Muslims #1 victims in terrorist attacks
By Hussein Abdallah DOHA: Late last month, Yemeni officials claimed that Al-Qaeda-affiliated gunmen allegedly took control of a munitions factory in southern Yemen and then booby-trapped the facility after looting it.…
Helping Muslim youth realize their ambitions in the UK
By Jonathan Freeman LONDON: The last decade has seen growing concern around the issues facing young Muslims living in lower socio-economic areas of Britain, exacerbated by the tensions arising from the…
Booker Prize honors UK novelist Beryl Bainbridge
Organizers of the Booker Prize have recognized often-nominated Beryl Bainbridge with a posthumous "best of" award. The special prize, which pitted Bainbridge's five Booker-nominated books against each other in a…
Black Eyed Peas to start music academy in NYC
The Black Eyed Peas are opening a school where local teenagers will learn video and music production using professional-quality equipment. The six-time Grammy Award winners announced Tuesday that their Peapod…
Cotillard, Gordon-Levitt in ‘Batman’ finale
French actress Marion Cotillard will join Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the cast of "The Dark Knight Rises," the finale to the recent Batman film series, Warner Brothers said Tuesday. The film…
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight to showcase young talent
Veteran French director Andre Techine will rub shoulders with young and unknown filmmakers at the Directors' Fortnight during the Cannes film festival that opens May 11, organizers said on Tuesday.…
Schwarzenegger’s next stop: EU president?
By AFP WASHINGTON: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made a seamless transition from Hollywood film stardom to California governor, could have his sights set on a new job as next head of…
At least 10 years to eradicate bird flu: UN health agency
ROME: It will take at least 10 years to eradicate the H5N1 bird flu virus, which has killed scores of humans, from poultry in the six countries where it is…
EFG Hermes closes VimpelCom-Wind Telecom deal
CAIRO: Regional investment bank EFG Hermes has closed the VimpelCom-Wind Telecom deal, worth more than $7 billion, the firm said in a statement. This is the “largest M&A transaction to…
Rebels seize border post, NATO warns Libya civilians
MISRATA: Libyan rebels Thursday overran a post on the Tunisian border, marking their first advance in weeks against Moamer Qaddafi's forces as NATO warned civilians to stand clear of its…