Qaddafi son flees to Niger but loyalists put up fight
TRIPOLI: Moammer Qaddafi's son Saadi has fled to Niger, an official said, as forces loyal to Libya's new government met unexpectedly fierce resistance in the deposed leader's remaining strongholds. National…
Syria, Arab League “agree reforms” as killings go on
BEIRUT: Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said he had agreed a series of measures with President Bashar Al-Assad on Saturday to help end violence in Syria, as activists said Assad's…
Israel’s leaderless Labor party votes for new chief
JERUSALEM: A former defense minister, a one-time TV journalist, an ex-mayor and a scion of one of Israel's top political families faced off on Monday in a fight for the…
UN nuclear chief says more concerned about Iran
VIENNA: The head of the UN's atomic watchdog said he was increasingly concerned on Monday about possible activity in Iran to develop a nuclear missile and accused Tehran of failing…
The Turkish response
By Mustafa Akyol Right after publication of the United Nations-authorized Palmer report on the Mavi Marmara incident last week, Turkey took a very bold step against Israel. On Friday, Sept. 2,…
Pakistan after 9/11
By Shahid Javed Burki ISLAMABAD: The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States sent shock waves around the world from which Pakistan has still not recovered. Indeed, Pakistan’s participation in what…
A watershed doctrine for America
By Bennett Ramberg LOS ANGELES: As the United States stumbles through its economic challenges at home, the pressure of world events will not subside. But America’s ability to address them has…
Is inflation the answer?
By Raghuram Rajan CHICAGO: Recently, a number of commentators have proposed a sharp, contained bout of inflation as a way to reduce debt and reenergize growth in the United States and…
Director Polley examines collapse of a marriage
Divorced and recently remarried director Sarah Polley showed moviegoers an unhappy woman at the end of a relationship in her new film "Take This Waltz," which premiered at the Toronto…
Sokurov: The censored conscience of Russian film
Venice film festival winner Alexander Sokurov has remained an enigma in Russia whose art nearly landed him in a Soviet prison and who was only kept in his country by…