Lebanon kicks off local elections
BEIRUT: Lebanese municipal elections, due to be held in weekly stages up…
One dead, 80 hurt in Iraq bus bombing from Christian area
MOSUL: A double bomb attack targeting buses carrying Christian students and university…
Capitalizing on Property Power in Qatar
DOHA: Qatar's real estate sector is on course to post a strong…
Curtain call for Japan's premier kabuki theater
Hundreds of people swarmed Tokyo's Kabukiza, the celebrated home of Japan's traditional…
Amnesty calls for retrial of Hezbollah case in Egypt
CAIRO: Amnesty International on Thursday called for a retrial of 26 defendants…
Netanyahu to meet Mubarak on Monday: Israeli official
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak…
Musical Instrument Museum ready to make some noise
One man's dream to build a museum dedicated to musical instruments from…
Hamas says Egypt kills 4 tunnel smugglers with gas
GAZA CITY: Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to…
Lopez pigs out for new movie 'The Back-Up Plan'
Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez told Wednesday at the London premiere of her…
Australian officials apologize over Banksy blunder
Australian officials apologized Wednesday after cleaners scrubbed graffiti by famed British street…