Prehistoric Cyprus: longer duree and transformation.
FRANCOIS BRIOIS, CATHERINE PETIT-AUPERT & PIERRE-YVES PECHOUX. Etudes Chypriotes: Histoire des Campagnes d'Amathonte L L'occupation du sol au Neolithique. 260 pages, 109 colour & b&w illustrations. 2005. Paris: De Boccard; 2-86958-194-7 paperback. JOANNE CLARKE (ed.). Archaeological Perspectives on the Transmission and Transformation of Culture in the Eastern...

Kaufman, Edy; Walid Salem, and Juliette Verhoeven, eds. Bridging the Divide: Peacebuilding in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Kaufman, Edy; Walid Salem, and Juliette Verhoeven, eds. Bridging the Divide: Peacebuilding in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006. xi + 323 pages. Cloth, $57.50. The Palestinian-Israeli struggle is another of those interminable conflicts that afflict today's world, along with India-Pakistan, Cyprus, Sri Lanka,...

Strides Arcolab acquires 17.7% more in Genepharm Australasia.
MUMBAI: Strides Arcolab has acquired over 17.7 per cent in ASX-listed Genepharm Australasia under a share acquisition agreement with a group of Cyprus-based shareholders that are associated with Genepharm's largest shareholder, Genepharm Asia Pacific Enterprises. Strides will vend its Australian and Asian business in exchange for the...

Canada and United Nations peace operations: challenges, opportunities, and Canada's response.
Canadians take pride in the peacekeeping legacy of their country. Looking back over the history of United Nations (UN) peace operations, episodes that loom large include Lester B. Pearson's role in the creation of the first peacekeeping force, the rapid deployment of Canadian troops to Cyprus, the battles of...

New vs. Old: Perceptions of Corruption in the EU; New-member residents more likely to report corruption in business and government.
Byline: Cynthia English Synopsis: While the European Commission finds EU members Bulgaria's and Romania's efforts to tackle high-level corruption have yet to yield convincing results, Gallup Poll data reveal high perceptions of corruption in these two countries and in other newer EU member countries as well. ...

Garms for sale JME already knows.
* From hip-hop festivals in the Czech Republic to market stalls in rural England, T-shirts baring the slogan Boy Better Know have been popping up on all corners--with a slew of unofficial bootlegs. Brothers JME and Skepta are the MCs behind the movement, one that originally started as a...

Berger Paints bags Polish firm Bolix for $38 million.
(##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) KOLKATA: Berger Paints India on Tuesday acquired Polish firm Bolix SA, a leading provider of external insulation finishing system (EIFS) in the B2B segment, for a net purchase price of $38.6 million (around Rs 1,54.7 crore). The Kolkata-based paints major acquired the entire bloc...

18 FDI plans of Rs 1.5k cr get FIPB clearance.
NEW DELHI: The government has approved 18 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals that will bring in Rs 1,553 crore, including Rs 560 crore by Essar Capital. The Foreign Investment Paromotion Board (FIPB) approved the proposals at a meeting held on March 7. Essar Capital will acquire the...

Archaeologies R Us.
Among the many publications that vie for space on Antiquity's shelves and clamour for attention by reviewers, there appears to be a marked increase in books which grapple with one or other aspect of identity; more particularly with the creation of identities, national or individual, through archaeology, or the...

Berger gets Polish firm for $38.6 million.
KOLKATA: Berger Paints India Ltd is acquiring Polish firm Bolix, a leading provider of external insulation finishing systems (EIFS) in eastern Europe, for nearly $38.6 million. The deal with private equity group Advent International, which controlled Bolix, was signed on Monday. The Bolix takeover would be Berger's...