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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – It’s probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia’s first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience. The concert, held at a government-run cultural center, broke many taboos in a country …

French first lady Carla Bruni’s new song has left Colombia’s leaders furious. In one of the songs on her new album to be released in July, the ex-model and wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, mentions “Colombian white.” “You are my drug. More deadly than Afghan heroin. More dangerous than …

WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said Saturday he is donating $10,500 to charity and refinancing his loan on an apartment building after reviewing documents showing he received special treatment from Countrywide Financial Corp. Conrad said it appears that Countrywide waived 1 point on his mortgage for a …