Ordinary people in both the Muslim and non-Muslim world anticipated President Obama’s reaction toward the Arab revolutions fairly accurately, but they were a bit puzzled by Osama bin Laden’s reaction...s the U.S. takes a neutral position in the conflict. In such a case, it will be difficult for the U.S. to defend its three-fold foreign policy doctrine. A democratized Arab world will also face a dile...

...n off the map and slammed straight into its hospital. It was the deadliest single twister in the U.S. in nearly 60 years and the second major tornado disaster in less than a month. Authorities feare...t that hospital,” Riscoe said at a triage center at Joplin’s Memorial Hall entertainment venue. “It’s awful. I had two pregnant nurses who dove under gurneys ... It’s a testimony to the human spirit.”...

The Korea Opera Festival’s focus in 2011 is to well present two original Korean operas produced by local opera companies, as the production skills of Korean opera companies have made great progress i...cond Korea Opera Festival will kick off on June 23 and run through July 24 at the Seoul Arts Center’s Opera Theater and Towol Theater. The organizing committee, comprising of 15 members who represent...

FENDI’s fashion show is to go ahead on the Han River next month, following the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s threats to cancel the event for including fur items. The Italian fashion house and Flos...mired in controversy soon after it was announced on May 11, as animal rights groups protested Fendi’s fur items. Mindful of the anti-fur mood, Seoul Metropolitan Government informed the brand’s Asian ...

...ed. For this forum, I’d like to discuss how literature and writers can obtain independence in today’s world.” Born in 1940 in Jianxi, China, Gao is the first Chinese-born writer to win the Nobel Priz... said. “China has a very limited space for any writer to freely present his works.” Gao said today’s literature can no longer be influenced by all of the 20th century ideologies ― Marxism, liberalism...

Fewer women making R-rated comedies than 15-20 years ago In corporate America, it’s no longer a surprise to see a woman running a giant company like eBay or Hewlett-Packard. But in Hollywood, where ...the kind of business that could bust open the doors for more female-oriented raunchy comedy. There’s just one tiny irritating grain of sand in the film’s Cinderella-style slipper. Despite all that gi...

...summer Busan World Best Trick contests on Haeundae beach, and other events, to help raise the sport’s profile. For him, skateboarding brings together people with its artistic, fun characteristics, an...ion Baer, from California, arrived in Seoul in November. Although the scene here is smaller than he’s used to, he said, “It’s a cool scene.” “There are many good places out on the streets to skate (b...