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Morocco's Gift

Pablo Ganguli | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Pablo Ganguli

Morocco has earned itself a reputation as a tolerant, nascent democracy in North Africa. In reality, it is a very different story.

Salman Rushdie Knighted

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON — Author Salman Rushdie slipped into Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II that had angered many...

Retirement's For Sissies: Chinese Chairman Still Going Strong At 100

BusinessWeek | Bruce Einhorn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In his eight decades in the media business, Sir Run Run Shaw has built the Chinese-speaking world's most successful film and TV empire. He was co-foun...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Launches Special "Royal Channel" On YouTube

AP | THOMAS WAGNER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday. The queen w...

Joan Rivers Meets The Queen, Drops 13 Swear Words

This is London | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Comedienne Joan Rivers unleashed a foulmouthed tirade in front of the Queen and Prince Philip at the 79th Royal Variety Performance - swearing 13 time...

Election Results Mean Australia May Bid Farewell To Queen

The Times Of London (U.K.) | Bernard Lagan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Australia will hold a referendum on removing the Queen as head of state after Kevin Rudd, the Labor leader and a staunch republican, swept to power at...

Vogue Names Queen One Of World's Most Glamorous Women

The Guardian (U.K.) | Sarah Knapton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Vogue has given tweeds and headscarves the nod of approval by naming the Queen as one of the world's most glamorous women. The 81-year-old monarch was...

BBC Struggles To Adapt To Digital Era

New York Times | Eric Pfanner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Television viewers in Whitehaven, England, who tune in to BBC2 the old-fashioned way will be out of luck as of Wednesday. The northern coastal town is...