In Georgia, some see a conflict as a proxy battle between Russia and the United States.

Malaysia's first Angkasawan, Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Malaysian Idols Jaclyn Victor and Daniel Lee have been appointed ambassadors for the upcoming Global Peace Festival 2008.

As the Conservatives wake up to the prospect of power after the next election, they face the daunting task of fulfilling their twin promises of smaller, less intrusive government - what they have termed the post-bureaucratic State - while encouraging the renaissance of personal responsibility and social values needed to address the "broken society".

A bit of German wisdom greeted those inside Dacosta's Sons of Hermann Hall.

Why Is He Famous? Joseph has gone out of his way to ensure that his private life remains private, and it's consequently impossible to know how he has fared with the ladies thus far.

The Filipino Community of Guam presents Kulturang Malaya, featuring the Central Luzon State University's Student Cultural Society Dance Troupe, on 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Guam Marriott Resort and Spa's Chamorro ballroom.

Success was hardly assured for two Stanford University graduate students and their nascent search engine, operated from a couple of cramped dorm rooms and burdened with a goofy name. But their brainchild, Google, incorporated 10 years ago today, has blossomed...

Popular culture in Gaza is considered by many young Gazans to be a necessity, although hard-liners in Hamas are pressing a more fundamentalist agenda on cultural matters.

SEMPORNA, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has suggested that the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership return to their original struggle to that the coalition will remain strong and continue to govern the country.

Dustin Hoffman stars in "Rain Man." Francisco Menendez recently told some colleagues that he had caught a showing of "Tropic Thunder," the Ben Stiller-Robert Downey Jr. summer hit that last weekend remained the No. 1 movie in the country.