Two gunmen were killed after opening fire on a security officer outside a contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Mohammad in Texas and a bomb squad was called in to search their vehicle as a precaution, authorities said. The men drove up to the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas suburb of Garland as the contest was scheduled to ...

From between the 13th – 18th of April the Lebanese Rugby Union federation hosted the West Asian Rugby Championships at Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh. During the tournament the Lebanese National Rugby team convincingly defeated the national teams of the Kingdom of Jordan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Lebanon’s National Rugby Team known as the Phoenix, the national bird of ...

Iraq’s army announced it was making progress in the battle against ISIS militants in Anbar province Sunday even as it struggled to retake territory lost over the weekend and a string of bombings rocked the capital. After driving militants out of Tikrit earlier this month, Iraqi forces have turned their attention to Anbar, large parts of which have been under ...

Chelsea will have to keep the champagne on ice for at least a week after their seemingly inevitable progress towards thePremier League title was checked by a goalless draw away toArsenal Sunday. Had they beaten their London rivals at the Emirates Stadium, Jose Mourinho’s men would have traveled to Leicester Wednesday knowing that victory over the resurgent Foxes would have ...

By ِEditor in Chief: Sam Nan As Armenians around the world commemorate the 100th anniversary of the genocide against Armenian People, in which over 1 million were killed, and as similar acts of violence continue to occur across the region, and the wider world, it is urgent that the causes behind such violence be studied, in order to prevent more ...

March 14 lawmakers will intensify efforts to convince theLebanese Forces Party to take part in a legislative session before the end of Parliament’s regular term, sources from the coalition said Wednesday. Speaker Nabih Berri has expressed his irritation with the decision of major Christian parties to boycott the upcoming legislative session. Speaking to The Daily Star, the sources said that ...

World No. 1 Serena Williams is prepared to fight through pain to get onto the court Friday and begin defending her title at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. The 19-time Grand Slam singles champion, forced out before her Indian Wells semifinal last week against eventual champion Simona Halep, said Wednesday that she expects to “manage pain” when she opens ...

A major report from Amnesty International released to coincide with this weekend’s Formula One grand prix has warned that human rights abuses in Bahrain continue “unabated” despite repeated assurances from the authorities that the situation is improving. The Bahrain Grand Prix has become a prism through which human rights groups have sought to focus attention on the situation in the ...

n official says a woman drove her SUV around an active crossing gate and collided with an Amtrak train in Mississippi, dying within seconds. Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler said the collision happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday on Norfolk Southern Railway tracks near downtown Meridian. Cobler said he was withholding the 57-year-old woman’s name until all family members had been ...

Dubai Smart Government has become the first UAE Government body to launch an official company page in Arabic on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the internet with more than 347 million members across the world. Ahmad bin Humaidan, Director General of the Dubai Smart Government, said, “This step is in support of the vision of His Highness Sheikh ...