26 Egyptian Women Athletes head for Beijing 2008 Olympics

Overcoming cultural, financial and religious obstacles, 26 women athletes from Egypt qualified and headed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics."Twenty-six Egyptian women are now preparing for this August’s Beijing Olympics, including the country’s first female wrestler and a...

Israel reportedly 'agrees to 30 days of quiet' with Hamas

Interesting if true."srael is demanding that a formal calm with Hamas be preceded by a 30-day "feeling the pulse" period, the London-based daily Al-Quds al-Arabi reported Tuesday.

Benazir Bhutto assassinated in suicide attack

"RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday as she campaigned to become prime minister of Pakistan for a third time. Witnesses said a man fired at Bhutto from close range, quickly followed by an explosion that the government said was...

Al-Qaida threatens to topple Lebanon govt. (AP)

" BEIRUT, Lebanon - Al-Qaida has purportedly issued a statement threatening to topple Lebanon's "corrupt" Western-backed government, according to a London-based Arabic newspaper Monday. The Al-Hayat newspaper reported that al-Qaida issued the statement from the Palestinian...

Informed Comment

"Iran is perhaps the only unambiguous winner in the new situation in Iraq, and its foreign minister was basking in the glow on Saturday. On Friday, Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari defended Iran's right to have a civilian nuclear energy program. That can't be what...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...