Perspective

March 6, 2009

THE MIDDLE AGES : Public Anger Doesn’t Help Octuplet Babies

By Susan Reimer The Baltimore Sun If I am Nadya Suleman right now, I’m thinking 14 kids younger than 7 – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Prince Charles Named World’s Best Dressed Man

LONDON ~ Britain’s Prince Charles has beaten off competition from US President Barack Obama to be named the world’s best – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Motorcycles Help Keep You Young, Says Software Expert

TOKYO ~ Riding motorcycles helps keep drivers young by invigorating their brains, the scientist behind popular Brain Training computer software – Read More...
March 6, 2009

Bankruptcy Fears Stalk Milan Fashion Week

MILAN ~ Leading Italian fashion houses put a brave, even chipper face on their Milan shows this season, despite being – Read More...
February 27, 2009

World’s Biggest Demobilization Begins in Sudan

By Guillaume Lavallee Agence France-Presse EL-DAMAZIN ~ “The war is over; it’s time for peace,” says a white-bearded Othman, one – Read More...
February 27, 2009

Unraveling the Conundrum of Kerobokan Prison

By Laurane Marchive The Bali Times KEROBOKAN PRISON ~ Kerobokan Prison is one of those places everybody has heard of, – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Crisis-hit Jakarta Malls Have Plenty of Visitors but Few Sales

By Richard Willingham Agence France-Presse JAKARTA ~ With opulent attractions from children’s rides and slippery slides to faux-European boulevards, the – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Britain’s Goody Vows to End Life in Media Glare

By Odile Duperry Agence France-Presse LONDON ~ British reality TV star Jade Goody has vowed to end her life in – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Hamburgers Are the Hummers of Food in Global Warming

When it comes to global warming, hamburgers are the Hummers of food, scientists say. Simply switching from steak to salad – Read More...
February 13, 2009

Fire and the Dry Australian Landscape Are Partners

By Linda Mottram Radio Australia And now the inferno of the weekend of February 7, 2009, has again illustrated Australia’s – Read More...