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Bollywood film brings homosexuality out of the closet
NEW DEHLI - Indian filmmakers have turned to a subject previously considered too serious or unthinkable for a conservative audience. That is why there is much buzz about the industry's latest offering, 'Dostana' (Friendship), a film about two men who pretend to be a couple, in which homosexuality, which is illegal in India, is a running theme.
Bollywood film brings homosexuality out of the closet
NEW DEHLI - Indian filmmakers have turned to a subject previously considered too serious or unthinkable for a conservative audience. That is why there is much buzz about the industry's latest offering, 'Dostana' (Friendship), a film about two men who pretend to be a couple, in which homosexuality, which is illegal in India, is a running theme.
Eugenios Spatharis: Greek Karagöz player dies
As if I knew. As I was passing by the graceful old house in the central square of Maroussi in the north of Athens, one strong thought passed through my mind: this time I should definitely visit this place, it is just around the corner from my house, it has been there for more than 20 years, it has been visited by every child and adult in the area and I have not done so.
’Slumdog’ celebrations fill the slum of Bandra
MUMBAI - After the Oscar success of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' hordes of journalists descended on Bandra neighborhood of Mumbai on Monday. TV tripods straddled the thin stream of sewage outside Rubina's home while satellite trucks idled outside a sleepy tea stall
Statue of "Turkish enemy" placed in Macedonian capital elicits protests
Turkish and Muslim community members in the Macedonian capital Skopje are protesting the "inappropriate" placement of a large statue in honor of Macedonian leader Gjergi Kastrioti, who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century, trying to block domination of Balkan lands by Turkey.