Society

S.African school closes dorm over lesbian kiss: reports - 02/27/2010

DURBAN - A South African girls' boarding school outside Durban has closed down a dormitory after accusing 27 residents of being lesbians, local media reported Friday. Two girls were caught kissing...

British children over-exposed to sex: report - 02/27/2010

LONDON- Children in Britain are being exposed to too much sexual imagery through the Internet, music videos, computer games and magazines, a report commissioned by the Home Office said Friday. The...

China goes gourmet with foie gras - 02/22/2010

YANQING, Francois Bougon - China's ever-growing taste for luxury goods is extending into the culinary world -- and that's good news for Jean-Marie Vallier, who runs a duck farm and foie gras factory...

Amnesty condemns caning 'epidemic' in Malaysia - 02/17/2010

WASHINGTON - Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Malaysia to end a caning "epidemic," saying that authorities have meted out the punishment to thousands of men in addition to the high-profile...

For Clinton, a bit of Wellesley in Saudi Arabia - 02/17/2010

JEDDAH, Paul Handley - When Hillary Clinton addresses students at Dar al-Hekma college in Jeddah on Tuesday, it will be a bit like going back to her own alma mater, Wellesley College in...

French culture minister orders artist's "censored" work put back - 02/14/2010

PARIS- France's culture minister called Saturday on the country's top art college to hang a work by a Chinese artist back on its facade, after she complained it had been censored for political...

EuroMillions produces biggest ever British lottery win - 02/14/2010

LONDON - A ticketholder in Britain has won 56 million pounds (64.6 million euros, 87.9 million dollars) on the EuroMillions lottery, easily becoming Britain's biggest ever lottery win. The winning...

British chef quits in burger and chips row - 02/11/2010

LONDON - The head chef of a Michelin starred British restaurant has walked out after the owner demanded he change his menu from haute cuisine to burger and chips. Ryan Simpson told Tuesday how he...

Turkish court blocks religious college proposal - 02/09/2010

ANKARA - Turkey's highest administrative court on Monday ruled against a government-backed move to make it easier for students from religious training colleges to go to university, Anatolia news...

Row over seven-year-old Brazilian samba queen - 02/08/2010

RIO DE JANEIRO- A row has erupted in Brazil over the choice of a young girl to be "queen" of a top samba school during Rio de Janeiro's famous Carnival -- a role usually handed to sensuous women....
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