A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Festival of parallels
Better late than never. For the first time, Delhi will host a festival of Bangladeshi feature films from April 16 to 18, showcasing the works of five leading directors of the parallel cinema movement of Bangladesh.
Looters target shops owned by foreigners
Pakistani shop owners were among a number of foreign businessmen targeted during a protest march that turned violent in a Mpumalanga township this week.
Turkey salutes its first jazz department
Turkey’s first jazz department has been established at Hacettepe University in Ankara with an enthusiastic high-profile backing from the homeland of jazz, the United States.The establishment of a jazz department will fill a big gap in this field, says Emre Kartari, founder of the department at Hacettepe University.
Iraq EPRT Program Creates ‘buzz’
A blossoming new program organized by embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team-North is creating a buzz and giving some area women a much sweeter outlook. The "buzz" is teaching Iraqi widows and divorcees the ins and outs of beekeeping in order to help them put food on the table while they help put honey on the tables of others.
Moscow Failing To Counter Islamists’ Psychological War, Markedonov Says
The Moscow metro terrorist attacks highlights a broader and more serious shortcoming: Moscow’s inability to understand the nature of the psychological war being waged against it and thus its inability to counter that war effectively.
Super Troupers
Some of India’s best-known artistes will travel to China and France this month for the “Festival of India in China” and “Namaste France” events respectively, organised by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR).
Security for Indians in Afghanistan being increased
In the wake of the recent attack in Kabul targeting Indians, security of all Indians working in Afghanistan is being increased but there would be no scaling down of personnel or projects.
Turkmen President to visit EXPO 2010 in Shanghai
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will visit Shanghai to attend festivities dedicated to the opening of EXPO 2010 Universal Exposition.
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