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Chinese Nobel author trades pen for brush
TAIPEI - A dark figure stands alone in the centre of a bleak, shadowy landscape in one painting, while an ethereal tree-like form claims attention in another.
Tue, Jul 2 2013
On trip, Obama brings out the African in the American
DAR ES SALAAM - Midway through a three-country trip to Africa and shortly after an emotional tour of his hero Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell, Barack Obama was greeted by another revered African leader, Desmond Tutu, with the words: "Welcome home." | Video
Consumer group outs 'Worst Restaurant Meal in America'
- Calories: 1,320. Trans fats: 33 grams. Sodium: 3,700 milligrams. All that pushed Long John Silver's "Big Catch" limited-time only fish platter to win the "Worst Restaurant Meal in America" distinction Tuesday by a U.S. nutrition advocacy group.
British TV channel to air Muslim call to prayer
LONDON - A British television station will broadcast the Muslim call to prayer every morning during Ramadan to give a voice to Britain's Muslim minority, which has faced a backlash since the murder of a soldier on a London street.
All the world's a Chanel stage at Paris fashion week
PARIS - The faded beauty of a crumbling theater, whose curtain opened to reveal an ultra-modern skyline, was the backdrop to Chanel's haute couture show on Tuesday which designer Karl Lagerfeld described as a mix of "tradition with the future."
Tunisia frees rapper jailed for calling police dogs in song
TUNIS - A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday ordered the release from jail of a rap singer who described police as dogs in a video, a ruling that may ease criticism of the Islamist-led government over perceived restrictions on free speech.
Kering names Bottega Veneta's Bellettini as Saint Laurent CEO
PARIS - Kering has appointed Francesca Bellettini as chief executive of its Saint Laurent business, replacing Paul Deneve, the French luxury group said on Tuesday.
Mongolia neo-Nazis announce a change of tack - pollution control
ULAN BATOR - A Mongolian neo-Nazi group has rebranded itself as an environmentalist organization fighting pollution by foreign-owned mines, seeking legitimacy as it sends Swastika-wearing members to check mining permits.
Flowers at funerals an ancient tradition, Israeli dig shows
JERUSALEM - The earliest evidence of flowers being used in funerals has been found in ancient graves unearthed in Israel, archaeologists said on Tuesday, releasing results of a research project that began a decade ago.
Michelle Obama, Laura Bush spotlight Africa women's health
DAR ES SALAAM - U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and predecessor Laura Bush combined their star power to draw attention on Tuesday to efforts to improve women's health and welfare in east Africa.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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