and-a-half hours after being voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson has resigned.
It comes after her budget was defeated and her green allies left the government.
The budget proposal was rejected in favor of one (...)
figure sum to early Banksy agent Steve Lazarides
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It's every gallerist's dream to discover the world's next big artist. Thanks to a seven-figure endowment conferred by a prominent Qatari investor Wissam al-Mana, gallerist Steve (...)
Investigators seeking alleged mastermind of Paris attacks
Two die, seven arrested in raid. Identities being checked
Antony Paone and Emmanuel Jarry
SAINT DENIS, France — A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another militant died on Wednesday (...)
member gang suspected of involvement in at least 45 home burglary cases in Riyadh. The arrests were made following complaints from residents about the thefts. After reviewing evidence provided by the complainants, police were able to zero in on the (...)
year-old Saudi child hanged himself to death while trying to imitate suicidal scenes he watched on TV.
Col. Ghannam, Madinah Police spokesman, said, “The child committed suicide in his room. He wrapped a plastic wire around his neck and hanged (...)
month lows around $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia as Europe's debt crisis festers and China's economy continues to slow.
Benchmark oil for July delivery was up 25 cents to $90.15 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the (...)
plus strong innings and Placido Polanco homered for his 2,000th career hit to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros Monday.
Blanton (4-3) allowed six hits and one run, struck out seven and walked one while pitching in (...)
year-old football prospect from Argentina, who also happens to go by the name Leo.
Leonel Angel Coira has signed with the Spanish giant and will begin training on Sept. 6, Madrid spokesman Juan Tapiador told the Associated Press.
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member African gang has been arrested for allegedly stealing telecom devices worth SR1 million from representatives of telecommunications companies. The gang specialized in smashing windows of the companies' cars and stealing the devices and prepaid (...)
Qura University students have succeeded in developing a solar-powered golf buggy. The car is the Mechanical Engineering students' graduation project which they named Mashaer.
The students demonstrated the buggy in the courtyards of the Grand (...)
time world champion Sebastien Loeb led the field yet again after the first day of the rally of Italy Friday when Mini's return to the sport suffered an early blow. Championship leader Loeb held a 33.2 secs advantage over Petter Solberg. Mini's (...)
times world champion Stephen Hendry was left contemplating his future after a 13-4 thrashing by Mark Selby in the second round of the World Snooker Championship Monday. The 42-year-old Briton said he would make a final decision “in the summer” but (...)
time world champion Michael Schumacher took his Mercedes to the top of the time charts on the second day of testing Friday, a welcome boost with the new F1 season just four weeks away. Schumacher, who put in 112 laps, clocked a best time of 1min (...)
Good character includes suppressing one's anger, and being gentle and humble. Allah said: “And verily, you (O Muhammad, peace be upon him) are on an exalted standard of character. (Qur'an, 68:4) and “Those who repress anger, and who pardon men; (...)
Qaeda members were killed in clashes with the army in south Yemen, the Defense Ministry's news website said Saturday, bringing to 21 the death toll from the previous day's fighting.
Three Al-Qaeda militants were also wounded in Friday's clashes (...)
weight world champion Manny Pacquiao made a vow to improve life in his poor southern hometown and to help the Philippines win a first Olympic gold medal in his maiden speech as a lawmaker in Congress.
The Philippines has won nine medals, including (...)
time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has announced that he is making his final appearance in the Tour next month.
The 38-year-old American, two years into a second comeback, revealed the news through his Twitter website just days before he (...)
ship flotilla is carrying thousands of tons of supplies. The activists say they are also carrying hundreds of electrical-powered wheelchairs, prefabricated homes and water purifiers. Some 750 pro-Palestinian activists are also on the boats, (...)
time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao checked out from a private hospital in the Philippine capital on Tuesday, two days after he was admitted due to stomach pains and fatigue.
“I'm OK now,” Pacquiao, known as the “Pacman”, told ABS-CBN (...)
ادارة أوباما تستعد لحذف عبارات "الجهاد" و"الاسلام" من قاموس الارهاب
واشنطن –جويس كرم
تستعد ادارة الرئيس باراك أوباما للقيام بتغييرات جوهرية في الخطاب الأميركي الرسمي حيال الارهاب، بحذفها أي مدلولات دينية مرتبطة بالاسلام من هذا الخطاب، (...)
million-square-meter diplomatic enclave will be constructed at South Corniche in Jeddah.
The Jeddah Mayoralty in cooperation with the Jeddah Development and Urban Recreation Company (JDURC) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs has identified the (...)
Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. In an extremely detailed 148-page brief filed Wednesday, the (...)
تفاعلت الأزمة بين اسرائيل والولايات المتحدة أمس وبعد خطط تل أبيب بتوسيع الاستيطان في القدس الشرقية، وأكد مسؤول أميركي ل"الحياة" أن وزيرة الخارجية هيلاري كلينتون اتصلت برئيس الحكومة الاسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو وعبرت عن "اعتراض الولايات المتحدة الشديد (...)
year-old child died in hospital after being run over by a Traffic Police car outside his school in Taif at the end of last week, Al-Riyadh Arabic daily reported Friday. Al-Riyadh reported a police spokesman as saying that the patrol car hit the (...)
year-old girl who has been paralyzed since birth is waiting for four years to gain access to a rehabilitation center, according to her family.
The parents of Amal Al-Otaibi, 7, have been trying to get her admitted to the Comprehensive (...)