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Dubai adds Ferrari to police bling patrol
Seems Dubai police have a thing for Italian speed: They're making preparations to have a nearly $250,000 Ferrari join an even pricier Lamborghini as ...
Pakistan's Musharraf disqualified from election
High court judges disqualified former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan's parliamentary election, likely ending any hope of a political ...
Quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed
An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in ...
Bling patrol: Dubai's $550,000 squad car
In a city of boundless bling, Dubai police also are in hot pursuit after adding a nearly $550,000 Lamborghini to its fleet. The sports car, painted ...
Iran unveils uranium sites, renews defiant tone
With words of defiance, Iran announced two nuclear-related projects Tuesday that expand capabilities to extract and process uranium — modest advances ...
Son of UAE coup plot suspect jailed for Tweets
An activist says a court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced to 10 months the son of one of 94 suspects on trial for alleged anti-state ...
US fighter crashes in Gulf; crew rescued
The U.S. Navy says a fighter jet has crashed into the Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but both crew members were ...
Emirates to begin Milan-NY route
Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will start its first direct flights connecting Europe and the U.S. later this year. The planned Milan-New York ...
US Navy clears sailors in deadly Dubai shooting
U.S. Navy sailors aboard a supply vessel acted within rules of engagement last year when they fired on a small boat approaching at high speed off ...
Passenger flights set at new Dubai airport
Dubai aviation officials say scheduled passenger flights will begin in October from a new airport built with the goal of becoming the world's busiest.
Animal Kingdom wins Dubai World Cup
Animal Kingdom showed that an American horse can win the world's richest horse race on an all-weather track, pulling away down the straight Saturday ...
Animal Kingdom wins $10 million Dubai World Cup
Animal Kingdom pulled away down the straight to win the $10 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday for the first American victory in the world's richest ...
In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king
A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan's largest city. By doling ...
Paralyzed jockey Douglas now successful owner
Rolling his wheelchair up to the Meydan Racecourse, Rene Douglas wasn't sure how he would feel. It had been nearly four years since the Panamanian ...
Stevens: Dubai World Cup motivated comeback
During the seven years he was retired, one of the things that kept nagging at U.S. Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens was the fact he won the Dubai ...
13 horses running in world's richest horse race
A Kentucky Derby winner, a two-time Eclipse Award-winning filly and the defending champion headline a standout international field of 13 entered for ...
NJ professor's quixotic quest to be Iran president
The man who wants to be the next president of Iran sits in a hotel lobby, steps from his office and thousands of miles away from the country he wants ...
US businessman gets 15 years in Dubai fraud case
A Dubai court has convicted an American businessman for fraud and sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment after a nearly five-year legal battle that ...
Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback
Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants.
Musharraf heads to Pakistan amid death threats
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible ...
Ex-Pakistani strongman vows return ahead of vote
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said he doesn't fear arrest despite facing criminal charges as he vowed Saturday to return to his homeland ...
Middle East is new global travel crossroads
It's 1 a.m. and the sprawling airport in this desert city is bustling. Enough languages fill the air to make a United Nations translator's head spin.
Fire damages high-rise under construction in Dubai
Dubai police say a major fire broke out in a high-rise building under construction near the world's tallest skyscraper, but there were no immediate ...
Berdych upsets Federer; in Dubai final vs Djokovic
Tomas Berdych saved three match points before upsetting defending champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 Friday to earn a spot in the final of the ...
Berdych upsets Federer to reach Dubai final
Tomas Berdych saved three match points and upset defending champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 Friday to earn a place in the Dubai Championships ...