Royal Dutch Shell's joint venture with Iraq to capture flared gas in the south of the country could involve an investment of up to $4bn. The agreement, expected to be formalised in October, will be the first major contract reached

searchlink]Jang Geun-suk[/searchlink] ElleGirl magazine photoshoot and interview

searchlink]Lee Jun Ki[/searchlink] to hold fan meeting in Taiwan on September 28, 2008 (English subtitles)

searchlink]TVXQ[/searchlink]/Tohoshinki sings 'Why did I fall in love with you?' and 'Summer Dream' at A-Nation 2008

Fahrenheit's [searchlink]Wu Chun[/searchlink] and Twins's [searchlink]Charlene Choi[/searchlink] in movie 'Butterfly Lovers' behind the scenes

searchlink]Lee Hyori[/searchlink] ( ) - Hey Mr. Big on MBC Music Core 27 September 2008

searchlink]Girls' Generation[/searchlink] (SNSD) - Beethoven Virus OST interview

Well, I've tried to ignore this story, but I suppose the time has come to comment on it...WaPo had a story in their Sunday paper. In China you can take your child to the hospital and have its kidneys tested

Saturday the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released The World Investment Report for 2008. There were a couple of interesting tidbits in the report...For starters, India has replaced China, for the first time, as the most promising destination

Minister of State Nassib Lahoud said Saturday the efforts of the Maronite League to bring various Christian groups together, "accompanied a new atmosphere of reconciliation in Lebanon." "I think that a major part of the tensions within the Christian community

Development and Liberation bloc MP Anwar Khalil warned in comments published Sunday that foreign parties might have "bad intensions" toward Lebanon. In an interview with Al-Anwar newspaper, Khalil said that he hoped all parties would continue their efforts to achieve

MP Michel Aoun, head of the Reform and Change parliamentary bloc, said Friday that reform should begin in the national legislature, which is the reason why he tried to introduce amendments to the electoral law. During a dinner organized by

Syrian troops were allegedly digging long trenches between the regions of Rachaya and Haqel Ashty in the Kfarkouq area near the northern Lebanese border, according to Al-Mustaqbal newspaper on Sunday. According to the newspaper, Syrian troops have remained in this

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister praised over the weekend Lebanon's efforts to implement the Doha agreement, as his Egyptian counterpart said his country's diplomatic efforts had allowed feuding Lebanese to reach the accord. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said during his

Senior government figures said over the weekend they were "disappointed" that proposed reforms to electoral laws were blocked by Parliament on Saturday, and pledged to continue pushing for "radical" change after next year's parliamentary elections.During a marathon sitting on Saturday,

Efforts to achieve reconciliation among Lebanon's Christian factions geared up on Sunday as a Maronite League delegation visited Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir at Bkirki to brief him on the results of its recent talks with rival leaders.Maronite League chief

Accomplished art, as the adage goes, is timeless yet knows no borders. The truism is being confirmed this week at Damascus' Qazzazin Shelter with Samer Omran's Arabic adaptation of "The Emigrants," by Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek. The play is one

America and the world mourned Paul Newman on Sunday, with co-star and long-time friend Robert Redford leading a flood of moving tributes to the Hollywood icon and philanthropist. Family and friends of the actor, who passed away on Friday, remembered

The car bombing in Damascus over the weekend has provided yet another deadly reminder that terrorism respects neither borders nor ideologies. For various means and by various methods, violent extremists of one stripe or another can and will kill innocent

Strange goings on in the world's financial markets and the international economic system as a whole has prompted concerns that a dark fate awaits the human race. And it is the darker side of human nature that is being blamed