A fresh appeal for the release of jailed media mogul Nabil Karoui who has a reached a runoff in Tunisia's presidential polls was turned down on Wednesday, his lawyer said. "The judge has refused to give a ruling, saying it was not in his jurisdiction," Kamel Ben Messoud told AFP, after...

The Palestinians are prepared to engage in dialogue with any future Israeli leader, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Wednesday in Oslo, the day after general elections in Israel ended in deadlock. "Whoever will be able to form a government, we are ready to sit with him or her in order...

After living and crooning for years in Las Vegas, French-Canadian superstar Celine Dion has returned home to Quebec to kick off her first world tour in a decade on Wednesday. At 51, the Grammy winner also recently announced the release of a new album entitled "Courage," which will be her...

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a center-left grouping that would be led by former military chief Benny Gantz. The outcome, according to almost complete results...