Kuwait not exiting BP, mulling China bank IPO, says report
KUWAIT: Kuwait's sovereign fund is not considering exiting its investment in BP and believes the energy giant's future is not threatened by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a newspaper…
Bombs kill 6 in Iraqi capital, including policemen
BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded outside a Baghdad police station Sunday in the deadliest of a pair of attacks that killed six people in the Iraqi capital, security and hospital…
Vatican says world ignores Christians in Mideast
NICOSIA, Cyprus: The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and…
Israel expels boat activists as calls for probe mount
JERUSALEM: All activists and crew on board the Rachel Corrie aid ship which tried to run the Israeli siege of Gaza would be expelled Sunday, an official said, as calls…
Blue chips drag Egypt to two-week low
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark index fell 2.3 percent, dragged lower by blue chips and tracking losses in other markets. A sell-off at the end of last week in oil and global…
UN chief moving ahead with probe of Israeli raid
JERUSALEM: An Israeli official said Sunday that UN chief Ban Ki-moon is moving ahead with plans for an international commission to investigate Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.…
Wenders hails 3D as 'ideal tool' for documentaries
German director Wim Wenders has finished shooting a 3D film about legendary choreographer Pina Bausch and he has hailed the reborn format as "an ideal tool for documentary makers." "I…
'3 Idiots' sweeps protest-hit Bollywood awards in Sri Lanka
Indian megastar Aamir Khan's hit movie "3 Idiots" swept the "Bollywood Oscars" at the weekend but the glitzy ceremony in Sri Lanka was marred by boycott calls and the absence…
Cuba's ageless diva Juana Bacallao croons past 80
It is well past midnight and Juana Bacallao hasn't started work. The Cuban diva is still backstage arranging her signature blond wig and adjusting her slinky red dress. The crowd…
What Will Israel Not Do?
What were they thinking about? Let's get this straight. Israel is enforcing a blockade against Gaza that is in blatant defiance of international law. A flotilla of activists attempts to…