Books
Holocaust memoir cancelled after author concedes fabrications
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 17:29.A publisher has cancelled a book due out in February after its author admitted parts of his memoir about the Holocaust were fabricated, US media reported.
Islamic feminist author defends the headscarf
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 09:55.
Turkey's ban on wearing headscarves in public institutions such as universities is a form of oppression over women, according to an Islamic feminist novelist Cihan Aktas, 48.
The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Tuesday said its derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) markets set new trading records last year with volume surging to 
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
Popular US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, 54, has vowed to battle her recent weight gain, blaming it on "food abuse."
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.