Will the sun still rise?
By Heizo Takenaka TOKYO: The scale of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March was far greater than even the authorities’ worst scenarios foresaw. Nearly six months later, the…
Europe’s shaky foundations
By Joschka Fischer BERLIN: Slowly, word is getting round — even in Germany — that the financial crisis could destroy the European unification project in its entirety, because it demonstrates, quite…
Palestinian protest disrupts Israeli concert in UK
LONDON: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the world-famous Proms concerts in London on Thursday, forcing the BBC to cut short a radio broadcast of…
Polanski’s ‘Carnage’ wows critics in Venice
Rounds of applause and riotous laughter met Roman Polanski's grotesque comedy of manners "Carnage" at the press screening in Venice. The screen adaptation of playwright Yasmina Reza's acclaimed Broadway play…
‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna says she can have it all
Madonna jokingly defended her title as "Queen of Pop,” quipping she would never give up her throne for love like King Edward VIII — the subject of her latest film…
Ten Kuwaiti lawyers to help defend Mubarak
CAIRO: Ten Kuwaiti lawyers will join the defense team for Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak in his trial on charges of corruption and authorizing the killing of protesters, the state…
Buttered Up: Bread baking and breakfast buffets
Now that big buffet season is over, baking season kicks off. It starts with a little bit of yeast, a whole lot of flour and some warm water or milk;…
Turkey expels Israeli envoy in flotilla report row
ANKARA: Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador to Ankara Friday and suspended all military ties with its one-time ally after a UN report slammed the "excessive" force used in a raid…
World powers free up billions to rebuild Libya
PARIS: World leaders on Thursday agreed to free up billions more in frozen assets to help Libya's interim rulers restore vital services and start rebuilding after a six-month war that…
France to ‘develop’ contacts with Syrian opposition
PARIS: France said Friday it planned to boost its contacts with the opposition in Syria to try and bring an end to the bloody crackdown on anti-regime protests. "We will…