More Americans say Obama is Muslim, says poll
WASHINGTON: Roughly one in five Americans wrongly says President Barack Obama is a Muslim, according to two new US opinion polls out Thursday amid a furor over a planned mosque…
Dutch Arab group fined over Holocaust cartoon
THE HAGUE: A Dutch appeals court on Thursday fined an Arab organization in the Netherlands €2,500 for causing "unnecessary offence" in publishing a Holocaust-denying cartoon. "The Holocaust is a black…
Tania Saleh: Sugar-coated medicine
Candor distinguishes Tania Saleh and her music from her contemporaries. The biting criticism in her lyrics throws you off-guard, attacking social conventions via sarcastic comments set to sweet melodies. The…
Stolen Greek statue to return home to Egypt
CAIRO: The Egyptian antiquities department says a stolen Greek-era statue that was confiscated in Canada is on its way home. Thursday's statement said the marble bust was seized by Canadian…
France expels Egyptian preacher for second time
PARIS: France on Thursday expelled for a second time radical Islamic cleric Ali Ibrahim Al-Sudani back to his native Egypt having already kicked him out in January, Interior Minister Brice…
Britain warns Libya not to fete Megrahi’s release, a year on
LONDON: Britain has warned Libya that any celebrations to mark the one-year anniversary Friday of the Lockerbie bomber's release would be "tasteless, offensive and deeply insensitive". The Foreign Office urged…
Israeli rabbi who called for killing of non-Jews released
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court has ordered the release of a settler rabbi detained after he outlined in a book cases in which he said it is permissible to kill non-Jews,…
US tells Israel Iran is one year from atomic bomb says report
WASHINGTON/ TOKYO: The United States has persuaded Israel that Iran would take one year or longer to build a nuclear weapon, dimming the prospects of a preemptive strike on Iran's…
Murder probe into new death in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Indian police launched a murder probe against paramilitary forces on Friday after a teenager was shot dead in Kashmir, sparking more street protests in the troubled region. The rare…
Iran says to enrich uranium to make fuel for Bushehr plant
TEHRAN: Iran said Friday it will press ahead with its controversial uranium enrichment program so it can provide fuel for the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant due to go online this…