Best fondue in town? Head to Korba
Living in Heliopolis is considered to be, by my friends, some sort of punishment for a previous life of sin. Far from downtown, far from my office, and far from…
'World of Warcraft,' the magazine
Media group Future announced Thursday it has teamed up with videogame publisher Blizzard Entertainment to launch an official magazine about the hugely popular videogame World of Warcraft. Future said the…
Obesity surgery death rates are low, study finds
Obese, but worried that surgery for it might kill you? The risk of that has dropped dramatically, and now is no greater than for having a gall bladder out, a…
A healthy regimen for Ramadan
As my first Ramadan fasting approaches, one thing has been heavy on my mind. It's not how to survive the long days without food or drink, but no, it's from…
World's top mall woos Gulf, emerging market shoppers
DUBAI: Sales picked up sharply at the world s largest mall in Dubai in the last two months as tourists from emerging markets seized on bargains, though turnover remains below…
Sale of Warhol's Jacko portrait not so h
The auction of a portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol appeared Thursday to have met a lower sale price than initially expected.The Vered Gallery on Long Island, outside New…
Ramadan 2009 TV preview
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, shine up your lanterns, empty your fridge for the yameesh and get ready to waste countless hours in front of your TV sets. Yes,…
Avoiding another Gojra in Pakistan
LAHORE: Riots erupted in a village near Gojra in Pakistan's Punjab province on July 31 when it was alleged that three Christians desecrated pages of the Holy Quran at a…
Why Financial Pay Shouldn't be Left to the Market
CAMBRIDGE: Although some financial firms are reforming how they pay their employees, governments around the world are seriously considering regulating such firms' compensation structures. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision…