'Fire charges could extend to police for wrongdoing'
2010-01-11 09:30:19
Local police officers may end up facing charges for alleged wrongdoing connected to the deadly blaze that severely damaged the brand new five-billion-yuan CCTV tower last February, local media reported yesterday.
Chinese chic steps up to the catwalk
2010-01-11 09:18:48
Fashion designers challenge traditional Western couturiers
More give nod to arranged marriages
2010-01-11 08:53:14
While the feudal times of forced marriages are history, many office workers today are not opposed to having their parents find their life partners.
Peek into private eye
2010-01-11 08:45:58
One professional snoop reveals the secrets of his trade, one that's growing in pace with infidelity.
Book urges couples to "Get Financially Naked"
2010-01-11 08:31:49
If you're willing to undress in front of someone in a relationship, you should be able to undress financially as well, say the authors of a new book.
Bookie refuses to pay out $11 million on snow bet
2010-01-11 08:05:40
Bookmaker Ladbrokes is refusing to pay out more than 7 million pounds ($11 million) to a man who gambled on a white Christmas across the UK, as the bet was accepted by mistake.
Hockey men fined over a beer and a hug
2010-01-11 08:05:23
Pakistan's parliament fined a national hockey player and two team officials for un-Islamic behavior after pictures circulated of them hugging a woman and apparently drinking alcohol in Argentina last month.
White House gate-crashers on list for Vegas party
2010-01-08 14:06:44
The infamous couple who gate-crashed the White House are planning a Las Vegas nightclub outing, but this time they're definitely on the guest list.
Politely sharing truth is best public response
2010-01-08 09:54:40
Once again, an interview ends with unanswered questions. A man working for a university's press office has hung up on my call, right after I told him I was a reporter. I redialed but the call never went through.
Elders addicted to online world
2010-01-08 09:54:19
My parents have been married for 30 years. During that time, they have shared few common interests.
The fourth dimension
2010-01-08 09:43:47
There are layers of meanings to the best films, novels and plays, and we find our own points of significance in these works by cultural "re-imagining".