Beirut- The opposition has slammed a new cabinet line-up proposed by Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora as a "trap." The daily An Nahar on Friday, citing opposition sources,
Beirut / Paris - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said he is not happy that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend the July 14 Bastille Day celebrations in France, but he justified Paris's decision to make the invitation.
Did you know that the villain Somji in Sarkar Raj is Krishna in Saarthi [the popular daily show on Star Plus]? Surprised? Well, that's Rajesh Shringarpure for you.
In the brightly painted new intensive care unit of Al-Awda Hospital, northern Gaza's only emergency medical facility, doctors, nurses, aides and administrators are ready to provide emergency surgery services for the area's 300,000 people.But the metal bed frames remain empty
The US-led coalition in Afghanistan on Thursday sought to deflect accusations that it killed 11 Pakistani soldiers in an air strike, releasing video footage which it says shows its forces targeting insurgents. Islamabad has accused US-led forces in Afghanistan of
Babies born in Fallujah are showing illnesses and deformities on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say. The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special weaponry" was used in the two massive
Thirteen-year-old Essam Hussein spends his days lugging exhaust pipes in a little repair workshop in central Cairo, one of hundreds of thousands of children forced into labor to secure a future. "I hate school, I like it here," says Essam,
For the last two months, controversy has raged over planned construction of a massive fertilizer plant near the Egyptian port city of Damietta, with residents fearing that the plant could adversely affect the local environment. With a popular campaign against
A major international media rights organization has urged Israel's government to release the findings of an army investigation into the killing of Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana by an Israeli tank shell in the Gaza Strip two months ago. In a
Former Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif joined a march by thousands of lawyers and activists on Thursday from Lahore to Islamabad to demand the restoration of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. Police said around 8,000 flag-waving protesters had massed in
World donors pledged more than $14 billion to rebuild Afghanistan on Thursday but urged President Hamid Karzai to do more to fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law.Karzai had asked donors to finance part of a $50 billion, five-year
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan on Thursday for talks with King Abdullah II and senior officials on political and oil ties. Maliki, at the head of a delegation including the interior, oil, finance and planning ministers, held
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi chastised Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday for saying that Occupied Jerusalem should be the undivided capital of Israel and said he hoped the next US president would be a man of peace. Gadhafi,
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday met a delegation of Muslim dignitaries at a Vatican meeting ahead of a high-level inter-faith forum this November. The Muslim delegation represented an Islamic international conference held early this month in Mecca which called for
Swiss police made around 80 arrests late Wednesday following violent incidents between supporters after the Switzerland-Turkey match at the European Championships. The co-hosts of Euro 2008 with Austria, Switzerland's tournament campaign was virtually ended by a 2-1 defeat to Turkey.
A Chadian Air Force helicopter made a "hard and forced landing" after taking part in a morning attack on rebel positions near the Sudan border, sources told AFP. Two Russian-made Mi-35 attack helicopters and a larger, armed Mi-17 transport helicopter
Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel on Thursday after a Hamas commander's house in northern Gaza was blown up in a blast which killed seven people, including a four-month-old baby. The attacks started right after the explosion, which Palestinian medics said
He does not have the flamboyance of Karan Johar. Yet, Priyadarshan is Bollywood's top director, whose last five films have made a good Rs 150 crores in theatrical release only. The director is back with his new film, Mere Baap
For everyone, who has had unresolved issues with their fathers, Indian-German filmmaker Anand Tucker has a perfect Father's Day gift, albeit an emotionally charged one. His new film When Did You Last See Your Father? is a blessing of a
