Iran's culture minister on Monday urged writers to self-censor their books if they want to be published in the Islamic Republic, which strictly vets literature and other arts."This is what we ask publishers and writers: 'You are aware of the vetting co

LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) - The Screen Actors Guild said Thursday that talks with Hollywood studios could extend past the end of the current contract on June 30, but it was willing to keep actors working without a deal.

Worlds away from his childhood home in Edgeworth, Jon Kowallis has studied the Chinese language, written three books and traveled far and wide.  read more »

After a lackluster start, the race to succeed state Sen. Edward M. Augustus, D-Worcester, is heating up a bit with a few preliminary skirmishes between the two town selectmen vying for the Democratic nomination.

A new Israeli study of anti-Semitism with Muslim roots has concluded that the phenomenon is growing, even in Jordan and Egypt, which have peace treaties with Israel, and that "Anti-Semitism and the accompanying hate industry are a strategic danger for Is