BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – Lebanon went to the polls on Sunday for the first time since repeated crises pushed it to the verge of failure, with the governing class expected to easily survive popular outrage. The parliamentary election will be the first litmus test for opposition movements generated by aRead More →

When singers take to the stage in the Italian city of Turin on Saturday night, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra seems likely to ride a tide of popular goodwill to win the Eurovision Song Contest. “Stefania,” performed in Ukrainian by Kalush Orchestra, blends rap with traditional folk music and is an homageRead More →