African Viewpoints on the US 2012 Election
Region: CameroonBy Rakotomalala The United States (US) presidential election will be held on November 6, 2012, and as the campaign enters the home stretch, it's clear that the outcome of the race is likely to have big and lasting ... more
Views: 1215"We Get Requests" by the Oscar Peterson Trio
Region: New York
All jazz is avant-garde jazz. Oscar Peterson's album We Get Requests (a wonderful title, both a boast and a complaint) is trio jazz: Oscar on piano, Ray Brown on bass, Ed Thigpen on drums (1964). But for moments in each so... more
Views: 1095Madagascar Delegation Barred from UN General Assembly Stage
Region: MadagascarThe political impasse in Madagascar has taken on new dimensions. In an attempt to legitimize the military-backed government on the international scene, Madagascar's current leader, Andry Rajoelina, was scheduled to t... more
Views: 1961Learn from the scars and use your baton
Region: IndiaThe 15th general election of India for electing members of parliament for the lower house ‘The Lok Sabha’, is going on. The country is phased out for polling on different dates in a span of nearly a month start... more
Views: 2023
Slumdog Millionaire Nominated for Oscars
Region: India
Slumdog Millionaire has again created history by getting nominated into Oscars this year in 10 different categories. Slumdog... is based on a novel by Vikash Swarup and stars Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan in... more
Views: 2298Foreign-language Oscar entries unveiled.
Region: IndiaThe race for the 2009 best foreign-language film Oscar is the most crowded one yet, with a record 67 countries submitting a film to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS president Sid Ganis revealed the co... more
Views: 1177Shah Rukh will be really upset: Aamir Khan !
Region: IndiaIt’s a matter of pride for Aamir Khan that Taare Zameen Par is his third movie that has made it to Oscars as India’s official entry. So does that mean Aamir is the true Baadshah of Bollywood? “If Shah Ru... more
Views: 742Death Penalty for Madagascar Farmers in Land Dispute
Region: Madagascar
Posted by Lova Rakotomalala to Global Voices Online 21 farmers from the locality of Ankorondrano-Analavory (90 km west of Antananarivo, Madagascar) were sentenced by the state court of Miarinarivo to various sentences b... more
Views: 2470Oscar changed our rules for best song
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Oscar academy of motion picture arts & science has adjusted its rules governing the Oscars to avoid a small number of films from dominating the best original song category and to ensure that the best foreign langua... more
Views: 1488
