July

July 25, 2008

Somalia: Time to Pay Attention

By Frankie Martin WASHINGTON ~ While the world looks elsewhere, Somalia is in flames. The nation just topped a list – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Top Stars to Sing for Tibet

BEIJING ~ Sting, Dave Matthews and a host of other music stars have added their voices to the pro-Tibet movement – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Picasso’s Guernica Needs Special Care Say Curators

MADRID ~ Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece Guernica is in a “stable but serious” condition, Spanish art experts told El Pais newspaper. – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Goya’s Colossus Was Painted by His Apprentice: Experts

MADRID ~ The Colossus, one the best-known paintings attributed to Francisco Goya, is in fact the work of an apprentice – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Asian Literary Prize Longlist Announced

HONG KONG ~ A total of 21 unpublished works of fiction have been longlisted for a prestigious literary prize for – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Clapboard

Holy Blockbuster! LOS ANGELES ~ Batman sequel The Dark Knight rewrote the box office record books at the weekend as – Read More...
July 19, 2008

In Tampa, Relax by the Shore and Save It, Too

By Andrea Sachs The Washington Post The beaches at Florida’s Fort DeSoto Park have the same effect on the brain – Read More...
July 18, 2008

Australian Pedophile Suspect Arrested

KUTA ~ An Australian man wanted for pedophilia has been arrested on in Kuta and will be sent back to – Read More...
July 18, 2008

Govt Expresses Regret over E. Timor Atrocities

NUSA DUA ~ The central government expressed regret this week for violence in East Timor in 1999 after accepting a – Read More...
July 18, 2008

Corruption Watchdog Arrests another MP

JAKARTA ~ The powerful Corruption Eradication Commission arrested a lawmaker on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes from developers, the sixth – Read More...