Filmmakers protesting Berlin festival

" BERLIN (JTA) -- Berlin's international film festival is a purveyor of anti-Semitic propaganda, a filmmakers organization says. The Club of Iranian and European Filmmakers will protest Thursday outside the screening of "Letters to the President," a film about Iranian...

Toledo Police brace for possible civil unrest

Received another warning of possible civil unrest. "By Aaron Brilbeck Monday, November 03, 2008 at 4:44 p.m. TOLEDO, OHIO -- Toledo police are gearing up for possible "Civil unrest" during and after tomorrow's elections.In an internal memo obtained exclusively by NBC 24 News,...

Clamour grows for BBC to act over Russell Brand radio insults

Some prank phone calls made by BBC presenters Russel Brand and Jonathan Ross have become a major issue in the UK, dominating the 24-hour networks today. When a high-profile guest cancelled on the show, Brand and Ross left him messages on his voicemail on air harassing him,...

PM condemns railway track blast near Bahawalpur

"Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday strongly condemned the bomb blast near Bahawalpur in which the railway track was damaged, resulting in derailment of a train and killing of innocent people.The Prime Minister expressed sympathy and condolences with the families of...

Private security company takes control of bombed Marriott hotel

"A private security company took control of Islamabad Marriottt hotel after investigation and rescue operation was concluded here on Tuesday.Meanwhile, renovation work of gutted structure continued for second straight day in order to give it a better look for temporary period...

Soap company sues Dhoni

"Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd (KDSL) has served a legal notice on MS Dhoni, asking India’s ODI skipper to appear in Karnataka High Court. The court has directed Dhoni and his endorsing company, M/s Sporting and Outdoor Solutions, to appear in person or through an...

Man dies in shooting at N.B. border

"Traffic attempting to cross the Canada-United States border at Woodstock, N.B., was rerouted briefly on Thursday morning following a shooting. The RCMP said they responded to the shooting at the Woodstock border crossing at approximately 9 a.m. A car bearing Texas licence...

The Exiles: Film about Native Americans Exiled in Their Own Land Revived

Sherman Alexie, who can be a real hoot, has some poignant things to say about this film revival."THE Exiles,” a film about American Indians living on the edge of downtown Los Angeles in the 1950s, is both a chronicle and a casualty of neglect: a movie about a forsaken...

Malaysian Muslim royalty slams Islamic party for opposing music concert | The...

"The royal titular head of a Malaysian state has criticized an Islamic opposition party for opposing a planned music concert, dismissing the protest as "hypocritical" and "trivial" in a rare outburst, a news report said Wednesday. The Selangor state sultan's criticism was...

Eve-teaser asked to tell all it's bad

Teasing a women have costed a teenage boy dearly in India. The boy has been asked to  write his views on eveteasing in 25 sheets of paper by a local court. " 19-year-old Bharat, who was found guilty of teasing a woman outside a south Delhi school, was asked to...

"Tribbles" Director Dies

Another of the old guard passes on."Joseph Pevney, who directed some of the best-known episodes of the original “Star Trek” television series, died on May 18 at his home here. He was 96. ...Mr. Pevney directed 14 episodes of that 1960s series, including “The City...