US envoy in Mid-East peace push
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The US has launched a new drive to kick-start Middle East peace talks, with visits to Israel, Syria and Egypt by special envoy George Mitchell. Read more
Canada urges EU rethink on seal products ban (AFP)
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OTTAWA (AFP) – Canada appealed to the European Union (EU) on Sunday to “reconsider” the adoption of a ban on the sale of seal products, and warned it would consider bringing the issue with the World Trade Organization. Read more
Sarkozy hospitalized after collapsing during jog (AP)
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Play Video Reuters  – French President hospitalised Slideshow:French President Nicolas Sarkozy AP – FILE – In this Thursday, May 17, 207 file photo, French President Nicolas Sarkozy steps into the Elysee … By DEBORAH SEWARD, Associated Press Writer Deborah Seward, Associated Press Writer – 48 mins ago PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy collapsed while jogging Sunday on the lush grounds [...]
Last survivor of Trenches dies at the age of 111
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Harry Patch, the last British or Irish soldier to have served in the First World War trenches, has died at the age of 111. Read more
France’s Sarkozy Faints While Jogging
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The Elysee Palace says in a statement that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has felt unwell while exercising and is being examined by a doctor. Read more
I have been robbed by my son: ‘Back from the dead’ backpacker’s father tells of money feud
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When a British backpacker lost in the Outback miraculously came back from the dead, he was reunited with his father amid jubilant scenes. So why, just one week later, does Richard Cass now say in this exclusive interview that the pair are locked in a feud over money? Read more
Last British WW1 veteran dies
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Times were certainly different back in the days of World War I. Stealth bombers, mobile communications, terrorists and satellite navigation systems were all a long way off yet. Read more
France's Worst Serial Killers?
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
FARC
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Definition: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia — translated, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — is a Marxist-Leninist rebel group. Established in the 1960s, the guerrilla organization operates out of remote jungle and mountainous regions of Colombia with the goal of seizing power through armed conflict with the government. The FARC is also involved [...]
Staying out of the Gates case
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[President] Obama made two factual errors in his [response to Lynn Sweet's question at Wednesday's news conference about the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. by Cambridge police] — Gates had not forgotten his keys, they didn’t work because his lock had been broken in a burglary attempt; and he didn’t jimmy the [...]
Arson Suspects Held As Europe Wildfires Rage
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10:53am UK, Sunday July 26, 2009 Three people have been arrested over wildfires on the island of Corsica, while flames continue to scorch parts of southern Europe. Firefighters try to protect homes [...]
Nintendo Hanabi Festival 2009
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This month has seen the Wii’s Virtual Console host its fourth Hanabi Festival, which unites import-starved Europeans with a host of Japanese and North American titles. The first festival took place in 2007, and saw the likes of Sin And Punishment, Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels and the 60Hz NES version of Ninja Gaiden [...]
Plane crash in north-eastern Iran leaves dead and injured
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At least 30 people have been killed and 20 others have been injured when an Aria Air plane crash-landed in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Press TV reported. The plane en route to the northeastern city of Mashhad from Tehran crashed as it was attempting to make an emergency landing at the destination at about [...]
POL AIMS TO TEASE
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The exiled president of Honduras played an international game of Hokey Pokey yesterday, taking a few steps over the border into his country and then quickly stepping back before he could be grabbed by troops. Read more
New straw poll of gay marriage leaders: Overturn Prop 8 in 2010
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A straw poll of same sex marraige leaders gathered in San Bernardino Saturday just came in: The majority want to return to the ballot in 2010 to try to overturn Proposition 8. Final count of the… Read more
Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Another school very evident at Chelsea Flower show was Writhlington School. Pupils embarked in March 2009 on a trip to Sikkim in the Himalayas to take part in the Gangtok Schools’ Orchid project. This has furthered the work of the botanical team at the school and resulted in a stand in the Continuous Learning area [...]
“¿Por qué no te callas?”
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El Rey Juan Carlos de España mandó a callar al Presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez el sábado y el mundo de habla hispana se estremeció. Read more