THIMPHU (Reuters) - High in the Himalayas, in an ancient ceremony, a young, handsome king will be anointed this week, wearing the Raven Crown of Bhutan and taking his place at the head of the world's youngest democracy.
With his formal coronation Thursday, the 28-year-old Oxford-educated Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck becomes the world's youngest reigning monarch and perhaps one of Asia...
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On the eve of the election, I spoke with the novelist Lydia Millet, who lives in Arizona, John McCain's home state. Millet wrote about Arizona for "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America ," edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey (Ecco). (I also spoke with the writer Tara Bray Smith, on Hawaii and Barack Obama .)
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Allen Fireall’s painting titled The Gullah Bride,” Richard Law’s “Diggen’ Dem Aysta,” Judy Mooney’s “Gullah Man” sculpture, and three paintings by Luther E. Vann are included in the exhibit. Their work joined that of some of Gullah culture’s most accomplished modern artists, including Diane Britton Dunham, Floyd Gordon, Jonathan Green,...
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Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, is still worried about the manner the Bakassi issue was handled by the Federal Government.
In this interview with our Cross River State Correspondent, TOM MOSES, he expresses optimism that the Bakassi issue would be revisited at the appropriate ...
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Hamilton's driving is exciting, he loves to overtake, and he has more character than many of his rivals.
The thrilling final race drew a massive 13.1million audience in Britain and 11.5m in Germany.
These are critical figures because the television contracts around the world account for £400m of the sport's income and are the base on which corporate sponsors spend up to £30m a y...
On an unseasonably warm November day, the so-called capital of black America is doing its part to elect the first African-American President of the United States.
The polls opened at 6:00 this morning, and stations throughout the neighborhood have seen a steady stream of voters for much of the day.
In some places, local residents found themselves with plenty of time to cool their he...
By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAYEvangelist Billy Graham, who turns 90 on Friday, is frail from multiple falls and ailments, far from the strapping revivalist who roamed the globe for six decades.
Yet before Graham retired in 2005 to his mountainside log cabin in Montreat, N.C., he preached to 215 million people — and changed the course of American Protestantism.
Billy Graham...