Russian chess chief wants NYC mosque site
The eccentric Russian head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) on Thursday announced a $10-million bid to buy the site of a controversial mosque project near Ground Zero in New York.
Ancient Arabian treasure trove unearthed in Germany
Spectacular discovery of silver dirhams minted in 610 AD proves that trade with Europe took place more than 1,200 years ago.
Iraq, Syria Sign Agreement to Build Crude Pipeline to the Mediterranean
An initial agreement between Iraq and Syria to build a pipeline to the Mediterranean including one crude pipeline with a capacity
Far-Right party poised to take first seats in Sweden's parliament
Swedes go to the polls on Sunday in an election which is likely to be a breakthrough for a far-Right party that had always seemed unelectable.
Charity in Pakistan child warning
Many acutely malnourished children in Pakistan's flood-affected areas could die if major food shortages continue, Save the Children warns.
UAE: Dubai metro on track to add value
Almost one year since opening, Dubai's metro is on track to meet the expectations of its creators despite doubts that the cosmopolitan city's citizens
Afghans vote amid violence and widespread fraud
Afghan officials hailed a parliamentary vote on Saturday as a success despite low turnout, attacks that killed 14 people and widespread fraud that could undermine the result and test the government's credibility.
The former Marxist guerrilla who is set to become Brazil's first woman president.
She is a former Marxist guerrilla whose organisation once stole $2.5 million from the safe of the governor of São Paulo.
Missouri Tells Judges Cost of Sentences
Judges in Missouri, in a hotly debated practice, are now told how much each type of sentence costs.
‘No cross on Akdamar as wrong as Europe’s minaret ban’
Not allowing a cross at the historic Armenian church on Akdamar Islandin the eastern Turkish province of Van, which today has been opened for a religious service for the first time in 95 years, would be as wrong as the ban imposed by some European countries on the construction of new minarets, a senior government official has said.
Five-fold rise in gold price 'is not a bubble', claims industry body
The gold price surge, which saw the precious metal reach record highs last week, will not turn into a bubble that will burst, says a new report.
Morocco, Spain sign agreement on workers management
Morocco's Agency for the Promotion of Labor (ANAPEC) and Huelva foundation for foreign workers (FUTEH) signed,
Iraqi forces are struggling, forcing U.S. troops to fight
In the two weeks since President Barack Obama declared the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, a series of bloody skirmishes has sharpened the questions about the Iraqi security forces' ability to protect the country. The incidents suggest that the 50,000 U.S. soldiers who remain in Iraq are still needed on the battlefields.
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