New Islamist democracies will be open for business
By Una Galani / Reuters DUBAI: The Arab revolutions have altered perceptions of the region. The new regimes may have democratic foundations but they won't look like anything the West or…
Egypt is not on the verge of bankruptcy, experts say
CAIRO: Egypt is far from the verge of bankruptcy, despite growing economic woes the country continues to witness since the January uprising, experts said. “You go bankrupt if your reserves…
Streep can’t save superficial ‘Iron Lady’
By Christy Lemire / AP The same problems that plagued "La Vie en Rose," starring Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, exist in "The Iron Lady," a biopic about Margaret Thatcher starring…
Colosseum loses another chunk as restoration looms
The Colosseum lost another piece on Tuesday as Rome's most famous monument deteriorates further ahead of a long-delayed restoration funded by an Italian billionaire now scheduled to start in March.…
Doctors look to treat sick children in virtual worlds
Doctors in a domed laboratory in Canada are designing a virtual world where they hope to one day treat traumatized children with colorful avatars using toy-like medical gadgets. Sensory stimulation…
Chimp from 1930s US ‘Tarzan’ films dead at 80: zoo
Cheetah, a chimpanzee said to have performed in the "Tarzan" films of the 1930s, has died at the age of 80, according to the Florida sanctuary where he lived. "It…
Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels. "It…
Asia’s natural-born allies
By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI: At a time when China’s economic, diplomatic, and military rise casts the shadow of a power disequilibrium over Asia, the just-concluded visit of Japanese Prime Minister…
Restoring European growth
By Jim Leitner, Nuno Monteiro and Ian Shapiro NEW YORK: Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis has rumbled on for so long that some people are beginning to take it for granted that eurozone…
Reforming repo rules
By Mark Roe CAMBRIDGE: Sometimes, we just don’t learn. After the financial crisis, the United States enacted the Dodd-Frank Act to overhaul American financial regulation, with the aim of reducing the…