'Hurt Locker' wins LA Critics' best-picture prize
The Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker was chosen as the year…
Arabic-language Iranian news channel resumes
CAIRO: The Arab world s main satellite operator has resumed broadcasting an…
Obama salutes jazz great Brubeck at Kennedy Center
Nearly 40 years ago, a Kenyan father was visiting his son in…
Polanski's house arrest is a splendid captivity
Roman Polanski s life took a dramatic turn for the better Friday…
Niqab ban reflects Egypt's fear of hard-line Islam
CAIRO: When Egypt s government the full-face veil (niqab) and all-encompassing robes…
Audrey Hepburn's designer gowns hit auction blocks
Audrey Hepburn fans got a sneak peek Tuesday of dozens of garments…
Dubai mega-tower last hurrah' to age of excess
DUBAI: When work began in 2004 to build the world s tallest…
NBR names Up in the Air' best film of the year
Up in the Air was named best picture from the National Board…
Chemical weapons watchdog pursues holdout nations
AMSTERDAM: The newly elected chemical weapons chief says he will pursue the…
New 'toon continues Disney trend toward diversity
For most of the last century, the Disney toon heroine was as…