Photographers bring their wars to New York’s Bronx
After dangerous, dusty assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, photographer Michael Kamber has chosen a tough area of New York City as the new backdrop for his interest in war. The…
Elizabeth Taylor jewelry goes on view before sale
The legendary jewelry and fashion collections of Elizabeth Taylor, the so-called "Crown Jewels of Hollywood," went on glittering display Thursday in New York ahead of a hotly anticipated auction. The…
Syrian authorities arrest woman blogger
AMMAN: Syrian authorities arrested a blogger on Sunday who was traveling to Jordan to attend a conference on freedom of the press in the region, her friends said. Razan Ghazzawi,…
ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in vote
CAIRO: Reformist leader has said the liberal youth behind the country's uprising have been "decimated" in parliamentary elections dominated by Islamists and expressed concern about the rise of hardline religious…
Egyptians head to polls for 2-day election runoffs
CAIRO: A trickle of Egyptian voters headed to the polls Monday for two days of run-offs in the country's first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a balloting in which…
Polisse: Film delivers emotional realism with grit
By Myriam Ghattas Child abuse, infant abduction, rape, incest and abandonment are just some of the cases that we get a glimpse of in “Polisse” (2011) that explores the day to…
The American hangover
By Naomi Wolf NEW YORK: As turmoil stalks America’s financial markets and protests fill its streets, Americans’ lifestyle choices are evolving in a telling way: once seen by the rest of…
Iran’s rattling saber
By Mehdi Khalaji WASHINGTON, DC: As the West ratchets up its economic pressure on Iran to halt its drive to develop nuclear weapons, the Islamic Republic’s rulers are not sitting idly…
China’s dam frenzy
By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI: China’s frenzied dam-building hit a wall recently in Burma (Myanmar), where the government’s bold decision to halt a controversial Chinese-led dam project helped to ease the…
A shift in Pakistan’s political playing field
By Syed Mohammad Ali LAHORE, Pakistan: While media attention is riveted on potential implications of the recent NATO strike, which claimed the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers, there are significant political…