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Racism: the elephant in the US polling booth

Racism: the elephant in the US polling booth

AFP - Sunday, October 5

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Voters may not say it out loud but pollsters back it up: racism is a lingering, significant factor in the 2008 presidential race that could elect the first black American to the White House. More »

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  • Street violence on the rise in Paris 'Bronx'

    Street violence on the rise in Paris 'Bronx'

    AFP - Sunday, October 5

    PARIS (AFP) - - A shabby northeastern district that is home to the French capital's biggest Jewish community has seen a surge in street violence that led one newspaper to ask was it now "the Bronx of Paris". More »

  • Meet Noah, one of Lebanon's drug barons

    Meet Noah, one of Lebanon's drug barons

    AFP - Sunday, October 5

    KNAYSSEH, Lebanon (AFP) - - With his pony tail, long sideburns, tight jeans and cowboy boots, Noah Zaayter cuts an odd figure as he struts through this tiny Lebanese village trailed by his own militiamen. More »

  • Goa targets drink, drugs as new tourist season starts

    Goa targets drink, drugs as new tourist season starts

    AFP - Sunday, October 5

    PANAJI, India (AFP) - - The Indian resort state of Goa is getting tough on drink, drugs and loud music as the new tourist season starts, to restore its tarnished reputation after the shock murder of a British teenager. More »

  • Thousands protest against racism in Italy

    Thousands protest against racism in Italy

    AFP - Sunday, October 5

    ROME (AFP) - - Thousands of people demonstrated against racism near Rome's coliseum on Saturday in the wake of a series of violent assaults on immigrants in Italy. More »

  • Kenzo's enchanted garden

    Kenzo's enchanted garden

    AFP - Sunday, October 5

    PARIS (AFP) - - Antonio Marras imagined Alice wandering through a magical garden after passing behind the looking glass in his collection for Kenzo for summer 2009 on Saturday. More »

  • Record audience tunes in for Palin-Biden debate

    Record audience tunes in for Palin-Biden debate

    AFP - Saturday, October 4

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - A record US television audience tuned in for the one-off vice-presidential debate between Republican pick Sarah Palin and Democratic foe Joseph Biden, final figures showed Friday. More »

  • Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show

    Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show

    AFP - Saturday, October 4

    PARIS (AFP) - - Carmarkers rolled out a slew of electric models at the Paris motor show Friday, with a view to filling dealer showrooms by 2012 when new European legislation on curbing emissions kicks in. More »

  • UNESCO-listed Boyana church reveals identity of its medieval master

    UNESCO-listed Boyana church reveals identity of its medieval master

    AFP - Friday, October 3

    SOFIA (AFP) - - The 13th-century master who painted what has been listed by UNESCO as one of the world's finest collections of medieval frescoes at the Boyana church on the outskirts of Sofia has finally been identified. More »

  • Hungarian foie gras: caught between ethics and gourmandise

    Hungarian foie gras: caught between ethics and gourmandise

    AFP - Friday, October 3

    BUDAPEST (AFP) - - Whether geese enjoy being force-fed is hardly the question: the future of Hungarian foie gras production now depends on whether customers' sensitivities or gourmet tastes will prevail in the war over animal rights. More »