2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1320+ words) SYDNEY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A major Australian arts festival has apologised to a Palestinian Australian writer after disinviting her over her remarks about Israel, sparking a controversy that forced the cancellation of this year's Adelaide Writers' Week. The Adelaide Festival Board…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (752+ words) BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities have ordered the demolition of a soccer field in a crowded refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, eliminating one of the few spaces where Palestinian children are able to run and play....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1099+ words) BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - In a packed Beirut nightclub, electronic beats pulsed alongside projected videos of popes in white robes as Catholic priest Father Guilherme Peixoto spun tracks on the turntable. " The performance drew 2,000 attendees, but it also sparked opposition from…...