Irish government has unveiled a range of tough austerity measures designed to help solve the country’s debt crisis.
Actress Golshifteh Farahani attends the ‘Poulet Aux Prunes’ premiere during the 68th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Cinema on September 3, 2011 in Venice, Italy. (Getty) While the Iranian government may not be the biggest fan of native actress Golshifteh Farahani after her skin-baring photo shoot for Le Madame Figaro and for appearing…
A literary festival in St-Malo, France, Russian writer Zahar Prilepin and I spoke on a panel about Russia’s war in Chechnya. The audience was fired up with anti-Russian sentiment, having just seen a documentary on the devastation of Grozny by Russian forces in 2000. Prilepin—muscular, silent—sank sullenly in his chair as the…
“Vulnerable nations still depend on us to deter aggression from their larger neighbors,” says Marco Rubio. “Oppressed peoples still turn their eyes toward our shores, wondering if we can hear their cries.” “The world is slipping out of control,” warns Jeb Bush. “We have no reason to apologize for our leadership and our interest in…
Karzai’s China-Iran dalliance riles Obama By M K Bhadrakumar Great moments in diplomatic timing are hard to distinguish when the practitioners are inscrutable entities. Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visits to China and Iran within the week rang alarm bells in Washington which were heard in the Oval Office of the White House. Karzai’s two days…
Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11 Attack on Movie Theaters That Screen ‘The Interview’ ….. updated IT’S OVER DECEMBER 16, 2014 and the saga begins here… Senior Film and Media Reporter@BrentALang The Sony hackers have threatened a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen Seth Rogen…