Mosque near Ground Zero fuels hot-button political row
WASHINGTON: Republicans pounced Sunday on US President Barack Obama's comments supporting the right to build a mosque near Ground Zero, painting him as out of touch less than three months…
New Urban Communities Authority issues warnings against child labor
CAIRO: The New Urban Communities Authority has banned the exploitation of children in cleaning the new cities, issuing warnings to all heads of the new cities against child labor, said…
Lawyer files complaint to Prosecutor to investigate Coptic family’s disappearance
CAIRO: A lawyer filed a complaint Sunday to the Prosecutor General to investigate the disappearance last month of a Coptic woman and her three children. Micheal Mikhaeal, the woman’s husband,…
Muslim Brotherhood disgruntled with Ramadan series
CAIRO: Only seven episodes in, and television series “Al-Gama’a” is already rubbing Muslim Brotherhood members the wrong way. The group claims that the series, which is meant to narrate…
Elvis faithful make pilgrimage to Graceland
Elvis Presley fans from around the world flocked to Graceland on Sunday for the annual late night procession past the king of rock 'n' roll's grave. Presley died at his…
Pat Conroy and the e-book futureHillel Italie
Pat Conroy says he knows so little about e-books that he didn't realize his work could be downloaded until a fan showed him during a recent promotional tour. …
Hollywood diplomacy in France shows up Sarkozy
"Rocky, Rocky," yelled the crowd, as Sylvester Stallone mimed uppercuts on the red carpet. This was not Hollywood, however, but a Paris suburb more used to riot police than to…
Iran says to begin work on new uranium plant in early 2011
TEHRAN: Iran is to start building its third uranium enrichment plant in early 2011, a top official said, defying world powers which have slapped new sanctions on Tehran for pursuing…
Sudan referendum in trouble with 5 months to go, vote chief
KHARTOUM: Southern Sudan's referendum that is key to a 2005 north-south peace deal is in trouble with only five months to go before its planned date, the vote's chief organizer…
Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets
SARAJEVO: One of the cleaning ladies in the building won't enter the room where the vials are stored because she can feel the restless souls inside them. But for 33-year-old…