'Rock star' welcome as British woman completes Pacific row
SYDNEY: Thousands of cheering onlookers gave a "rock star" welcome to Britain's Roz Savage as she arrived in jungle-clad Papua New Guinea Friday, becoming the first woman to row across…
Football academies teach kids in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Scampering around barefoot on a sandy lot, a dozen boys in matching red jerseys try to concentrate on their coach's instructions over the constant din of trucks…
Schiavone faces Stosur for French title
PARIS: Samantha Stosur vs. Francesca Schiavone sounds a little like a first-round pairing, and a year ago at the French Open, it was. Stosur won that match between two veteran…
Italy face Number 10 World Cup conundrum
ROME: Italy head to South Africa for the defense of their World Cup title in June with a worrying problem, they're missing a number 10. This doesn't mean the azzurri…
Lebanese-American couple charged with supporting Hezbollah
WASHINGTON: A Lebanese-American couple was arrested Thursday and charged with providing material support to Hezbollah, a designated foreign terror organization, and other crimes. The Justice Department said Hor Akl, and…
Turkey sends planes to bring back last wounded from Israel
ANKARA: Turkey sent two medical planes to Israel early Friday to bring back five of its nationals wounded during the Jewish state's botched assault on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the…
Gaza blockade 'counterproductive': Blair
LONDON: Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair described Israel's blockade of Gaza as "counterproductive" in an interview published Friday, in the wake of a flotilla attack which killed nine. Blair…
Iranian crowds heckle Khomeini's pro-opposition grandson
TEHRAN: Crowds of Iranians on Friday cut short a speech by late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson who hardliners consider a supporter of the opposition movement. "Please allow me…
Turkish group behind flotilla is Gaza's new hero
GAZA CITY: The Turkish group that bankrolled the aid flotilla raided by Israel has big plans for Gaza. Its bearded 50-year-old leader has assumed hero status in the impoverished Palestinian…
Turkish Kurdish rebels declare end to unilateral ceasefire
SULAIMANIYAH: Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq announced on Friday they had ended their unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, as Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani paid a landmark visit to Ankara.…