Petty torture rules played on sense of duty
The Japan Times Sat, 09 May 2009 14:01 PM PDT
PARIS â€" The top-secret memorandums released by the Obama administration concerning torture practices in CIA prisons shed new light on a fundamental question: How is it that people acting in the name of the United States government could so easily accept the idea of torturing detainees in their charge? The newly published documents do not disclose the very facts of torture, which were already ... |
Tennis: French star Gasquet fails drugs test
Channel NewsAsia Sat, 09 May 2009 13:48 PM PDT
PARIS : France's Richard Gasquet, the world number 23 and former Wimbledon semi-finalist, failed a drugs test at the Miami Masters in March, it was claimed here on Saturday. |
Migrant warns Africans off ‘misery’ Europe
Times Online Sat, 09 May 2009 13:18 PM PDT
AN African in Paris is appealing to his countrymen to stay at home rather than risk their lives attempting to break into “fortress Europeâ€, where, he says, they will be miserable. |
World Digital Library launched at UNESCO
Sunday Observer Sat, 09 May 2009 12:49 PM PDT
The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe was launched on April 21 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. |
Alexander McQueen gives haute couture a slap in the face
Pioneer Press Sat, 09 May 2009 11:51 AM PDT
Last month, few fashion designers in Paris were willing to question the future for luxury goods, with one exception: Alexander McQueen actually parodied couture design of the past century on a stage that symbolized the sudden crash of luxury exuberance. |
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fansfc.com Sat, 09 May 2009 10:39 AM PDT
Didier Digard admits he didn’t expect to be in a relegation fight with Middlesbrough this season. The Frenchman arrived from Paris St Germain in the summer, and he admits he is surprised to see Boro three points adrift of safety with the same number of games remaining. |
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