Israel expels boat activists as calls for probe mount
JERUSALEM: All activists and crew on board the Rachel Corrie aid ship which tried to run the Israeli siege of Gaza would be expelled Sunday, an official said, as calls…
Blue chips drag Egypt to two-week low
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark index fell 2.3 percent, dragged lower by blue chips and tracking losses in other markets. A sell-off at the end of last week in oil and global…
UN chief moving ahead with probe of Israeli raid
JERUSALEM: An Israeli official said Sunday that UN chief Ban Ki-moon is moving ahead with plans for an international commission to investigate Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.…
Wenders hails 3D as 'ideal tool' for documentaries
German director Wim Wenders has finished shooting a 3D film about legendary choreographer Pina Bausch and he has hailed the reborn format as "an ideal tool for documentary makers." "I…
'3 Idiots' sweeps protest-hit Bollywood awards in Sri Lanka
Indian megastar Aamir Khan's hit movie "3 Idiots" swept the "Bollywood Oscars" at the weekend but the glitzy ceremony in Sri Lanka was marred by boycott calls and the absence…
Cuba's ageless diva Juana Bacallao croons past 80
It is well past midnight and Juana Bacallao hasn't started work. The Cuban diva is still backstage arranging her signature blond wig and adjusting her slinky red dress. The crowd…
What Will Israel Not Do?
What were they thinking about? Let's get this straight. Israel is enforcing a blockade against Gaza that is in blatant defiance of international law. A flotilla of activists attempts to…
Responsibly Destroying the World's Peasantry
BRUSSELS: The World Bank, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretariat recently…
Financial Re-Regulation and Democracy
NEW YORK: It has taken almost two years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and more than three years since the beginning of the global recession brought on by the…
Haiti's State-Building Challenge
SANTO DOMINGO: The $5 billion in short-term aid for Haiti, and the $10 billion pledged for its long-term reconstruction at the International Donors’ Conference on March 31, is a vote…