Manhattan moves to Doha for Tribeca film festival
A part of Manhattan and Hollywood stars moved to Qatar with the glittering opening on Thursday night of the inaugural “Doha Tribeca Film Festival.” Ma …
Clinton applauds Pakistan for taking on militants
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is opening a three-day visit to Pakistan, praising the government for pressing a high-risk military offensive against extremist forces in a volatile region near the Afghan border.
Malta to investigate evidence of key Lockerbie witness
Malta is preparing to launch an investigation into the evidence one of the key trial witnesses who helped convict Abdelbasset alMegrahi over the Lockerbie bombing.
Hollywood gets helping hand from Qatar as it struggles with box office slump
Hollywood is getting a 200 million 120 million helping hand from the oil and gas rich Gulf state of Qatar as its movie industry struggles to cope with a box office slump.
George Bush Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl in Germany to mark fall of Berlin Wall
Former US President George H.W. Bush joined Mikhail Gorbachev the ex Soviet leader and Helmut Kohl the former German Chancellor for the start of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Body of Sapper Steven Marshall headed back to Canada after ramp ceremony
The body of Sapper Steven Marshall has begun its journey home after a ramp ceremony at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.
Somali pirates argue over hostages Paul and Rachel Chandler
One faction of the gang have moved sailing couple Paul and Rachel Chandler from a container ship with 21 other hostages to a village on land.
Shanghai comes to terms with British colonial ‘century of humiliation’
Shanghai is to spend 20 million restoring its former British Consulate in a sign it may be coming to terms with its colonial past.
Clinton to meet Abbas, Netanyahu over weekend
ISLAMABAD – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders over the weekend to push ahead with flagging efforts to restart peace talks, the State Department said Thursday.
Tiny Caravaggio selfportrait revealed by technology
Face of Caravaggio can be seen clearly for the first time in one of his masterpieces.
Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi.
Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two children.
Levi Johnston ‘to take Sarah Palin to court’ over child custody
The teenager who fathered Sarah Palin’s 10monthold grandson has delivered a fresh blow to the former Republican vice presidential candidate by saying he will “definitely” take her to court to gain access to his child.
George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey on Barack Obama’s White House guest list
Liberal celebrities such as George Clooney Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey business executives and union leaders feature on a newlyreleased list of visitors to the White House during President Barack Obama’s first six months.
