Dakar (Senegal)

Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...

Holiday beauty gift sets: Are you all set?

2012-12-22 00:00:00

Beauty sets can solve eleventh-hour holiday shopping conundrums, while bestowing on the receiver a gift of pure indulgence. Here are some of the latest for her or for him, with prices that range from tolerable to a luxurious splurge. 'The Firestarter'...

Clinton promises 'partnership, not patronage,' to African nations

2012-08-01 12:33:32

All-nighter fix-it

2011-12-25 00:00:00

Partying until daybreak, flying the red eye, cramming all night for an exam — these are just a few reasons for skimping on beauty sleep. And rarely in these circumstances is there the luxury of taking the next day off to nurse oneself back to happy,...

Why is Senegal -- an African success story -- becoming unstable?

2012-01-30 21:39:30

A slide show on Dakar and Senegal

2007-08-26 00:00:00

Mort Lovban will give an illustrated presentation on Dakar and Senegal titled "Gateway to West Africa." Where, when: Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, 1 p.m. Wednesday. Admission: Free Info: (310) 550-4761. travel@...

PASSINGS

2009-02-24 00:00:00

Konrad Dannenberg Saturn V, V-2 designer Konrad Dannenberg, 96, a German rocket scientist who was part of Wernher von Braun's team that helped put the first American astronauts on the moon, died Feb. 16 of natural causes at a Huntsville, Ala.,...

Sonya Dakar to be arraigned on charge of battery

2008-08-24 00:00:00

SONYA DAKAR, the renowned Beverly Hills aesthetician whose client list includes Drew Barrymore, Matt Damon and Paula Abdul, has made a name for herself keeping Hollywood's beautiful people beautiful. Her clinic has also earned a reputation for rude...

Benefits of soy in baked products bring African bakers to NCI short course

2012-10-12 01:05:21

Fargo, N.D. - The benefits of soy protein were in the spotlight at the Baking with Soy short course, hosted September 24-28 at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for seven bakers from Senegal and Rwanda. The course was sponsored by WISHH, The World Initiative...

Sunny Side names Docs in Progress nods: 'Shahrazad,' 'Wrestling' and 'Machine' land key prizes

2012-06-29 21:45:11

PARIS "The Dream of Shahrazad," "Wrestling in Dakar" and "The Crazy Machine" topped the Docs in Progress nods at Sunny Side of the Doc, the international documentary showcase that wrapped Friday in La Rochelle. The three docs were chosen from among 20...

Senegalese rappers shaking up youth ahead of polls

2011-06-20 08:08:00

Senegal reconoce a los rebeldes como representación legítima del pueblo libio

2011-05-28 00:00:00

A biker competes during the Stage 10 of the Dakar 2013 between Cordoba and La Rioja, Argentina, on January 15, 2013. The rally takes place in Peru, Argentina and Chile between January 5 and 20.

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Sonya Dakar Holiday Hangover Kit includes a $100 gift certificate for any skincare service at Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic, $150 at Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic in Beverly Hills.

2012-12-06 00:00:00

and fishermen organizations for a "responsible and sustainable fisheries" at the end of a campaign to collect signatures throughout the country.

2012-01-19 00:00:00