Gaza boy dies of injuries as shaky truce takes hold
By AFP GAZA CITY: A Gazan child died on Wednesday from wounds sustained in four-days of Israeli-Palestinian violence, but a truce deal appeared to be holding, despite more rocket fire…
Iran parliament questions President Ahmadinejad
By Ali Akbar Dareini / AP TEHRAN: Iran's parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy and defied the…
Lawmaker surge US ‘stick to plan’ in Afghanistan
By Donna Cassata / AP WASHINGTON: Republicans and Democrats alike insist the United States should stay the course in Afghanistan, sticking to President Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawing American troops despite…
Degas’ nudes make splash at Paris Orsay museum
By Pascale Mollard-Chenebenoit / AFP An exhibition by French painter Edgar Degas opens this week at the Paris Orsay museum, with some 170 paintings, prints and sculptures focusing exclusively on female…
Buzz bands seek to cut through chaos of SXSW
By Chris Talbott / AP Members of the ascendant rock band Alabama Shakes can tell you all about buzz in the 21st century. They first read about themselves on the…
Cairo Jazz Festival suggests, ‘Egypt is Fine’
By Maha ElNabawi The annual Cairo Jazz Festival is upon us, and its organizer Amro Salah promises that jazz will pervade the city for three consecutive days with a series of…
US welcomes Egypt-brokered Gaza truce
WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday that it welcomed Egypt's announcement that it had brokered a truce between Israel and Gaza militants, following four days of deadly violence. "There…
Armed clashes erupt in north, south Egypt
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Officials and witnesses say a gang of robbers has attacked villagers in southern Egypt after being surprised by police while trying to steal railroad tracks…
Presidential hopefuls prefer individual endorsements over MPs’ support
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: A number of presidential hopefuls opted to get the required 30,000 individual endorsement signatures instead of those from 30 MPs, seeing it as the first real indicator…
Arab League: Syria commits crimes against humanity
By Agencies CAIRO: The Arab League chief said the Syrian regime's killing of civilians amounts to crimes against humanity and called for an international inquiry. Nabil Al-Araby said Tuesday that…