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…
Why Talk to Iran?
WASHINGTON, DC: June 12 marks the first anniversary of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election as Iran’s president. Despite the Iranian opposition’s continuing efforts to contest the outcome and advance political liberalization,…
Cordoba House, Ground Zero and overcoming the fear of Islam
LOS ANGELES, California: On June 6 some organizations, such as Stop Islamization of America, Jihad Watch and the Tea Party movement, have planned a demonstration in New York to protest…