Oscar winner Jennifer Jones dead at 90
Jennifer Jones, the beautiful, raven-haired actress who was nominated for Academy Awards five times, winning in 1943 for her portrayal of a saintly nun in The Song of Bernadette, died…
Melrose Resources says 2010 output 4 pct up vs mkt view
LONDON: Melrose Resources said it expected the average daily production rate in 2010 to be 4 percent higher than the current 2009 market forecast as output from its existing fields…
Gaza barrier a 'sovereign right': Egyptian state-owned daily
CAIRO: A state-owned Cairo daily confirmed on Thursday that Egypt is building an underground barrier with Gaza and said it was a sovereign right that would increase pressure on the…
HRW urges Egypt to halt lethal force against migrants on border
CAIRO: Egypt must stop using lethal force against migrants attempting to cross its border with Israel, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report issued this week.The report, "Slow Movement:…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Matthew Williamson's Greek goddess turns punk
Matthew Williamson's debut last week had Cairo abuzz, part of the weeklong promotional launch held for SODIC's new development Forty West. A fashion show was organized in conjunction with HIP…
Hong Kong women shrug off tattoo taboo
Spurred-on by celebrity style or simply looking for a new way to stand out in a city of seven million, Hong Kong women are increasingly taking to tattoos - an…
Move over Hermes: Hipper scarves worth collecting
They have been spotted around town and they are quite striking: scarves brightly saturated in color with a vivid print of evil eyes by a brand that is growing…
Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity: study
Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.The British researchers checked the DNA of 300 children who d…
Privacy advocates slam Facebook change
Privacy advocates slammed revamped Facebook privacy controls on Thursday, saying the change masks a move to get members to expose more information online. These new privacy changes aren t so…
Snuba mixes snorkeling and scuba
Breathing underwater was a strange sensation. It was even stranger because I ve never been scuba-certified. Stranger yet that my wife - who is reluctant to even duck her head…