Thinking the unthinkable in Europe
By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE: When Greece was bailed out by a joint eurozone-IMF rescue package back in May, it was clear that the deal had bought only a temporary respite. Now…
Alternatives to austerity
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: In the aftermath of the Great Recession, countries have been left with unprecedented peacetime deficits and increasing anxieties about their growing national debts. In many countries,…
The dissident and the Mahatma
By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: With the Nobel Peace Prize presented this month in the absence of this year’s laureate, the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, it might be wise…
Coens part ways with Wayne in their ‘True Grit’
By David Germain/ AP If there were a Hollywood Remakes 101 college class, "True Grit" directors Joel and Ethan Coen no doubt would be in violation of a basic lesson: Never…
China’s Zhang says Bale to star in Nanjing project
By Gillian Wong/ AP Christian Bale will star in Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's new project about 13 young prostitutes who help save compatriots from Japanese troops rampaging Nanjing, the latest film…
Danish camera enters heart of Afghan combat
By Herve Asquin and Bronwen Roberts/ AFP Afghan war film "Armadillo" follows young Danish soldiers deploying against the Taliban for the first time, intimately recording their confrontation with a complicated conflict,…
Saudi king leaves US hospital after surgery
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah has left a New York hospital to convalesce, the royal court announced on Wednesday, one month after his departure for back surgery sparked speculation about the…
Israel complains to UN over Gaza rockets
JERUSALEM: Israel has called on the Security Council to issue a "clear and resolute" message against rockets fired into its territory from the Gaza Strip, in a letter to the…
Iraq PM eyes security, services as new government meets
BAGHDAD: Iraq's new cabinet held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after a parliamentary vote ended months of political deadlock, but now must address the public's real concerns —…