera House’s Small Theater. The live, high definition simulcast drew in an…
Iraq PM visits Syria in bid to stay in power
DAMASCUS: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki held talks Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus after a year-long row as he seeks to win support for his bid to…
Iran arrests top reformist from banned party, trails 5 spies
TEHRAN: Iran has arrested a top reformist from a banned political party which backed opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in last year's presidential election, the ISNA news agency reported on…
Haqqani commander killed in joint force raid, says NATO
KABUL: An insurgent commander from the Haqqani network and three other militants were killed in a firefight with NATO and Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said Wednesday. Two…
Iran puts Guard death toll at 18 in base blast
TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday said 18 members of the powerful Revolutionary Guard were killed in an explosion that struck the force's base in the country's west a day earlier. The…
Palestinians call on US, Israel to set borders
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians on Wednesday called on the US administration and Israel to define Israel's borders after Washington invited proposals to get peace talks back on track. "We officially demand…
Italy appeals trial of CIA kidnapping case begins
MILAN: The appeals trial in the CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect from the streets of Milan opened Tuesday with the prosecution seeking to incriminate Italian secret service agents…
Egypt charges Shias, including Australian, with blasphemy
CAIRO: Egyptian police have arrested and charged at least four Shia Muslims, including a visiting Australian, with insulting and denying tenets of religion, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The…