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Wanted Iraq VP refuses to return to Baghdad - 2011-12-26

The warrant against Hashemi, issued nearly a week ago, has been the focus of a political row between Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, which is a part of his...
Spielberg seeks 'old-fashioned' spectacle in war film

Spielberg seeks 'old-fashioned' spectacle in war film - 2011-12-25

LOS ANGELES, Leila Macor- Steven Spielberg's new film "War Horse" is almost deliberately old-fashioned, pitting noble beast against the horrors of war, with sweeping, emotional set pieces -- and...
Nadine Labaki: the rising star of Lebanese cinema

Nadine Labaki: the rising star of Lebanese cinema - 2011-09-30

BEIRUT, Rana Moussaoui- Flushed with the triumph of her latest film at the Toronto International Film Festival, Lebanese director Nadine Labaki is the toast of the town as she sits in a Beirut cafe...
Yoko Ono says Japan should look at Iceland

Yoko Ono says Japan should look at Iceland - 2011-08-07

TOKYO, Frank Zeller- Yoko Ono has an idea for her disaster-scarred country Japan -- abandon nuclear energy for renewables and tap the geothermal energy beneath the unstable ground of the volcanic...
Writer urges Internet junkies to switch off and think

Writer urges Internet junkies to switch off and think - 2011-06-05

SEOUL, Simon Martin- Like tens of millions of others, US technology writer Nicholas Carr found the lure of the worldwide web hard to resist -- until he noticed it was getting harder and harder to...
Arab leaders doing too little, too late: UN chief tells AFP

Arab leaders doing too little, too late: UN chief tells AFP - 2011-05-19

UNITED NATIONS, Pierre-Antoine Donnet- Arab leaders faced by uprisings this year have always come out with too little, too late, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday....
Pakistani rocker: bin Laden death great for Muslims

Pakistani rocker: bin Laden death great for Muslims - 2011-05-10

WASHINGTON, Shaun Tandon- Top Pakistani musician Salman Ahmad has hailed Osama bin Laden's death as a victory for the Islamic world and demanded accountability over how the Al-Qaeda chief lived in...
Kate will avoid Diana's sadness: author Morton

Kate will avoid Diana's sadness: author Morton - 2011-04-26

LONDON, Guy Jackson- Kate Middleton will avoid the problems experienced by Princess Diana when she marries into a royal family that has changed greatly in 30 years, leading royal author Andrew Morton...
Jimmy Choo staying true to his roots

Jimmy Choo staying true to his roots - 2011-03-19

HONG KONG, Joyce Woo- World-famous designer Jimmy Choo may have come a long way since working in his family's humble shoemaking business in Malaysia, but he never forgot his dad's dedication to...
Dalai Lama rejects pleas to reconsider retirement

Dalai Lama rejects pleas to reconsider retirement - 2011-03-18

DHARAMSHALA, Adam Plowright- The Dalai Lama rejected on Thursday calls from his followers and the Tibetan parliament-in-exile urging him to reconsider his decision to retire as political head of the...
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Egypt convicts top Arab actor for 'defaming Islam'

"Some people seeking fame filed a suit against me over works I have done which they consider insulting to Islam, and this is of course not true," he said. The 71-year-old celebrity has a long history of legal tangles with Islamists who regard the...