Aya Sofia

Turkish fashion label wins prestigious Jameel Islamic Art prize

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON -- The Turkish fashion label Dice Kayek on Tuesday won the Jameel prize at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, which honours contemporary art inspired by Islamic tradition.The 25,000-pound ($41,100) international prize, which is awarded every two years, has Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid as patron, and this year's judges included Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the London Olympic Cauldron.Dice...

Chuck Hagel

Hagel supports NATO force in Afghanistan post-2014

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KABUL -- US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told American troops on Sunday that he backed a NATO force playing a role in Afghanistan after 2014, as Washington and President Hamid Karzai wrangle over a stalled security pact.Hagel travelled to the southern province of Helmand to meet troops a day after further tensions over the security pact that would...