Burlesque dancers take central stage at Cannes
The actresses showed up at their news conference Thursday at the Cannes…
Cannes focuses on emerging filmmakers
This year's lineup at the Cannes Film Festival is leaner and less…
Booby trapped body kills 3 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: A Baghdad police official says three people were killed in northwest…
Iraqi commission to end election work
BAGHDAD: Iraq's committee charged with vetting officials for ties to Saddam Hussein's…
Ahmadinejad says UN sanctions 'not worth a cent'
YASOUJ, Iran: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday dismissed the threat of new…
UN expects 315,000 Somali refugees
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency says an estimated 315,000 Somalis will be…
EU says, Somali pirates free cargo vessel after ransom
NAIROBI: The spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates…
Port, rail workers strike in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG: At least 18,000 port and rail workers are striking for higher…
Women race in rare track meet in Hamas-ruled Gaza
GAZA CITY: About 40 women in tracksuits and headscarves have competed in…
Gaza report judge meets critics in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG: An internationally respected jurist who accused Israel of war crimes has…