KATHMANDU - NEPAL'S Maoist-led government banned a new Bollywood film on Thursday after angry protests over a reference in it to India being Lord Buddha's birthplace, an official said.

NEW YORK - SO WHAT colour is 'lemon grass,' really?

The colour of Michelle Obama's ensemble during the inauguration ceremonies seemed to change all day on Tuesday, leaving observers wondering what to call the shade.

SARLAT (France) - AS FRANCE'S truffle season gets into full swing, local devotees of the luxury fungus are on the lookout for an unwelcome Asian rival to their own 'black diamond'.

Sold for a 20th of the price, the Chinese truffle looks so similar to the prized French delicacy, the Perigord black truffle or tuber melanosporum, that only experts can tell them apart.