Culture

‘Dixit Maria’ – A Concert of Sacred Music Renaissance German and Portuguese

Caring to hear Musica Sacra in a most suitable environment – the Church of St Joseph’s Seminary – this weekend? The local Perosi Choir is

WORLD OF BACCHUS: Shadow’s run – Fox Creek

Australia’s wine industry is an interesting one. In 2010, with 2,420 producing companies, the top 20, among which Foster’s Group and Constellation Wines Australia, account ...

Sri Lanka fishermen find peace leaves nets empty

Fishermen in the Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee hoped the end of the island’s civil war would bring prosperity, but dynamite and corruption now threaten ...

Venice filmfest open with Tarantino, Portman on red carpet

Natalie Portman and jury head Quentin Tarantino shared the red carpet as the prestigious Venice film festival kicked off last Wednesday and runs through September ...

This Day in History: Ho Chi Minh dies

On September 2, 1969 President Ho Chi Minh of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam dies of a heart attack in Hanoi. Radio Hanoi announces the ...

Offbeat: Nigeria government locks out late workers

Nigeria's government locked out hundreds of workers who showed up late in the capital on Tuesday as part of efforts to instill discipline among notoriously ...

This Day in History: Korean Airlines flight shot down by Soviet Union

On September 1, 1983 Soviet jet fighters intercept a Korean Airlines passenger flight in Russian airspace and shoot the plane down, killing 269 passengers and ...

Offbeat: Pakistan cricket lovers make ass of players

Pakistani cricket lovers Monday protested at the match-fixing scandal by pelting tomatoes at donkeys labelled with the names of top national players embroiled in the ...

This Day in History: Princess Diana dies

On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in Paris’ Pitie-Salpetiere Hospital after suffering massive chest injuries in an early morning car accident. ...

Offbeat: Breast implant raffle in poll campaign

An opposition candidate in next month’s Venezuelan legislative elections is holding a breast implant raffle to fund his campaign, he said in a newspaper interview ...