Paintings of revolvers with lipstick, and grenades with fetuses by Burmese artist San Minn, demonstrate a strong sense of anti-violence likely not found in his military junta-ruled home country.

Malaysia's Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, PAS, has called for a ban on R&B star Rihanna's concert scheduled for February 13, arguing that her clothes and style are an '"insult" to Asian values. "Whether Rihanna realizes it or not, we know that the taxes she has paid also contributed to the ...