2011: Year that changed the world

Even Nostradamus, with all his predictive powers and deep astrological insight, couldn’t have foretold with precision and exactitude the flurry of events that ripped through the world in year 2011 READ MORE...

Will in the Middle

Rome’s influence on Shakespeare, and Shakespeare’s on Verdi.


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Van Gogh - The Life - By Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith - Book Review

A speculative biography suggests that Vincent van Gogh might have been murdered.


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WE, THE DROWNED By Carsten Jensen Translated from the Danish by Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 678 pp. $28 When was the last time you relished sitting down with a 678-page Danish novel? "We, the Drowned" might just be too much book to tote to the beach next summer, ...
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Nigeria Terror Group Has al Qaeda Ties, Report Says

Nigeria Terror Group Has al Qaeda Ties, Report Says
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Iran Feels Heat Over Support for Damascus

Iran Feels Heat Over Support for Damascus - WSJ.com:

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WFP Investigating ‘Possible Theft of Food’ in Somalia

WFP Investigating ‘Possible Theft of Food’ in Somalia

Syrian Political Upheaval Remains on Cards

Syria Threatens Dissidents Around Globe, U.S. Says

Is Korea on brink of war?

South Korea returns fire on North in disputed waters

Syria Broadens Military Crackdown

Syria Broadens Military Crackdown

Iran Set to Become Nucleur

Iran Claims Progress Speeding Nuclear Program

‪Europe's largest volvano erupts‬‏

‪Europe's largest volvano erupts‬‏ - YouTube

Bank Wields Axe on Jobs

HSBC Announces Job Cuts as Profit Rises

France on Radar Screen for Debt Exposure

It's Not So Far-Fetched To Be Worried About France

‪Kenyan Refugee Camp Hits Capacity‬‏ as Somalia Famine Crisis Grows

US President Barack Obama has said the drought and the resulting famine in the Horn of Africa require a coherent international response.

Europe's Businesses Express Gloom

Europe's Businesses Express Gloom

Spain Targeted for Another Bond Downgrade

Moody's Puts Spain on Downgrade Review

European Business Slides

Europe's Businesses Express Gloom

Iran Viewed as Incubator for al Qaeda

U.S. Sees Alliance Between Iran - WSJ.com

‪Credit Suisse to cut 2,000 jobs‬‏

‪Credit Suisse to cut 2,000 jobs‬‏ - YouTube