"We don't want to be attended by blacks"

26/04/2010 11:12:28  (Comenta la noticia)

A British family has been hauled into court in the U.S. because, they allegedly, asked in a luxury hotel that they did not want to be attended by any black person during their stay. According to The Telegraph, the family stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Naples,...   Read More »

Attack on the British ambassador in Yemen

26/04/2010 09:37:37  (Comenta la noticia)

An attack, has been carried out on a convoy of the British Ambassador in Yemen. The attack took place in the country's capital Sanaa, and the diplomatic representative of the United Kingdom has managed to emerge unhurt. "The ...   Read More »

The "miracle" of scans in Africa

26/04/2010 10:12:01  (Comenta la noticia)

I remember when I was recently in Nairobi ,Kenyan asked me if it was true that in my country people knew the baby's sex before birth. With a smile on the verge of becoming a laugh I said yes, it was true that in Spain and in many other countries ...   Read More »

'Cupid and Psyche', sold for over a one and a half million euros

26/04/2010 09:17:00  (Comenta la noticia)

The auction house Sotheby's in New York has sold the painting Cupid and Psyche for $ 2.2 million (1.6 million) , by French artist William Bouguereau in which two lovers are depicted as adults on a large scale. The work was valued at between 1.8 and $ 2.2 million (1.4 and 1.6 million euros) and finally sold at a total of $ 2,210,500 (1.651 million euros), within the bid of the auction house in the Big Apple devoted to European art of the nineteenth century and which has raised a total of over $ 13.2 million (986 million euros). Cupid and Psyche ...   Read More »

'I still have to prove I can match Messi'

26/04/2010 11:46:53  (Comenta la noticia)

Robin Van Persie admits he still has a long way to go before he can justify comparisons with Lionel Messi. Earlier this month Arsène Wenger claimed that his Dutch striker would be considered a "world great" like the Barcelona star if he had sustained his early-season form instead of rupturing ankle ligaments in November. Van Persie is finally back in the Arsenal side after that injury and followed an impressive cameo at Tottenham ...   Read More »