US wants Iraq to pay bill for war victims
RAMADI: Off a dusty street flanked by piles of rubble and bombed-out car skeletons, the Saleh family is rebuilding their home with American aid money they got because three family…
Floods kill 53 people in Yemen
SAN'A: Yemen's government says heavy rains and flooding across the country have caused the deaths of 53 people since the beginning of July. The Ministry of Interior says the latest…
Turkey sets up its own inquiry into Israeli raid
ANKARA: Turkey has set up a commission to carry out its own investigation into Israel's raid on Gaza-bound aid ships which left nine Turks dead, the foreign ministry said Thursday.…
Court frees Israeli suspected of killing four Palestinians
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court on Thursday ordered the release to house arrest of a former settler suspected of killing four Palestinians and wounding seven others more than ten years ago,…
US sticks to Iraq timetable, says only ‘dozens’ might stay
WASHINGTON: Despite warnings from Iraq's top officer, the United States stuck Wednesday to its drawdown schedule and suggested just "dozens" of US embassy troops might remain in Baghdad after 2011.…
South Sudan vote risks being derailed by organizers
KHARTOUM: A referendum due early next year on south Sudan's independence will be derailed unless the country's electoral commission swiftly resolves an internal row, a southern leader warned on Thursday.…
Four uproarious jihadist lions and one queasy infidel
The Durban International Film Festival’s line-up offered three highly entertaining and comedic movies, two of which — “The Infidel” and “Four Lions” — were highly rated. The third, “Attack of…
The different faces of Riz Ahmed
Following the first screening of “Four Lions” at the Durban International Film Festival a fortnight ago, I found myself in the company of Riz Ahmed, who plays the lead character,…
In Tunisia, a home for musical dialogue
The artists' colony at Sidi Bou Said — a northern Tunisian town — has become a favorite destination for foreign tourists in Tunisia. The narrow, winding streets with their white…
Thriller writers analyze 100 must-read works
As a child, David Morrell was constantly afraid. His parents often quarreled. He also had to spend time in an orphanage. To escape from this harsh reality, he immersed himself…