Sweden's minister of culture has been accused of racism after cutting a cake depicting a naked black woman. Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth was taking part in an event at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the capital's museum of modern art and home to works by Picasso and Dalí. She was invited to cut the cake, an art installation meant to highlight the issue of female genital mutilation. She began, as instructed, by taking a chunk from the cake's "clitoris". The artist, Makode Aj Linde, who created the installation for World Art...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: Engaged Since Christmas
BRAD Pitt proposed to Angelina Jolie over Christmas, it has been revealed. According to America’s Life & Style magazine, Pitt went down on one knee over the festive period but the couple decided to keep their engagement a secret until the timing was just right. “Brad had the ring designed last year and made sure it was ready by Christmas because he wanted a romantic Christmas proposal — and he got it,” a source...
Gulf Leaders Discuss UAE-Iran Island Dispute
Foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council held an emergency meeting in Doha Tuesday to discuss a territorial dispute between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, which some believe could pose a threat to international security. The talks followed a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Abu Musa, a Persian Gulf island controlled by Iran, but also claimed by the UAE. Iranian state media...
Palestinian prisoners in mass hunger strike
At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday, as rallies across the occupied territories marked "Prisoners' Day". As thousands gathered in towns and cities in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, three-quarters of the 4,700 Palestinians held by Israel began refusing food, the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said. "In the framework of (Palestinian) Prisoners' Day,...
Argentina moves to seize control of Repsol's YPF
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez unveiled plans on Monday to seize control of leading energy company YPF, drawing swift warnings from key trade partners and risking the country's further economic isolation. YPF (YPFD.BA), controlled by Spain's Repsol (REP.MC), has been under intense pressure from Fernandez's center-left government to boost production, and its share price has plunged due to months of speculation...
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