Doris Day auction to feature animal artifacts, Golden Globe awards
Doris Day’s four Golden Globe awards, her piano, and a collection of her gowns are among 800 items going up for auction next year, along...
World Bank ready to support Lebanon, urges quick formation of new government
The World Bank said on Wednesday it stood ready to back a new Lebanese government and warned that the country had no time to waste...
Live fire used to disperse Baghdad protesters
Iraqi security forces opened fire on Wednesday to disperse protesters gathered on a bridge in central Baghdad, shooting live bullets in the air, a Reuters...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to wear fake fur in new outfits
New outfits designed for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will no longer be made with real fur, Buckingham Palace said, in a move welcomed by animal rights...
Scarlett Johansson talks Oscar buzz at ‘Marriage Story’ premiere in Los Angeles
Stars brought Hollywood glamour to the Los Angeles premiere of “Marriage Story”, an emotional tale of a relationship falling apart....
Tourists stabbed in Jordanian city near Roman ruins: police
Several Spanish-speaking tourists were injured in a stabbing on Wednesday in Jerash, a Jordanian city popular with foreign visitors, along with a local guide and...
France, under pressure from right wing, toughens stance on immigration
France is to clear out some migrant tent camps, impose quotas for migrant workers and deny newly-arrived asylum seekers access to non-urgent healthcare, in a...
Israel’s top court clears way for deportation of Human Rights Watch official
(This November 5 story corrects erroneous reference to BDS movement being criminalized and adds explanation that foreign BDS activists can be barred from entering the...
Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to London police ban
Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London’s High Court on Wednesday against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its “Autumn Uprising”...
Sweden charges man with spying on Ahwazi community for Iran
Sweden’s state prosecutors have charged an Iraqi Swede with spying on the Ahwazi community in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe and passing the information to...