British Prime Minister Gordon Brown handed President Bush good news on two fronts Monday: a modest increase in Britain’s troops for the tough Afghanistan fight and a fresh European effort to squeeze Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
The deeply unpopular prime minister seemed to calculate he had more to gain politically by being hawkish than he risked losing [...]
The Israeli Embassy in Cairo says a delegation of elderly Egyptian-born Jews was forced to cancel a visit to Egypt because they were unable to find accommodation following a local media storm over their trip.
Israeli press attache Shani Cooper-Zubida says that the group had just come to visit Jewish sites in Egypt and hear a [...]
It is understood they are the first people to use recycled vegetable oil as a fuel alternative on a trip around Australia.
Australian-born civil engineer Gerard Mimmo and his British wife Rachel are also carbon offsetting their trip with tree planting.
The trip started eight days ago in Sydney and the couple are now heading to Fraser [...]
In an effort to boost Tongas profile at last years World Cup and give the teams main sponsor a bit of publicity, Epi Taione changed his name to Paddy Power.
Its the name of an Irish bookie, and the Tongans also tried to colour their hair green later in the tournament - a move the IRB [...]
Scandal brings downs Ireland’s PM
With little change expected in overall policy direction, the first task facing his likely successor, Finance Minister and fellow Fianna Fail party member Brian Cowen, will be to secure a yes vote in a referendum when Irish voters will determine the fate of the European Unions reform treaty.
The treaty replaces a [...]
This week, MTV Russia started a new showbiz gossip show called “Minimum Program,” which promised to tell you “everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask.” I was hoping the first 30-minute show would reveal who ordered the 2006 shooting of pop singer Avraam Russo, how many singers list their korporativki concerts [...]
Wellington, New Zealand, sure trots out the claims to fame. But what about the experience?
The boasts are not lost on us. We fell in love with the Windy City. Admittedly, one reason may have been the weather. For at least a few mild, sunny days in November, Wellington failed to live up to - or [...]
So your New Years resolution is to shake things up a bit - but youre not sure how. How about a spot of jousting, or a weekend game of spaceships and aliens? Felicity Monk goes in pursuit of some lesser known pastimes.
Youre going to get skinny, hes going to get fit, shes planning to be [...]
ISTRA, Moscow Region — It was below freezing, and many of the worshipers had been standing for hours in a poorly heated 17th-century church.
The priest even gave them a last-minute warning. “You don’t have to submerge yourself,” he told the crowd of several hundred people gathered at the riverbank Saturday morning. “That is only for [...]
Robin Bayes reports on the stunning success of Europe’s
rail star.
The champagne is flowing at Eurostar’s magnificent new St
Pancras International station in London - courtesy of the chic,
exceptionally long (90 metres) Champagne Bar St Pancras which is
stocked to the brim with some of France’s best drops.
It is said to be the longest champagne bar in Europe [...]
