Communist consumer goods make comeback
AFP - Tuesday November 10, 04:59 AM
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Once the butt of jokes the world over, communist-era East European goods from sweets, to rustic washing machines and clunky cars are all the rage again.

Travel bosses eye the 'funemployed'
AFP - Tuesday November 10, 04:53 AM
LONDON (AFP) - US tourism chiefs are targeting credit-crunched jobless people with time on their hands -- the so-called "funemployed" -- while in Asia golfing holidays are booming, notably in China, a study said on Monday.

Vatican outlines rules for Anglicans to convert
AFP - Tuesday November 10, 01:18 AM
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - The Vatican on Monday promulgated new rules under which Anglicans -- many of whom are unhappy with the Church of England's moves to embrace female and homosexual clergy -- can join the Catholic fold.

Taiwan president presses for more English in college
AFP - Monday November 9, 01:01 PM
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou called Sunday for more university classes to be taught in English if the island is to attract talented foreign students.

Detective agency series puts Botswana on tourist map
AFP - Monday November 9, 12:42 PM
GABORONE (AFP) - At the foot of Kgale Hill, the sudden appearance of new shops caused a bit of a buzz as bemused locals seeking to book a haircut or buy beer found themselves turned away from a film set.

"Modern Warfare 2" strikes on Tuesday
AFP - Monday November 9, 10:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - "Modern Warfare 2" strikes on Tuesday in a worldwide assault eagerly anticipated by lovers of the blockbuster role-playing battle videogame franchise.

Swiss less wary of foreigners than a decade ago: survey
AFP - Sunday November 8, 10:03 AM
GENEVA (AFP) - Switzerland appears to be less skeptical of foreigners than a decade ago, with most Swiss now finding that the proportion of foreigners residing here is not too high, a survey showed Saturday.

Pope a fan of sports -- but not doping athletes
AFP - Sunday November 8, 09:37 AM
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against drug-taking in sport on Saturday.

Nabokov's unfinished -- and unburned -- novel reappears
AFP - Sunday November 8, 08:06 AM
NEW YORK (AFP) - Vladimir Nabokov wanted it burned on his death, but "The Original of Laura" survived and now, 32 years later, the unfinished novel is about to be published for the first time.

Taiwan court to scrap 'unfair' law on prostitutes
AFP - Sunday November 8, 07:53 AM
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's constitutional court said Saturday it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows clients to go free.