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Cyber protest disrupts US recording industry website

Computer security researchers said Monday that an unprecedented mass cyber protest was…

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Abbas says won’t negotiate ‘for single day’ if freeze ends

NEW YORK: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he will not take…

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‘The King’s Speech’ wins Toronto film fest award

"The King's Speech," a movie about a stammering British royal pressed to…

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Facebook fervor feeds ‘The Social Network’ fascination

Promises of elitism, geekdom, betrayal and greed are fueling anticipation for the…

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Kawy maintains Egyptian glory hopes

SHARM EL SHEIKH: Omneya Abdel Kawy may wish to feed off the…

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Iraq sets gas field auction for October 20

BAGHDAD: Iraq is to hold a public auction on October 20 for…

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Rioting breaks out at Lebanon prison, warders seized

TRIPOLI: Rioting broke out at a prison in the northern Lebanese city…

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Shiite cleric stripped of Bahraini citizenship, say media

MANAMA: Bahraini authorities have stripped high-ranking Shiite cleric Ayatollah Hussein Mirza Najati…

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New aid for Pakistan comes with calls for accountability

UNITED NATIONS: World powers made fresh aid pledges for Pakistan's flood disaster…

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Sudan ‘too slow’ on referendum, says Norway

UNITED NATIONS: Sudan's progress on organizing a key referendum in January is…

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