Blonde or brunette? Celluloid rivals fight it out in Paris
On a wall-mounted screen, Marilyn Monroe sings a chorus from "Gentlemen Prefer…
Leave it to Picasso to revitalize the art market at London fairs
With the Frieze Art Fair in full swing, artists, collectors and dealers…
Why are we afraid of nuclear power?
CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS: Germany’s ambivalence about nuclear energy, common in many developed countries,…
Currency chaos
BRUSSELS: Guido Mantega, Brazil’s finance minister, aptly captured the current monetary Zeitgeist…
Inspired by Indonesia
JAKARTA: Preparing my next book, “Ceritalah: Indonesia” (Tell Me a Story, Indonesia),…
Turkey faces tough call on NATO missile shield
ANKARA: Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faces making a difficult decision that pits maintaining…
Somali pirates seize South Korean fishing boat, says ministry
SEOUL: A South Korean fishing boat with 43 people on board has…
French retiree on trial for attacking veiled woman
PARIS: A retired French schoolteacher went on trial Thursday on accusations that…