'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…
NBR names Up in the Air' best film of the year
Up in the Air was named best picture from the National Board…
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…
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…