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Thursday, May 23 2013
Yes To Talk, No To War
IN the smoke-filled cafes of central Damascus, where young unarmed activists discuss the next protest against the Assad regime, the mood is one of determination and excitement. It takes huge courage to risk arrest, torture and the chance of a bullet ...
BALES GAVE VENT TO DEVIL OF OUR NATURE
IT'S always interesting to read the quotations of people who knew a mass murderer before he killed. They usually express complete bafflement that a person who seemed so kind and normal could do something so horrific. Friends of Robert Bales...
Al Watan - Arabic Newspaper
Jamila - Monthly Women Magazine


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The Vow: Can amnesia block romance? Forget about it

AT the beginning of The Vow – and again at the end, in case you had forgotten – you are told that it was "inspired by true events." There is always a lot of latitude in such a claim, and no one would accuse this mild.

Alpine interlude, just 80 minutes from Munich
THE absurd part wasn´t sprinting, nearly naked, through a frozen warren of tunnels carved into the dense snow on top of a glacier. It was that I was desperately trying to make it outside, where the nighttime temperature was minus five degrees Fahrenheit and trillions of moonlit snowflakes were swirling in the wind. By the second step into this maelstrom on Zugspitze, the highest peak in Germany, all feeling in my bare feet had vanished, but salvation lay six metres ahead in the billowing steam of an outdoor hot tub. Just 80 minutes by train from Munich, the German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (population 26,000) is a wonderful spot to spend a few days exploring...
Woman douses Kim Kardashian with flour
KIM Kardashian was left humiliated when she was attacked with flour on the red carpet at her own perfume launch. The 30-year-old reality star was covered in the cooking ingredient after an unidentified Asian woman pelted her at the launch of True Refection at The London Hotel in West Hollywood. Kim arrived dressed-to-the-nines, wearing a black blazer, leather trousers and a bright blue blouse, but within minutes she looked more like a dowdy housewife after a kitchen mishap. Kim´s back and hair was covered in the substance, which was later determined as cooking flour. The website reports that after the attack, Kim, who arrived at the hotel with her mother ...
Emraan game for an action film with strong script
ACTOR Emraan Hashmi, who started his career with an action film titled Footpath and moved on to romance and drama, says he would love to go back to the genre, provided he gets a film with a strong story and character. "I would want a character- driven action film," Emraan said. "Generally action-driven films are low on story. I personally would like to do films where from point A to point Z there is a welletched character and a good script. Definitely if it´s an action film, it has to be a good script," he added. The 32-year-old feels it´s important for action filmmakers to strike the right balance between the stunts and story. "Action films are high on ....

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