Queen Elizabeth is philistine Starkey has delivered a less than rose-tinted verdict on the head of state, accusing her of philistinism and being uninterested in her predecessors, largely due to being poorly educated.
Peace talks ending, Nepal to be republic After interminable negotiations between the ruling parties and the guerrillas, a tripartite meeting on Saturday resulted in an agreement, a senior politician said.
Blair turns Catholic Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East peace envoy, has converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on Saturday.
Law must take its own course "All of us in the ANC have insisted, and that includes Jacob Zuma, that the law must take its course," said Mbeki.
Glorious snow white... Workers put a final touch on a snow sculpture in Harbin, northeast China, on Tuesday. The 20th Harbin International Ice-Snow Sculpture Expo opened on December 20 in the capital of Heilongjiang province. AP/Xinhua
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