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Lawyer: Qatar poet appeals life sentence
A defense attorney says a Qatar court will decide next month on the appeal of a poet given a life sentence for a verse that allegedly opposed the Gulf ...
In Davos, examining the Arab Spring's mixed bag
The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much ...
World Golf Glance
US PGA TOUR FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Courses: Torrey Pines, South Course (7,698 yards, 7,039 meters, par 72) ...
Taliban attacks show Afghan insurgents' resilience
Taliban suicide bombers carried out a brazen attack in the Afghan capital on Monday, the second in less than a week and a sign that insurgents are ...
Dempsey retrieves draw for Spurs against United
Clint Dempsey scored a second crucial goal of the season for Tottenham against Manchester United on Sunday, striking in stoppage time to secure a 1-1 ...
Syrian FM calls on rebels to disarm and negotiate
Syria's foreign minister invited the country's rebels on Saturday to lay down their weapons and take part in a national dialogue, saying everyone who ...
Official: Battery in 787 swollen from overheating
The main battery beneath the cockpit of the Boeing 787 forced to make an emergency landing in Japan was swollen from overheating, a safety official ...
A look at who flies Boeing's 787
Boeing has delivered 50 of its new 787s to airlines around the world. Here's a look at who owns them: All Nippon Airways, 17 Japan Airlines, 7 Air ...
Doha to host friendly between Spain, Uruguay
The Spanish football federation has confirmed that Doha will host a friendly between Spain and Uruguay on Feb. 6 as part of the teams' preparations ...
Iranians freed in major prisoner swap in Syria
Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal ...
Nadal withdraws from Australian Open
Just when Rafael Nadal's knee had recovered, a stomach virus has forced the Spaniard to delay his return to tennis by another couple of months.
Nadal pulls out of Abu Dhabi with stomach bug
Rafael Nadal announced Tuesday that doctors have ordered him to pull out of what was to have been his first comeback tournament after a seven-month ...
Correction: Bahrain-Security Summit story
In a story Dec. 8 about a security summit in Bahrain, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Prince ...
Bin Hammam resigns from all football positions
Mohamed bin Hammam resigned from all football-related positions and was handed a new life ban by FIFA on Monday, seemingly bringing a close to one of ...
Iran cautiously ponders Syria after Assad
It wasn't exactly a break-up moment between Iran and ally Bashar Assad. But Tehran's whiplash diplomacy over the weekend suggested its embrace of the ...
Syria's civil war spills into Lebanon, 4 dead
Syria's civil war spilled over into neighboring Lebanon once again on Sunday, with gun battles in the northern city of Tripoli between supporters and ...
Palestinian president appeals for urgent Arab aid
The Palestinian president is urging Arab nations to provide major financial assistance to cover a new monthly $100 million budgetary shortfall after U
Hamas chief's Gaza visit sign of regional embrace
The supreme Hamas leader's first-ever visit to the Gaza Strip this weekend signals growing regional acceptance of the Islamic militant movement in ...
Syrian civil war spills over into Lebanon
The families of Lebanese men killed in Syria last week say their relatives were more interested in nice clothes and vacations than fighting a civil ...
Korea, Qatar airlines interested in Czech carrier
Korean Airlines and Qatar Airways have shown a preliminary interest in acquiring the troubled Czech national carrier, CSA. Czech Prime Minister Petr ...
Fossil fuel subsidies in focus at climate talks
Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. "Thank God that ...
New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal
Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging economies like China, New Zealand's climate minister staunchly defended his government's ...
What's your QELRO? Fast guide to UN climate lingo
Every time U.N. negotiators meet for their annual climate talks, they come up with a new set of unintuitive acronyms, as if to make sure that people ...
US defends 'enormous' climate efforts at UN talks
The U.S. defended its track record on fighting climate change on Monday at U.N. talks, saying it's making "enormous" efforts to slow global warming ...