"Benazir Bhutto's son has finally held his own press conference. How Pakistan's heir apparent handled the media, fake Facebook pages and fears about his future. ..."
by Rod Nordland
in: Newsweek
Monday, January 14, 2008
Press conference for Benazir Bhutto's son
"Benazir Bhutto's son has finally held his own press conference. How Pakistan's heir apparent handled the media, fake Facebook pages and fears about his future. ..."
Baitullah Mehsud the name that many are accusing
"Baitullah Mehsud is being blamed for most of the suicide bombings in Pakistan, including Benazir Bhutto's assassination. The rise of a militant leader. ..."
"Al Qaeda’s Newest Triggerman"
by Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau
in: Newsweek
"Al Qaeda’s Newest Triggerman"
by Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau
in: Newsweek
Underground religion in China
"...At an underground church service in China, you pray as quickly as you can - and hope the police do not come running in. ..."
by James Reynolds
in: BBC News
Smith's Cloud on it's way
"Smith's Cloud", it may set off spectacular fireworks when it smacks into our galaxy in 20-40 million years.
It contains enough hydrogen to produce a million stars like our Sun, researchers believe. (...)
Details of the work, by a team at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, were unveiled at the 211th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas."
It contains enough hydrogen to produce a million stars like our Sun, researchers believe. (...)
Details of the work, by a team at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, were unveiled at the 211th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas."
by Paul Rinco
in: BBCnews
in: BBCnews
Black Holes
"The supermassive black holes at the cores of most galaxies could be spinning at a dizzying rates. These celestial monsters may be rotating so fast, they are close to the maximum rates allowed by Einstein's theory of relativity..."
By Paul Rincon
in:BBCnews
Shibboleth by Doris Salcedo
"...Salcedo has created a subterranean chasm that stretches the length of the Turbine Hall. (...) Shibboleth asks questions about the interaction of sculpture and space, about architecture and the values it enshrines, and about the shaky ideological foundations on which Western notions of modernity are built. (...) A ‘shibboleth’ is a custom, phrase or use of language that acts as a test of belonging to a particular social group or class. ..."
"Interruption of a Course of Action": Lovett/Codagnome exhibition
"...the first U.S. museum exhibition for the artist duo Lovett/Codagnone. Best known for their performances, videos, and photographs that combine elements of S&M gay subculture with everyday domestic scenes, the artist team will further their ongoing exploration of power relations, as manifested in explicit cultural signifiers as well as clandestine or unconscious practices. ..."
Organized by P.S.1 Curatorial Advisor Lia Gangitano
Globes without stars
"The usual crowds lined up on the street, but the floats never came. This year’s Globes will be remembered as the Year of Living Absently..."
"How lame was this year’s bizarro-world version of the Globes?... "
by David Carr
" Awards Season"
in: New York Times
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Benazir Bhutto murdered
"Benazir Bhutto, the daughter of a prime minister of Pakistan who held that post twice herself, died on Dec. 27, 2007 in a suicide attack on a political rally as she campaigned to hold that post a third time. (...)
Ms. Bhutto took over the leadership of her father's party and became the first woman leader of an Islamic country when she was first elected prime minister in 1988 at the age of 35. "
Ms. Bhutto took over the leadership of her father's party and became the first woman leader of an Islamic country when she was first elected prime minister in 1988 at the age of 35. "
By JANE PERLEZ and VICTORIA BURNETT
in: New York Times
"Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday that British investigators are heading to Pakistan to help clear up the confusion surrounding Thursday's assassination of Benazir Bhutto."
Kenia's bloodshed
"Both sides in Kenya's disputed election have accused the other of violence as diplomatic efforts to defuse the country's political crisis intensify. (...)
About 300 people have now died in the post-poll bloodshed, including 35 burned to death sheltering in a church."
in: BBCnews
Sri Lanka returns to war
"It said escalating violence had made the Norwegian-brokered truce redundant. The accord came into effect in February 2002 ahead of inconclusive peace talks.
Since mid-2006 troops and rebels have fought regular clashes, despite the deal still technically being in place.
There was no immediate response from the Tigers, who want independence for Tamils in Sri Lanka's north and east."
Since mid-2006 troops and rebels have fought regular clashes, despite the deal still technically being in place.
There was no immediate response from the Tigers, who want independence for Tamils in Sri Lanka's north and east."
in: BBCnews
in Gaza
"Israel has carried out a helicopter attack on the north of the Gaza Strip in which six militants were killed, Palestinian hospital sources say.
Three of the dead were believed to be members of the Hamas Islamist group."
Three of the dead were believed to be members of the Hamas Islamist group."
in: BBCnews
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