Who said men don't like dressing up?
From porcupine hats worn once-upon-a-time to bright silk socks and garters today, men it seems love dressing up.Featuring old Papua New Guinea necklaces of human teeth and ivory nose-rings as…
Gene therapy for Parkinson's "encouraging" in early trials
A gene therapy for Parkinson s disease that has been tested on lab monkeys is showing good early results in a small-scale trial on humans, French researchers said on Wednesday.The…
Intel reports $9.4 bln in revenues for Q3
CAIRO: Intel Corporation reported third-quarter revenue of $9.4 billion, the "strongest second-to-third quarter growth in over 30 years, according to a statement, Last week, Intel unveiled the "fastest, most revolutionary…
Danis Tanovic's gut-wrenching 'Triage' opens Rome film fest
Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic revisited the horrors of war in his gut-wrenching film Triage as the Rome film festival kicked off on Thursday. After surviving war, I feel touched…
THE REEL ESTATE: Woo's 'Red Cliff' technically high, dramatically low
This will probably provoke the ire of action film fans everywhere, but I have to get this off my chest: I've never been a fan of John Woo. Yes, the…
70 years on, Nefertiti's new Berlin home open again
BERLIN: Closed for 70 years following heavy bomb damage during World War II, Berlin's "Neues Museum throws open its doors again on Friday, with 3,400-year-old Egyptian beauty Queen Nefertiti star…
The confluence of civilisations
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Several months ago, President Barack Obama made a historic speech in Cairo seeking to redefine relations between America and the Muslim world. I would like to respond to…
The Copenhagen panic
COPENHAGEN: A sense of panic is setting in among many campaigners for drastic cuts in global carbon emissions. It is becoming obvious that the highly trumpeted meeting set for Copenhagen…
Editorial: Egypt's looming Delta disaster
CAIRO: Less than a week before flying over to Copenhagen to attend a global editors' forum on confronting global warming, the UN's Inter-Regional Information Network (IRIN) published a chilling report…
City Cab drivers want 'efforts to be rewarded'
CAIRO: Escaping Cairo's grubby heat next to the cooling breeze of a fountain in Mohandiseen, City Cab drivers past and present gathered at a taxi stand had little good to…
