World sees award with hope, doubt
News of President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize sparked wildly different reactions around the globe Friday, from elation to skepticism to icy disdain. As Tribune Newspapers reporters sought opinions from...
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TEHRAN, IRAN U.S. blamed in disappearance Nuclear scientist missing since May pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia Intrigue over Iran's nuclear program deepened Wednesday when Tehran accused the U.S. of involvement in...
Iranian opposition says atomic revelation may incite West
The international pressure and diplomatic embarrassment facing Iran after the secret of its second nuclear plant was revealed Friday are deepening the rancor between the country's opposition movement and hard-liners...
With no theaters, a reel struggle
Driving through the desert night, Mohammed Al Khalif skids left and pulls up at an apartment. Young men sit on a couch, reveling in the intricacy of Stanley Kubrick and...
Air crash survivor: 12 hours in ocean
The 14-year-old girl believed to be the lone survivor of a jetliner crash in the Indian Ocean was thrown from the plane and into the waves, where she heard voices...
Billionaire is sentenced to die
A billionaire developer and former member of the Egyptian parliament was sentenced to death Thursday for ordering the murder of his ex-girlfriend, a Lebanese pop singer whose body was found...
Youths rap about a ‘hard life’
The police were polite but firm as they arrested Shahin Felakat, a lanky teen, and charged him with threatening Iran's Islamic order. After a few days in jail, the rapper...
Meet Egypt’s 1st female mayor
Few would have expected this place of millstones and poultry dealers to claim the "first" of anything. It's there, though, in a picture frame: Eva Habil Kyrolos, smiling and standing...
Israel to vote on cease-fire
The Bush administration gave key backing Friday to an Israeli demand for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli Security Cabinet scheduled a vote for Saturday on an...
Warsaw bishop resigns over ties to secret police
A national drama that embarrassed the Roman Catholic Church and roused Cold War memories ended in a spectacle Sunday when the new archbishop of Warsaw resigned before his inauguration mass...