Huge tire fire causes Kuwait ‘catastrophe’
By AFP KUWAIT CITY: Hundreds of Kuwaiti firemen on Tuesday fought to contain a massive fire in a dump for used tires, with some members of parliament calling the blaze…
Hackers take down 15 Lebanese government websites
By Oliver Holmes / Reuters BEIRUT: A group calling itself "Raise Your Voice" hacked into 15 Lebanese government websites on Tuesday, demanding an improvement in living standards and an end…
Iraqi lawmaker escapes assassination attempt
By Sameer N. Yacoub / AP BAGHDAD: A Sunni lawmaker says he escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen ambushed his convoy north of the Iraqi capital. Falah Al-Naqeeb, a member…
‘US drone strike’ kills 5 Qaeda militants in Yemen
By AFP ADEN: A suspected US drone strike in Yemen's southeastern Shabwa province has killed five Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, a local government official said on Tuesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity,…
Barak says Israel never ruled out attacking Iran
Aron Heller / AP JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday his country has never promised the United States it would hold off from attacking Iran while nuclear talks…
‘Masters of Chaos’ rule over Paris tribal art museum
By Pascale Mollard-Chenebenoit /AFP Chaos and man's attempts to tame it are at the heart of a spectacular new show at Paris' museum of tribal arts that pits voodoo and…
Activists: Syrian troops widen shelling attacks
By Karin Laub / AP BEIRUT: The Syrian regime widened shelling attacks on opposition strongholds Tuesday, activists said, targeting a second town in a new sign that a UN-brokered cease-fire…
World Bank picks American health expert Kim as president
By Lesley Wroughton /Reuters WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip on the job and leaving…
Port Said football deaths trial disrupted by protest
By AP CAIRO: The opening trial of those charged in connection to the deaths of 75 people killed in Egypt's worst football violence was briefly adjourned when defendants erupted in…
US backs ‘free and fair’ Egypt election
By AFP WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday voiced support for "free and fair" elections in Egypt but declined to wade into a debate over the disqualification of leading presidential…