Natural history of New France published 335 years on
An illustrated book describing Canada's vast wilds, masked medicine men and a missionary's taming of bears at the onset of European colonization will hit bookstores on Saturday — three centuries…
Leonardo DiCaprio becomes J. Edgar Hoover on film
The Leonardo DiCaprio sitting inside an empty soundstage on the Warner Bros. lot on a sunny November afternoon looks very little like J. Edgar Hoover — his title role in…
Buttered Up: A cherry and oat crumble on a cold morning
Some people prefer to turn their ovens on in the colder months. Come autumn, they start devoting hours, curled up in their most comfortable spot at home, researching recipes that…
Arab divisions drain impetus for action on Syria
CAIRO: Arab states remain widely divided over how to deal with Syria's crackdown on protesters after a peace plan brokered by its neighbors failed to stem violence, and there is…
Egypt Air to resume flights to Tripoli
CAIRO: Egypt's national airline says it will resume flights to the Libyan capital Tripoli next week, marking a step toward normalcy after Libya's eight-month civil war. EgyptAir said in a…
Egypt closes pyramid ahead of rumored 11/11/11 rituals
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has closed the Great Pyramid of Giza following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at 11:11,…
Iran ‘will respond with full force’ to any military threat
TEHRAN: Iran "will respond with full force" to any attack – or even any threat of military action – the country's supreme leader said Thursday, after Israel warned the world…
Rescuers hunt for survivors in fresh Turkey quake
ANKARA: Hundreds of rescuers hunted for survivors Thursday after an earthquake in eastern Turkey killed eight people, toppled buildings and sowed panic less than three weeks after a massive deadly…
Israel court rejects Katsav appeal over rape conviction
JERUSALEM: Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal lodged by former president Moshe Katsav against his conviction for rape and other sexual offences, and upheld his seven-year jail term. The…
US officials say sanctions against Syria effective
WASHINGTON: Syrian President Bashar Assad's days are numbered as US and European economic sanctions and Arab League opposition have undermined a regime "that's basically a family-led Mafia," Obama administration officials…