THE grand master of Arab cinema, Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine, died at the age of 82 in Cairo today after an often controversial career which spanned half a century
GUNMEN shot dead seven pilgrims heading to a holy Shiite shrine in Baghdad today despite tight security for a major religious ceremony expected to attract up to one million worshippers
IRAN has hanged 29 people convicted of drug trafficking, murder and rape in the notorious Tehran prison of Evin, the state broadcaster reported on its website
FOUR Palestinian militants and a little girl were killed today in an explosion near a beach outside Gaza City, officials at the Shifa hospital and the Hamas movement said
Nothing like a dame ... Helen Mirren has set a new standard for over 60s, looking stunning in a red bikini at 62.
