‘Dumbass’ Ai Weiwei Heavy Metal Video Rants Against State Control
BEIJING – The opening moments of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s new video (available on the artist’s website) set the tone for the next five minutes and 13 seconds. Against pounding guitar chords reminiscent of a Metallica classic, Ai is seen handcuffed and wearing a black… Read More »
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Syria Fires at Israeli Vehicle, Raising Fears
TEL AVIV– The Syrian military said on Tuesday that it fired on an Israeli army jeep in the contested Golan Heights in the early hours of the morning, destroying it. Israel said the jeep was slightly damaged and there were no casualties, but the incident… Read More »
Global News Quiz for May 18-19
Have you been following this week’s international headlines? Test your knowledge with this week’s Global News Quiz. (Answers at the bottom.) 1. David Beckham announced his retirement from soccer this week. He’s married to Victoria – but what was her name in the Spice Girls?… Read More »
What American Parents Need to Do Better: Lessons from the Rest of the World
With tiger moms, helicopter parents, and permissive and authoritarian models, parenting styles differ as much in the United States as they do in any country. But can American parents learn something from their counterparts in different parts of the world? The answer is yes, according… Read More »
Jewelry Heist at Cannes Straight From Hollywood
It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller: while a fancy jewelry company is hosting a ball at the Cannes Festival, thieves break into a company employees’ hotel room and steal $1 million worth of jewelry. But this story is real. It happened in… Read More »
Syrian ‘Cannibal’ Says He Will Stand Trial if Assad Does
The recent video of a Syrian rebel commander carving open the corpse of a fighter loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, removing several organs and biting into what appeared to be a lung shocked and revolted even the closest observers of Syria’s increasingly brutal civil war…. Read More »
Grisly Execution Videos Show Growing Brutality in Syria
The camera pans up from three blindfolded men with their hands bound to a rebel fighter speaking into a megaphone. He stands by a white pickup truck, his face covered with a white and red checkered scarf. In classical Arabic, the man reads out the… Read More »
Bomb Hoax, Extreme Air Rage Impede Travel
ABC News’ Gloria Riviera reports: BEIJING – What officials say were false terror threats against three domestic carriers led to significant delays and cancellations at many of China’s main airports today. Authorities are still investigating calls made to China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Shenzhen… Read More »
Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif Learns From Mistakes of First Two Terms
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – When millions of Pakistanis flocked to the polls over the weekend in record numbers, they did more than just elect a new leader. They elected an old one, too. Nawaz Sharif served as the country’s prime minister twice, once from 1990 to… Read More »
Netanyahu’s $140,000 In-Flight Bed Becomes Political Nightmare
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a backlash after reports surfaced that his office was charged an extra $139,000 for a bed on a recent five-hour flight to London. The uproar comes as Israel faces a new austerity budget, tax hikes and… Read More »
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