Colin Powell

The U.S. secretary of state, Colin Powell, found himself even further on the margins of the U.S. administration after the most humiliating reversal yet in his Middle East policy.

Less than a month after emphasizing that the U.S. would continue to do business with the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, Powell was forced last Sunday to renounce him.

Handbag

Suggest to a man that he might like to swap his jangling jean pockets for a hippy-chic Louis Vuitton patchwork satchel slung over his shoulder, or a cute sequins-and-fur Fendi baguette nestled under his armpit, and it's odds-on that the reception will be one of spluttering disbelief and open-mouthed wonder.

Who says that carrying handbags will make men's macho image tarnished? Find out why handbags become an accessories for men nowadays.