Top grossing Korean film The Thieves will be screened from tomorrow until August 28 at Katara Drama Theatre, as part of Katara DFI Cinema. Directed by Choi Dong Hoon, this star-studded heist movie is one

A man entered a U.S. elementary school armed with a Kalashnikov Tuesday and took employees hostage before surrendering, authorities said. No one was wounded when he "held a few staff members captive in the front

Sixteen people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a bus plunged into a river as it returned from a church outing on Indonesia's main island of Java, police said. The bus was carrying 60

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak will face a new court hearing on Wednesday during which his lawyer will seek his release from prison, judicial sources said. The hearing is the fourth and final case against

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak will face a new court hearing on Wednesday during which his lawyer will seek his release from prison, judicial sources said. The hearing is the fourth and final case against

Qatar Airways has increased the check-in baggage allowance for its passengers flying from Doha and other destinations worldwide. The increased allowance will come into force on September 1. Those travelling in economy class will be

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded by the sword two nationals convicted of murdering a Syrian and of armed robbery, the interior ministry said. Ibrahim al-Qanbar and Ahmed al-Musalam were found guilty of attacking a labor

An Australian woman has lived to tell the tale after being brought back to life from being clinically dead for 42 minutes, doctors said on Monday. Mother-of-two Vanessa Tanasio, 41, was rushed to Monash Medical

The world's 136 largest coastal cities could risk combined annual losses of $1 trillion (750 billion euros) from floods by 2050 unless they drastically raise their defenses, a study warned Sunday. Current losses are about

German power company RWE is shutting six domestic plants and rival E.ON is threatening to relocate to Turkey as the sector tots up the cost of the government's energy policy turnaround. Ever since Chancellor Angela