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National Gallery Acquires 2nd Century Buddha

Friday, September 14, 2007 12:06:00 PM

One of Australia's wealthiest women, Roslyn Packer, could afford the price tag on almost anything.   Full Story

Love, Arabian Style

Sunday, September 02, 2007 12:10:00 PM

Author Rajaa Alsanea discusses her novel about Arab women, Girls of Riyadh, which was blacklisted in Arab countries.   Full Story

Author Signing a Surprise in Alice

Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:10:00 PM

Bookstore manager Bev Ellis would have baked best-selling American author Stephen King a cake had she known he was in town. Instead, the multi-millionaire was accused of defacing a handful of books wh ...   Full Story

Chinese Arts Feature in 'Global Competition Series'

Sunday, August 26, 2007 12:30:00 PM

Following New Tang Dynasty Television's (NTDTV) International Chinese Classical Dance Competition held in July this year, a Global Chinese Singing Competition to be staged this November is the nex ...   Full Story

Australian Historian Helps Germans Warm to Vilified Prussia

Friday, August 24, 2007 12:30:00 PM

Germans are starting to rethink their negative views about Prussia, the state which ruled much of northern Germany for centuries and which has been viewed for decades through the prism of Nazism.    Full Story

Archipelago Artist: Bueno Silva Jr.

Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:12:00 PM

CHICAGO-An open secret of Philippine society is its excellent master artists. This reporter interviewed four of the best artists the Philippine Republic has ever produced—father and son Bueno and E ...   Full Story

Traversing Savage Waves

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:24:00 PM

Some say it was Columbus and others are sure it was Leif Eriksson who first discovered the New World. Historian and author Galvin Menzies says the honor goes to a Chinese admiral during the Ming Dynas ...   Full Story

Tales of Two Cities

Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:27:00 PM

Montreal and Toronto have long battled for the title of Canada's Greatest City.   Full Story

Harry Potter's Magic Can't Beat Chinese Pirates

Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:05:00 PM

Harry Potter might possess the powers to vanquish evil wizards–but not Chinese pirates.   Full Story

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