Israel uncooperative in Gaza flotilla probe, says UN
A U.N. official says Israel isn't cooperating with the U.N. Human Rights Council's probe of May's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Juan Carlos Monge, who is assigned to…
Egypt plans power boost to tackle summer outages
Egypt aims to boost power capacity by 550 MW in coming weeks to tackle outages that economists warn could cramp investment and have caused rumblings of public discontent during a…
Caravaggio comes home to sumptuously restored Genoan villa
Renaissance master Caravaggio is the guest of honor as Italy's legendary Doria-Pamphilj family puts finishing touches on painstaking renovations to their sprawling villa in northern Genoa. Caravaggio's "Rest on the…
Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 15
MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber and gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people including members of parliament in an attack that set off an…
Iran says Mideast talks will fail, Saudi welcomes
TEHRAN: Direct peace talks between Israel and Palestinians will fail as long as the "root" of the problem remained, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday. "We don't…
Muslim American rapper growing up in post-9/11 America
When Cyrus McGoldrick takes the stage, he’s not himself. McGoldrick raps as The Raskol Khan, often with the Freddy Fuego Sextet, an evolving group of musicians based in Harlem. The…
US troops in Iraq below 50,000, says US military
BAGHDAD: The number of US troops in Iraq fell below 50,000 Tuesday ahead of a declaration of an end to combat operations next week, a key milestone seven years on…
‘Avatar’’returns to 3-D theaters worldwide Friday
Before he takes moviegoers deep beneath the Pandoran sea, James Cameron hopes they'll go for an extended tour of the fictional planet he introduced in “Avatar.” "Avatar: Special Edition," which…
South Sudan plans return of 1.5 million for referendum
JUBA: South Sudan has readied plans for the return of more than 1.5 million southerners living in the north and Egypt for a referendum on whether to split the country,…
Israel PM snubs UN atomic watchdog chief, says newspaper
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has snubbed UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano who is on his first visit to Israel, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Tuesday. Amano, head of…