Film review: American Hustle
American Hustle rounds out the top nominations at the Academy Awards this year, alongside Gravity and 12 Years a Slave. This latest film by sometimes
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Month: January 2014
Film review: 12 Years A Slave
The most famous shot in Gaspar Noë’s agonizing Irréversible shows a woman in an underground passage in Paris being raped while the
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Ukraine: Opposition rejects Yanukovych offer, but willing to talk more
Ukraine’s three political opposition leaders rejected a proposal by President Viktor Yanukovych to end the nation’s political crisis because it
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Protests spread in Ukraine in spite of bitter cold
Anti-government protests are spreading in Ukraine as embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych promises to reshuffle his government and make other
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Ukraine president offers government posts to opposition leaders
Ukraine’s embattled president, Viktor Yanukovych, is offering the position of prime minister to one of the leaders of the political
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Turkey’s government sees US hand in anti-corruption probes
The deepening corruption scandal in Turkey is putting strains on its relationship with the United States. The Turkish government claims
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Ukraine: Füle calls for end to cycle of violence
“I visited Ukraine on behalf of President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and High Representative/ Vice-President Catherine Ashton on
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Anti-government students start new occupation of Sofia University
A group of students protesting against the Bulgarian government began a new occupation of Sofia University soon after midnight on
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Bulgaria’s foreign ministry bids to avert further blunders by MPs
Seeking to secure the stable door lest any further horses bolt, Bulgaria’s foreign minister is asking members of Parliament to
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