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US leads Western snub of UN telecoms treaty
A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support ...
Virgin Galactic future at Spaceport uncertain
The deal was sold to New Mexicans in classic Richard Branson fashion. If taxpayers would build the colorful British businessman a $209 million ...
Civil war splits Syria's artists
Syrian filmmaker Joud Said was planning to attend the world premiere of his latest work at the Dubai International Film Festival when the bad news ...
UN group to pick global emergency number
Negotiators at a conference on U.N. telecommunications regulations say they've found one bit of common ground — how to call for help. Envoys from 193 ...
Deep divides in Dubai at UN talks on Internet
Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, ...
UN climate talks in Qatar boost Gulf awareness
Holding a high-profile U.N. climate change conference in Qatar, smack in the middle of the region that produces so much of the fossil fuel blamed for ...
Rights group says UAE detains teen blogger
A human rights group says authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained an 18-year-old blogger as part of a widening crackdown on perceived ...
Hackers said to hit UN telecoms talks in Dubai
Organizers of a U.N. conference on global telecommunications said Thursday that hackers apparently blocked their website and disrupted the talks, a ...
Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy
Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United ...
Iran claims US drone capture; Navy denies loss
Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over drone surveillance, displaying a purported U.S.
US seeks to drop Internet from UN telecoms talks
American envoys say they are working with other nations on a proposal to drop all discussions on possible Internet regulations from a U.N.
Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meeting
The U.N.'s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dubai, but any ...
Dubai back in mega-project mood after fiscal dive
Dubai is suddenly rediscovering its old habits. That means relentless hype and construction plans loaded with superlatives. Case in point: A proposed ...
Same questions, but for a different player
A little more than three months ago, Tiger Woods was on his way back to the top of golf with only time in his way. He already had won three times on ...
Web access battles brew before UN conference
An upcoming U.N. gathering about Internet oversight is raising alarms from a broad coalition of critics, including the U.S., tech giants such as ...
McIlroy wins Dubai World Championship by 2 strokes
Rory McIlroy made five straight birdies down the stretch to overtake Justin Rose and win the Dubai World Championship on Sunday, ending a historic ...
Dubai sees new mega-mall rising in desert
Dubai says it's getting back in the business of biggest. After years of downsized ambitions because of a debt crisis, Dubai has unveiled plans for a ...
McIlroy, Donald share lead after Round 3 in Dubai
Rory McIlroy sank a short birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to remain tied with Luke Donald as the world's two top-ranked golfers pulled three ...
McIlroy, Donald, Warren tied for lead in Dubai
Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 67 Friday and was tied for the lead with Luke Donald and Marc Warren after two rounds of the season-ending Dubai World ...
Two powers, Qatar and Iran, try to sway Hamas
The courtship of Hamas between rivals Iran and Qatar has been one of the Middle East's intriguing subplots of the Arab Spring. The bloodshed in Gaza ...
Blogger's death in Iran window onto cyber patrols
In his last blog entry, activist Sattar Beheshti wrote that Iranian authorities had given him an ultimatum: Either stop posting his "big mouth" ...
Pair jailed for alleged Dubai taxi romp
A Dubai court has sentenced an Irish man and British woman to three months in jail for an intimate tryst in the back of a taxi. The sentence Thursday ...
Qatar set to host major climate talks
When the tiny desert nation of Qatar was chosen to host the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations, environmentalists were stunned
Dubai police: High-rise safely cleared after fire
Rescue crews in Dubai safely evacuated a 34-story residential tower Sunday after a fire gutted portions of the building, police said. The blaze ...