World News Archive15-Mar-2006
The following capsule reviews were written by Rene Rodriguez, Peter Debruge and Marta Barber. NEWS FROM AFAR (NOTICIAS LEJANAS) R Mexican director Ricardo Benet's feature debut is weak on drama but rich with texture as the residents of a dead-end desert community known only as ''No. 17'' toil in poverty, hoping that a promised highway may bring them closer to the dreamlike world they see pictured Charles Gibson will take over the anchor chair on ABC World News Tonight, according to sources. Gay news website PinkNews.co.uk has been sucked into the legal battle between footballer Ashley Cole and tabloid newspapers The Sun and The News of the World. BBC World Service has hired MBC general manager Salah Negm as news editor for its Arabic TV service. BBC Arabic is set to launch in 2007. It will offer news content across TV, radio and the internet. Diane Sawyer as the new anchor of "ABC World News Tonight"?
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