Protest planned at Australian Open against tennis great Margaret Court’s...
Tennis great Margaret Court told Reuters on Wednesday she was sad her religious views were being used as fuel for a planned protest at next week’s Australian Open, but said she remained staunchly...
View ArticlePolish Formula One driver Robert Kubica slips on ice, injures leg
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica, who has not raced since a near-fatal crash last February, was taken to a hospital in Italy Wednesday after slipping on a patch of ice and injuring his leg, the...
View ArticleNike agrees to $1 million overtime payment for Indonesian workers
Nike has agreed to pay compensation in a dispute with workers in Indonesia over unpaid overtime. The company will pay $1 million to about 4,500 workers at a PT Nikomas plant in Serang, Banten. 593,468...
View ArticleSerena is ready to take back her throne
Serena Williams has played two matches in five months and comes into the Australian Open still feeling the effects of a twisted ankle, but the American has no doubts she can claim a 14th grand slam...
View ArticleApp takes aim at often deadly practice of demanding dowries
Anger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of “Angry Birds” called “Angry Brides” that aims to highlight the illegal practice still...
View ArticleHow everyone got the U.S. Right wrong
After the disasters of the George W. Bush presidency had culminated in the catastrophe on Wall Street, the leading lights of the Beltway consensus had deemed that the nation was traveling in a new...
View ArticleScottish writer wins the 2011 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
Scottish writer John Burnside on Monday won the 2011 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, overshadowed this year by the withdrawal of two nominees over a sponsorship deal with an investment company. Burnside...
View ArticleNawal al-Saadawi: Elections alone do not make a democracy
With the third round of Egypt’s first parliamentary Egyptian confirming the sweeping victory of Islamists and the ongoing debate about how much of democracy has really been achieved in post-revolution...
View ArticleDanielle Angel: Tim Tebow, an evangelical candidate’s secret weapon
Tim Tebow is having a good year. Aside from a seven-game winning streak that revived his team, the Denver Broncos’, playoff dreams, Tebow landed multi-million dollar endorsement deals with brands...
View ArticleJoe Paterno, giant of U.S. college football, dead at 85
Penn State’s Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history, who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday...
View ArticleFrance, Germany say ‘time running out’ for Greece to approve austerity package
Eurozone power couple France and Germany urged Greek leaders on Monday to “live up to their responsibilities” and said that time was running out in talks on an unpopular austerity package designed to...
View ArticleMemories of a lost Jerusalem
Some eras remain engraved in memories. But others are fortunate enough to be documented by the sagacious few. Elia Kahvedjian collected and took around 3,000 photographs of Jerusalem and surrounding...
View ArticleBart, Homer, Marge and Lisa hit the big 500
After 23 seasons on television, a historic first, “The Simpsons” has earned its place in pop culture history, and its devotion among fans. And to celebrate its 500th episode on the air, it’s giving its...
View ArticleSyrian regime deliberately jams Al Arabiya transmission
Al Arabiya is exposed to deliberate jamming on the Arabsat by the Syrian regime. Accordingly, Al Arabiya transmission on that satellite will stop staring Thursday at 2100 GMT (00:00 KSA) and other...
View ArticleMorocco’s iconic Kaftan relives ancient, exotic voyages
Models strutted down the catwalk on Saturday at "Kaftan 2012," the most prestigious traditional fashion show in Morocco. It was the 16th edition of the annual fashion event in Marrakech, showcasing 12...
View ArticleAfghan school girls recover from poison attacks
Over 150 girls and teachers are being treated at a hospital following a poison attack on their school on Tuesday in the Takhar province. According to doctors this is the third attack on schools in...
View ArticleLibya renovates ancient ‘cave houses’
Deep inside Libya’s Naufosa Mountains, in the Berber village of Gharyan, one can find a thousand unique troglodyte cave houses. These unusual dwellings are located 120 kilometers from the country’s...
View ArticleNadia Mayen: Afghan girls’ long road to education
Like any girl around the world, Afghan girls want the freedom to pursue an education and gainful employment ─ but for many of them, that is not possible without threats to their lives. Recently, over...
View ArticleKeeping tradition alive at the Morocco arts festival
Horse-drawn carriages, bands and dancers took to the streets of Marrakesh on Wednesday in celebration of Morocco’s annual National Popular Arts Festival. The five-day event kicked off with traditional...
View ArticlePalestinian traditional dresses take Jordanian runway
The Palestinian folk dance group Hanouneh held a fashion show in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Saturday showcasing a number of traditional Palestinian dresses. Hannouneh was formed in 1993 with an...
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