Moscow expels US journalistUS journalist David Satter, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been banned from the country in one of the first such expulsions since the Cold War.
15 января 2014
Live 'Sound of Music' woos TV viewers, disappoints criticsUS television network NBC's one-night live revival of the venerable Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" pulled a respectable 18.5 million viewers, but it failed to thrill the critics.
07 декабря 2013
Morocco Islamists under fire over women abuse billA long-awaited law to combat violence against women is currently under study in Morocco, but the Islamist-led government has had to revise its proposals after sharp criticism from rights groups.
Depardieu's Rasputin rubbished in RussiaIt was the movie role that won Gerard Depardieu a Russian passport. But the actor's turn as the demonic priest Rasputin who mesmerised the Tsar's family has had a critical mauling in Russia.
Outrage in Indonesia over school's genitalia surveyIndonesia's education ministry Thursday strongly criticised officials in a small town in Aceh province for asking children to assess the size of their private parts in a graphic school survey.
06 сентября 2013
Mugabe blasts 'insane' US for vote criticism President Robert Mugabe on Thursday rebuked the "insane" US for criticising his push for elections without key reforms and told it to keep its "pink nose" out of Zimbabwe's affairs.
US, China clash over Snowden but see trade progress The United States reprimanded China for not handing over fugitive leaker Edward Snowden, but the two powers saw progress elsewhere in ties including on reaching an investment treaty.
12 июля 2013
Stalin police criticism sparks anti-Semitism row in Russia A explosive comparison made by a liberal Russian politician between Stalin's agents and Hitler's secret police has provoked a storm of abusive criticism in Russia that has been tinged by anti-Semitism.
24 мая 2013
Pulitzer-winning US film critic Ebert dies at 70 Film legend Martin Scorsese and President Barack Obama led tributes to US movie critic Roger Ebert, the first cinema pundit to win a Pulitzer Prize who died Thursday from cancer aged 70.
Ted Nugent scratches his Obama itch after speech As promised, rocker and gun enthusiast Ted Nugent was on his best behavior at President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, but he let loose with some colorful criticism afterward.
13 февраля 2013
US safety board finds clue to Boeing fire, faults FAA The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday criticized the government's certification process for the Boeing 787 and said it had pinpointed how a battery fire occurred on one of the planes.
08 февраля 2013
Concerns over media freedoms in Morsi's Egypt The Cairo cafe is packed with patrons in stitches as television host Bassem Youssef fires his caustic criticism at President Mohamed Morsi, but post-revolution media freedoms have proved no laughing matter for some.
24 января 2013
How the US shapes the military's big screen image The CIA and the Pentagon pulled out all the stops for the creators of "Zero Dark Thirty," staging interviews with officials and a Navy SEAL for an inside account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
23 января 2013
US criticizes Google chairman's N. Korea visit The United States on Thursday criticized a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt, calling it ill-timed in the wake of Pyongyang's widely condemned rocket launch last month.
05 января 2013
Outcry in Taiwan over calls to terminate Chinese 'Oscars' A Taiwanese lawmaker's call to scrap a top film festival because it made Taiwan too reliant on China's movie industry sparked heated criticism on Wednesday from film veterans and fans.