AFP - 23.05.2013, 19:30
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AFP - 23.05.2013, 18:49
France's lower house on Thursday approved a plan to introduce more courses in English at universities despite critics alleging it will undermine efforts to promote French. A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the second article of a bill on higher education in a show-of-hands ...
AFP - 23.05.2013, 18:05
AFP - 23.05.2013, 16:41
Hard pressed to justify a proposition slammed by critics, the European Commission withdrew on Thursday a planned ban on restaurants serving olive oil in jugs on diners' tables pending consultations with the industry and consumers. European Union Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos performed a ...
AFP - 23.05.2013, 12:42
An 80-year-old Japanese man who underwent heart surgery in January reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain. Yuichiro Miura and his party, including his second son Gouta, arrived at the summit at around 9 am local time (0315 ...
AFP - 23.05.2013, 12:28
AFP - 23.05.2013, 10:54
Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows that it's time to pray when an app on her BlackBerry emits Koranic verses five times a day. The 37-year-old, who in her 20s would save up for the latest Guess clothes and Revlon make-up, now strictly ...
AFP - 23.05.2013, 09:35
AFP - 23.05.2013, 08:22
AFP - 23.05.2013, 08:04
Nothing like a good hairdo to fight deeply entrenched racism in one of the world's emerging economic giants. The tools of battle, such as scissors and conditioners, are being wielded on the outskirts of Rio in a chain of beauty parlors that cater to black and mulata women of limited means. Rather ...
AFP - 23.05.2013, 04:29
Blockbuster features that cost $100 million or more may grab the headlines, but the area of filmmaking that is growing fastest is documentaries, say industry sources at the Cannes Film Festival. Driving the trend, they say, is a widening demand for films that go beyond fiction and instead touch on ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 20:57
Muslim leaders from across the globe knelt in prayer for the Holocaust dead at the Auschwitz's notorious Wall of Death on Wednesday, in an emotional visit to the Nazi German death camp in southern Poland. Imams from Bosnia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 19:52
From ancient Greek statues with futuristic helmets to gladiator shields decorated with shoes, a series of Italian contemporary art works are going on show among the ruins of Rome's Forum. Many of the creations by 17 artists -- spread throughout the vast complex which was once the teeming heart of ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 18:45
AFP - 22.05.2013, 18:35
Spain's oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical form, organisers said Wednesday. The Cante de las Minas festival plans its first overseas event in March in Jodhpur, in Rajasthan state -- considered the home of the migrant gypsies from ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 18:28
France's lower house began debating a proposal Wednesday to introduce more courses in English at universities, amid a storm of controversy in a nation fiercely protective of its identity. The measure, which would also introduce lessons in other languages as part of a wider bill on higher education ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 12:07
AFP - 22.05.2013, 09:45
American teenagers are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites, but taking steps to protect their privacy online, a study showed. Tuesday's new survey showed 91 percent of those surveyed posted a photo of themselves, up from 79 percent in 2006; 71 percent post the city or ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 09:17
AFP - 22.05.2013, 07:59
For 75-year-old pensioner Sova Sengupta the collapse of Indian property-to-media empire Saradha Group, to which she had entrusted her life's savings with the promise of a handsome return, spelt financial ruin. "I'd deposited 100, 000 rupees ($1, 800). I lost all my savings, " the widow wept after ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 00:47
Trying to fight back against the persistent economic crisis in the Balkans, food producers here have turned towards halal food, targeting rising demand from markets in Western and Muslim countries. At a recent three-day halal food fair in the Bosnian capital, the first of its kind in the Balkans, ...
AFP - 22.05.2013, 00:34
AFP - 21.05.2013, 23:24
AFP - 21.05.2013, 22:53
AFP - 21.05.2013, 22:31
Muslim religious leaders from across the globe met with Holocaust survivors and their saviours in an emotional encounter Tuesday at Warsaw's synagogue, as part of an anti-genocide programme that includes a visit to Auschwitz. "Today, we've met real people who suffered the Holocaust and the heroes ...











