Activities and Recreation
Freed Morocco Islamists say owe release to Arab Spring
By Zakia Abdennebi RABAT | Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:41pm EST RABAT (Reuters) – The leaders of a Moroccan Islamist group, who were jailed over what campaigners say were trumped-up charges and then released last week, said on Thursday they owed their freedom to the “Arab Spring” and called for other captives to be freed. [...]
New Pentagon rules could put women closer to combat
By David Alexander WASHINGTON | Thu Feb 9, 2012 7:42pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon unveiled a new policy on Thursday that will expand job opportunities for women in the military but shift them closer to the fighting, rekindling the issue of women in combat. The move is part of a Pentagon effort to [...]
Family, fashion dominate the days of Carolina Herrera
By Jan Paschal NEW YORK | Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:38pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Designer Carolina Herrera didn’t grow up dreaming of a fashion career. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she spent her childhood riding horses and pursuing favorite pastimes on the family estate. But fashion became her calling and after a lifetime of [...]
Kate (and Pippa’s bum) push Lady Gaga off fashion’s map
LOS ANGELES | Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:21pm EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britain’s Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa have bumped Lady Gaga off the international fashion map. The wife of Prince William, now formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge, topped a fashion buzzword list for a second year running while outrageous pop [...]
Records tumble at Christie’s art sale
By Mike Collett-White LONDON | Tue Feb 7, 2012 7:25pm EST LONDON (Reuters) – Christie’s on Tuesday kicked off a fortnight of major London art sales with a bang, hitting or exceeding the most optimistic pre-sale expectations and extending 2011′s record-breaking run into the new year. At its impressionist and modern evening sale, the world’s [...]
