Art finds its edge on Italy’s social faultlines
Art news
November 28, 2014
Art finds its edge on Italy’s social faultlines
In a part of Rome few tourists ever reach, the Metropoliz Museum of the Other and the Elsewhere (MAAM) takes…
E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers
Health & Fitness
November 27, 2014
E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest…
General strike grips Greece as reform talks stall
World
November 27, 2014
General strike grips Greece as reform talks stall
Public services ground to a halt in Greece on Thursday as unions launched a general strike in protest at more…
German unemployment falls more than expected in November
World
November 27, 2014
German unemployment falls more than expected in November
Unemployment in Germany fell in November as the labour market continues to shrug off weak growth, official data showed on…
Egypt’s Sisi talks Libya, contracts in French trip
Egypt
November 27, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi talks Libya, contracts in French trip
France on Wednesday urged Egypt to continue its path towards democracy, as visiting president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sought to restore…
24 killed in Burkina’s anti-Compaore uprising
World
November 26, 2014
24 killed in Burkina’s anti-Compaore uprising
Twenty-four people were killed and 625 people were wounded in the popular uprising that toppled longtime president Blaise Compaore in…
Egypt jails 78 minors for pro-Morsi protests
Egypt
November 26, 2014
Egypt jails 78 minors for pro-Morsi protests
An Egyptian court sentenced 78 minors to between two and five years in prison Wednesday for joining demonstrations calling for…
Turkey’s remaining Assyrian Christians dream of better times
World
November 26, 2014
Turkey’s remaining Assyrian Christians dream of better times
In a small village in the southeast of Turkey stand two Assyrian churches, one a thousand years old, the other…
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
Fashion
November 26, 2014
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
Mention African style and the fashion crowd thinks Lagos, or Johannesburg. But Uganda's emerging designers -- using a mix of…
India to raise age for tobacco purchases, ban single sales
Health & Fitness
November 26, 2014
India to raise age for tobacco purchases, ban single sales
Health campaigners Wednesday welcomed India's plans to raise the age for tobacco purchases to 25 and ban unpackaged cigarettes, hailing…