Spats, brawls, scuffles, tiffs and quibbles: call them what you want but 2011 was full of confrontations and Newsline recaps the biggest face-offs of 2011.
Anatol Lieven’s book is a departure from the scare mongering that characterises most western accounts of Pakistan, but his optimism is jarring given the present scenario.
The Fighter is a departure from the kind of quirky films director David O Russell normally makes, but in his casting of Christian Bale he has ensured that this movie is a knockout.