India, June 3 - Two top envoys of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama have resigned citing frustration over the stalled dialogue process with China, Tibet's government in exile said on Sunday. Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen submitted their resignations
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Tintin comic book cover fetches record price at auction
PARIS, June 3 - A rare 1932 cover illustration of "Tintin in America" by Herge, the artist who dreamed up the boy reporter, on Saturday fetched a record 1.3 million euros ($1.6 million) at an auction in Paris. "The work has been sold at 1,338,509.20
‘Desperate Housewives’ actress Joosten dead at 72
LOS ANGELES, June 3 - Hollywood actress Kathryn Joosten, who played gossipy neighbor Karen McCluskey in the television series "Desperate Housewives," has died at the age of 72, NBC News reported. The television network said Joosten had died Saturday
Hundreds protest Mubarak verdicts in Cairo’s Tahrir
CAIRO, June 3 - Hundreds of demonstrators were occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday in a protest against sentences handed down the day before to former president Hosni Mubarak and his security chiefs. Some of the demonstrators had slept in tents
Kenyan troops integrated into AU Somalia mission
ADDIS ABABA, Jun 2 - Kenyan troops were officially integrated into the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM), with Kenya's defence minister signing an agreement at AU headquarters on Saturday. "We conclude the process of establishing
Tearful Mubarak refuses to enter prison: security
CAIRO, Jun 2 - Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak whose helicopter landed at Tora prison in Cairo after he was sentenced to life in prison wept and refused to leave the aircraft, a security official told AFP. "He was crying and would not get out
Saudi princess tried to leave hotel without paying
PARIS, Jun 2 - A Saudi princess was caught trying to leave the Shangri-La hotel in Paris without settling a $7.4 million (Sh620m) bill for her rooms, police said on Saturday, confirming a report in the daily Le Parisien. Maha al-Sudani, the former wife
Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
CAIRO, Jun 2 - An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison on Saturday after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year. Also given a life term for the killings
Britain’s Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower
LONDON, Jun 2 - Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said Friday. Prime Minister David Cameron is among 331 lawmakers who have signed up to a campaign
Judge revokes bail in black teen shooting trial
MIAMI, Jun 2 - A judge revoked bail on Friday for a Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed black teenager, and ordered him back to jail for misleading the court about his finances. Prosecutors had filed a motion urging
