When technophobia becomes toxic
By Henry I. Miller STANFORD: During the late 1990s, a singular phenomenon appeared in countries around the world. One after another, food and beverage companies capitulated to activists opposed to a…
Mediterranean wines eye joint push into Asia
By Suzanne Mustacich / AFP MONTPELLIER: What do the Grenache grapes ripening above the smooth river stones of France's Chateauneuf-du-Pape have in common with the Xinomavro clinging to the slopes of…
World can replace oil lost to Iran sanctions: US
By Roberta Rampton / Reuters WASHINGTON: Global oil producers appear to have enough spare capacity to make up for Iranian exports curtailed by tough new sanctions, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu…
Africa offers promise and peril to telcos
By Leila Abboud and Kate Holton / Reuters BARCELONA: Poor infrastructure, fragmented markets and stiff competition mean Africa poses risks as well as potential rewards for telecom operators hunting for growth…
Can Europe be saved?
By Alfred Gusenbauer VIENNA: In 2011, Europe’s financial and banking crisis escalated into a sovereign-debt crisis. A problem that began in Greece ended up raising doubts about the very viability of…
Vatican archive treasures go on show for first time
By Dario Thuburn / AFP Vatican archives documenting centuries of European history including Galileo Galilei's trial documents and Martin Luther's excommunication went on public display for the first time Wednesday. The…
Turkey: Epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest
By Christopher Torchia / AP Turkey is on a roll these days, uplifted by economic growth and regional diplomacy. Now comes a film to boost the feel-good mood, an epic about…
Buttered Up: The content producer who loves aubergines
By Sarah Khanna I am so uninterested in shopping with friends that I cannot hide my indifference. A lone shopper, I saunter through the passages of ladies' fashion inattentive to the…
A Muslim chaplain who matters for non-Muslims, too
By Noah J. Silverman NEW YORK: In 1924, Norman De Nosaquo, a Jewish student at the University of Wisconsin, wrote a letter to the editor of the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle in…
Saudi pushes Iraq ties in anti-Assad move: experts
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: Saudi Arabia's push to improve ties with Iraq is part of a drive to convince it to abandon the Syrian president, despite the strong influence…