Passenger traffic up 8% at Dubai International Gulf News | Dubai: Dubai International Airport handled a record 51 million passengers last year, an eight per cent increase over 2010, as Emirates and flydubai continued their growth, boosting tourism in the emirate, Dubai Airports said yesterday in a statement. | The airports body, which owns and manages the...
Yemeni president says he will travel to US Austin American Statesman | SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Sunday he will travel to Washington for medical treatment and he asked Yemenis for forgiveness, saying it is time to hand over power in a farewell speech, state media reported. | The mercurial president told Yemeni TV networks that he h...
Liverpool Wins in F.A. Cup on Kuyt Goal The New York Times | The substitute Dirk Kuyt scored with two minutes remaining Saturday to give host Liverpool a 2-1 win over Manchester United in an F.A. Cup fourth-round match. The visiting captain, defender Patrice Evra, was booed throughout the game and made a mis...
Mothers dozing away crucial years Gulf News | Lin Yutang, a Chinese writer accomplished both in Chinese and English and who lived most of his life in the last century, once said: "Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother." And almost a century before him, Henry W. B...
Courtroom Artists Becoming Obsolete? Cameras Taking Over Trial Documentation Crunch Get Chicago Alerts Sign Up Submit this story digg reddit stumble | CHICAGO — One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom – drawing feverishly ...
Striving for divine looks Sydney Morning Herald | Illustration: michaelmucci.com | ONE of the critical flaws in the ''intelligent design'' argument is the attempted explanation of fossils, bones and architectural evidence that mankind has been on Earth for longer than the sum of years accounted fo...
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Arab League monitors to remain in Syria despite criticisms The Washington Post | CAIRO — The Arab League on Sunday demanded that the Syrian government cease a bloody crackdown on protests but affirmed its commitment to monitoring the situation in the co...
The Muslim Brotherhood's moment National Post By Robert Fulford, National Post January 7, 2012 12:00 AM | This is an exciting time for the editors in Cairo who run Ikhwan, the official website of the Muslim Brotherhood...
Luxury Vacation Guide 2012: Brazil Gadling | Long known as the land of tropical beaches, beautiful rainforests, and of course, Carnival, Brazil emerges in 2012 as a luxury destination on the verge of blowing its long under-...
Twitter's country-specific censorship plan rouses global furor Austin American Statesman | NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. | It was a ...
Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage The New York Times | SAN FRANCISCO — It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up to. It became a bullhorn for millions of people worldwide, especially vital in n...
Iran Says It Could Terminate European Oil Sales Next Week The New York Times | Escalating retaliatory threats over the West’s nuclear sanctions, Iran warned on Friday that it could terminate oil sales to Europe as early as next week, and it bluntly advised Arab oil producers that any attempt by them to replace Iranian e...
Yemen's President Saleh arrives in US for treatment BBC News Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has arrived in the United States to receive medical treatment for injuries sustained in an assassination attempt. | His departure from Yemen last week followed the passage of a law giving him immunity from prosecution, and a televised "farewell speech". | Hundreds of people have been killed during nearly a yea...
Qatar Airways switches award-wining service at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport to Terminal 4 TravelDailyNews Qatar Airways has announced it will move its operations at Madrid Barajas International Airport to Terminal 4 (T4) from 16 January 2012. All Qatar Airways’ departures and arrivals will switch to T4 from the effective date. | The Doha-based carrier’s move from Terminal 1 to Terminal 4 will allow passengers access to improved amenities, e...
