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Malkovich to headline 'World Theatre Day'
Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble member John Malkovich will give the "international message" on World Theatre Day, March 22, in Paris. This will be the 50th anniversary of the event, run by the International Theatre Institute and designed to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Steppenwolf Theatre, Arthur Miller, John Malkovich
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Iranian universities shut female students out of dozens of fields
World NowIranian universities are shutting female students out of dozens of fields this year, saying there aren’t enough jobs available for them after they graduate, according to Iranian media. Three dozen universities across the country are not allowing... -
U.S. returns more than 4,000 stolen antiquities to Mexico
World NowMEXICO CITY -- U.S. officials Thursday returned more than 4,000 pieces of stolen and looted pre-Columbian art and artifacts to the Mexican government, the result of 11 investigations. The recovery of the items, which include statues, hatchets and pottery,... -
Australians torn over promises, risks of coal-seam 'fracking'
World NowGlobal Focus: Fracking Australia -- Lock the Gate appears to be a fitting name for Australia’s protest movement against hydraulic fracturing. It took activists years to identify threats to public health from "fracking," a classic case of getting... -
reFramed: In conversation with Alessio Romenzi
Framework“reFramed” is a feature showcasing fine art photography and vision-forward photojournalism. It is curated by Los Angeles Times staff photographer Barbara Davidson. twitter@photospice Alessio Romanzi was born in Colle Sant'Angelo, a small... -
WEST BANK: Palestinians start pro-U.N. bid activities
Babylon & BeyondThe Palestinian support group for the United Nations bid to gain statehood recognition announced Saturday a series of activities that would reach a peak when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23.... -
Leading foe rejects new plan for Peru mine
World NowGregorio Santos, Cajamarca regional president, said changes in a plan to build a $4.8-billion copper and gold mine in northern Peru are not sufficient to win locals' support.... -
'Comfort women' show goes on in Tokyo despite protests
World NowThe uproar over the black-and-white images taken by South Korean photographer Ahn Sehong underscore the sensitivity, decades later, around the plight of Korean women forced to serve the Japanese military as sex slaves during World War II... -
Mali rebellions put Timbuktu on UNESCO's endangered list
World NowThe United Nations cultural organization put the besieged city of Timbuktu and the nearby Tomb of Askia on its endangered list, citing threats to the designated world treasures from ethnic and religious fighting in northern Mali.... -
Palestinians hail World Heritage listing of Bethlehem holy sites
World NowA United Nations panel voted to include the biblical city of Bethlehem and its holy sites on the World Heritage list, to the applause of Palestinian officials and the anger of their Israeli counterparts.... -
Islamist rebels in Mali destroy Timbuktu historic sites
World NowRadical Islamists affiliated with Al Qaeda used axes, shovels and automatic weapons to destroy tombs and other cultural and religious monuments in northern Mali for a third day on Monday, including bashing in the door of a 15th Century mosque in Timbuktu,... -
Romney sets up education panel, names Phil Handy a co-chair
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney's campaign today announced appointment of a 19-member Education Policy Advisory Group that includes a number of folks from Harvard; President George W. Bush's education secretary, Rod Paige of Houst0o; and a host of other education thinkers....
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