Pi author’s next novel to deal with Holocaust

September 23rd, 2009 SYDNEY - Consumers tend to seek variety in ordering foods and drinks when in a group, then gravitate toward similar choices, reveals a study. "Our study shows empirically that consumers are susceptible to both conformist and variety-seeking tendencies," write study authors Pascale Quester (University of Adelaide) and Alexandre Steyer (Sorbonne-Assas, Paris).

September 22nd, 2009 BERLIN - German diplomats are prepared to walk out in protest if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeats before the UN General Assembly his past denials of the Holocaust, Berlin officials confirmed Tuesday. A foreign ministry spokesman confirmed a newspaper report that Germany would respond harshly to any anti-Semitic rhetoric during the speech this Thursday.

September 22nd, 2009 AP interview: Iranian backs off Holocaust denialNEW YORK — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) is muting his remarks on the Holocaust, an event he has frequently questioned as a matter of historical fact. In an Associated Press interview shortly after arriving in the United States, the Iranian leader did not repeat those outright denials.

September 20th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The European Union Sunday strongly condemned comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust. "The presidency of the European Union condemns statements by President Ahmadinejad at the Quds Day rally in Tehran, where he repeated denials of the Holocaust and of the right to exist of the state of Israel," the EU statement said.

September 20th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Following the US and UK deploring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 'Holocaust- a myth' remark, Russia too has called his statement "totally unacceptable." The Jerusalem Post quoted Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko as saying that "such statements, wherever they come from, contradict the truth and are totally unacceptable." "Attempts to rewrite history, especially as the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II is being marked this year, are an offense to the memory of all victims and all those who fought fascism," Nesterenko added. On Friday, Ahmadinejad had told a rally in Tehran that the Holocaust was "a false pretext to create Israel." He also called on all Muslims to confront the "Zionist regime [as] a national and religious duty." US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice had termed Ahmadinejad's comments as "hateful." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was quoted as saying: "Obviously we condemn what he said." British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also criticized Ahmadinejad's 'myth' remark.

September 19th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia Saturday criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his latest Holocaust denial, saying such statements were totally unacceptable and those don't contribute to the establishment of an effective international dialogue with the Islamic nation. In a televised address to the nation Friday, the Iranian leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, questioned the events of the Holocaust and called for investigations into it.

September 19th, 2009 JERUSALEM - The United States and Britain have both condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent "hateful" speech in which he had said the Holocaust was "a false pretext to create Israel." The Jerusalem Post quoted White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, as saying: "Obviously we condemn what he said." British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also criticized Ahmadinejad's 'myth' remark. In a statement communicated by the UK Embassy in Israel, Miliband said: "Ahmadinejad's repeated denials of the Holocaust are abhorrent as well as ignorant.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - The American Jewish Committee is suing the German branch of online retailer Amazon for allegedly putting up books for sale, which questioned the Holocaust and "trivialised" the Nazis. The committee's research reports that almost 50 books instigating hate against the minorities were up for sale this month.

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that personal connections are likely to improve sales of a product. For instance, if the buyers share the birthday or a birthplace with the salesperson, they are more likely make a purchase and feel good about it.

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Advertisements that only mention taste and ignore other senses will be less effective, suggests a new study. Naturally, most food advertisements mention the taste of the food being marketed.

July 16th, 2009 UK children's authors to boycott school readingsLONDON — Some of Britain's leading children's authors plan to boycott school readings when a new government rule requiring them to undergo criminal record checks takes effect in October. The new rule is designed to protect children from sex predators.

June 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mahatma Gandhi's Swadeshi movement still motivates people to rebel against global brands in India, according to a Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta researcher. Rohit Varman came to this conclusion after examining the connection between nationalism and the anti-consumption movement in India, in collaboration with Toronto-based York University researcher Russell W.

June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The guard who was shot at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum here Wednesday died from his wounds, museum officials said. The guard was identified as Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, who worked for the museum for six years.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Scholars have come up with a definition of 'global health', which is often confused with public health or international health. In a commentary, Dr.

March 29th, 2009 LONDON - Ministers in Britain are all set to support a new law that would allow museums in the country to return artwork looted by the Nazis to Holocaust survivors and their descendants. The bill, named the Holocaust (stolen art) restitution bill, would change the legislation that forbids national museums and galleries, including the British Museum, British Library and National Gallery, from disposing of items in their collections.