Malawi has issued a scathing critique of pop diva Madonna, accusing her of exaggerating her contributions to the southern African country and demanding special treatment during her tour there last week. A spokesman for the pop star denied the accusations and suggested they were prompted by the recent removal of the president’s sister as head of Madonna’s humanitarian organization there
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Malawi govt hits out at Madonna
The Malawi government has issued an angry attack on the pop diva Madonna, alleging she expected to be granted VIP treatment during her controversial tour to this southern African country last week.
Tiger Daughter: American Dad on Raising a Child in China
I sat in our suburban home in Shanghai and read online the excerpt from Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother that appeared in the Wall Street Journal. My reaction to it was straightforward: Maybe a little over the top, but, yeah, that’s about right.
Passport with 9/11 suspect’s name found in Pakistan
A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military.
Caught in crossfire, civilians flee Waziristan
They come trudging up a dirt path in single file, towards a white cricket stadium in the middle of this dusty provincial town.
Sources: Several who went to Pakistan with Zazi back in U.S.
Several people who traveled from New York to Pakistan last year with a man accused of plotting a terrorist attack have since returned to the United States, sources close to the investigation told CNN. A grand jury has been in session in New York in the last week as further charges are considered in the expanding terror investigation, CNN learned.
Mom of jailed Briton: ‘My world is crumbling like a pack of cards’
Jane Orobator lives in a small house in Dublin, Ireland. She’s a full time psychology student at Trinity college and she is single-handedly raising 3 girls aged 9 to 14. Their smiling faces are framed in photos on the walls at home — the only ornaments in an otherwise sparsely decorated house