Archive for December, 2011
From Dear Leader to Marilyn Monroe, defector mocks Kim
By Ju-min Park SEOUL | Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:18am EST SEOUL (Reuters) – Above the ballooning dress of Marilyn Monroe is the face of the late North Korean despot Kim Jong-il. A pigeon flies overhead and a feather lies nearby on the ground. North Korean artist Song Byeok once proudly drew the “Dear Leader” [...]
App aims to make a social network more personal
By Natasha Baker TORONTO | Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:16am EST TORONTO (Reuters) – Interested in sharing more personal moments of life to a small group of friends rather than a large network? An app called Path could help. Originally conceived as a way to post photos and videos for close family and friends to [...]
Imagining realistic resolutions for a fit New Year
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:10am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Have you already begun to fret over keeping that looming New Year’s resolution to shape up in the coming months? Experts say while wishing will not make it so, visualizing your trimmer, fitter self can help to set you [...]
Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:14am EST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria on Sunday but his Christmas day peace appeal was marred by a bomb at a Catholic Church in Nigeria which the Vatican condemned as blind “terrorist violence.” The leader [...]
Pope Christmas message calls for end to violence in Syria
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:28am EST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria and a resumption of Middle East peace talks on Sunday on a Christmas Day marred by a bomb blast at a Catholic Church in Nigeria. The leader of the [...]
