GENEVA: The UN refugee agency expressed alarm Friday that "murderous" Ugandan rebels are mounting increasingly brutal attacks on civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the Central African Republic. "UNHCR is alarmed by reports we’re receiving from our field offices of a dramatic rise in the frequency and brutality of the Lord’s Resistance Army’s …

KHARTOUM: Sudan has sought Interpol’s help for the arrest in Egypt of Justice and Equality Movement rebel movement leader Khalil Ibrahim, a website close to the country’s intelligence services reported. In an interview with the Sudanese Media Center, a daily close to the secret services, Justice Minister Abdel Bassit Sabdarat said he had asked Interpol …

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt next Monday to discuss a resumption of Middle East peace talks, a top Israeli official told AFP. The two leaders "agreed during a telephone conversation last night [Monday] to meet next Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh," the Red Sea resort where Mubarak …

Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez told Wednesday at the London premiere of her new movie "The Back-Up Plan" how she pigged out and broke wind in the film to show what being pregnant is really like. The singer and actress plays a successful career woman who is artificially inseminated only to meet the love of her …

The Egyptian woman is known for her strength and loyalty. Against all odds, she continues to climb the ladder of success and shatters stereotypes. This generation of strong women chose to hone their talents and turn them into businesses. Below are three of many examples of 20-something female entrepreneurs that made their mark on the …