The news on TVObituaryMaury Chaykin obituaryActor who was at his best in shadowy rolesThe actor Maury Chaykin, who has died aged 61 after a heart-valve infection, was an American and a Canadian citizen, and his career reflected his dual nationality. In the US, he was a familiar face, if not a recognisable name, playing small but telling roles in major films. His breakthrough came in Dances With Wolves (1990), playing Major Fambrough, who sends Kevin Costner on his frontier assignment and then kills himself. Read More...
Rafael NadalRafael Nadal loses but looks sharp on return to tennis after 11 months out22-time grand slam champion defeated in Brisbane doubles Katie Boulter records biggest win of career in GB defeatRafael Nadal suffered a doubles defeat as he returned to the court after nearly a year on the sidelines.
The 22-time grand slam champion, has been out since suffering a hip injury during a second-round contest at the Australian Open in January. Read More...
The best books on Ethiopia: Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste, Nega Mezlekia’s Notes from the Hyena’s Belly and Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe best books on Ethiopia: Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste, Nega Mezlekia’s Notes from the Hyena’s Belly and Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseWorld libraryGlobal developmentReviewOur literary tour of Ethiopia covers the traumatic overthrow of the monarchy and the bloody revolution that followed, taking in past and present, fact and fiction Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseIn 1954, a young Indian nun working at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa dies while giving birth to identical twins. Read More...
