South Korea's growing soft power
CAMBRIDGE: When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Thailand last month, South Korea was an important presence. Quietly, South Korea has moved away from being defined by its…
When doctors kill
PRINCETON: Of all the arguments against voluntary euthanasia, the most influential is the "slippery slope : once we allow doctors to kill patients, we will not be able to limit…
Global warming's misunderstood victims
BAMAKO, MALI: Media organizations in wealthy countries regularly send forth reporters to find "victims of global warming. In dispatches from the Pacific Islands, Bangladesh, or Ethiopia, journalists warn of impending…
UN summit approves new approach to hunger fight
ROME: World leaders at a food summit on Monday rallied around a new strategy to fight global hunger by helping poor countries feed themselves, but rebuffed a UN appeal to…
Angry fans raid Egypt offices in Algeria
CAIRO: An angry Algerian mob attacked the offices of Egyptian telecommunications group Orascom in Algiers, which was filled with Egyptian employees, after their national football team lost to Egypt in…
Egypt no place for Internet Governance Forum, says press freedom group
CAIRO: A press freedom group is questioning the legitimacy of Egypt's right to host an internet conference during which security, openness and privacy issues is discussed.The Sinai resort city of…
Egypt's Eid repays Shehata faith
CAIRO: Egypt forward Ahmed Eid repaid the faith shown in him by making a notable impact after coming on as a second-half substitute in the Pharaohs 2-0 victory over Algeria.Coach…
Nigeria keep Pele's World Cup prediction on track
JOHANNESBURG: At one stage on Saturday a prediction by Brazil football legend Pele that Nigeria could reach the 2010 World Cup semi-finals in South Africa seemed far off the mark.The…
Two Christians get death sentence for murder of Egypt Muslim
CAIRO: Two Egyptian Christians have been condemned to death for the murder of a Muslim man who married one of their relatives after she converted to Islam, a judicial source…