Extradition case based on a lie: Polanski
US film director Roman Polanski broke his silence Sunday over the bid to extradite him to face child sex charges, saying the case was based on a lie and accusing…
Al-Qaeda to Zonad: Highlights from Tribeca Fest
If there was one film that reflected the ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival, it was the story of a young man who pursues his peculiar, nearly insane vision until his…
Lebanon embassy in Cairo asks for protection after lynching
BEIRUT: Lebanon's embassy in Cairo has asked Egypt for protection after receiving an anonymous pledge to avenge the lynching of an Egyptian by villagers near Beirut last week, a Lebanese…
Israel, Egypt hold summit on renewed Mideast peace effort
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The leaders of Israel and Egypt met Monday to discuss the renewal of the Middle East peace process ahead of US-backed indirect negotiations between the Palestinians and the…
Hamas probes tunnel deaths
GAZA CITY: Hamas said on Sunday it was investigating the deaths of four Palestinians in a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, allegedly by poison gas pumped in…
Watchdog names 40 'predators of the press
PARIS: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders named Monday the world's 40 worst "predators of the press" including politicians, religious leaders and militias to mark World Press Freedom Day. "They are…
Iraq begins Baghdad vote recount requested by PM
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials began on Monday a controversial recount of the 2.5 million ballots cast in Baghdad, a move requested by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki who narrowly lost a parliamentary…
Media should get Islam right
RABAT: Given the amount of violence and instability in countries with Muslim majorities, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, some people mistakenly assume the violence stems from Islamic teachings, when in…
Britain votes and reality waits
LONDON: I don’t mean to sound as though I am bragging, but the last time the Conservative Party won an election in Britain was 1992, when John Major was Prime…
Iran, US take their nuclear cases to UN stage
UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings his nuclear case to New York on Monday, turning a UN treaty conference into a stage for Tehran's long-running showdown with the Western…