Bearing fruitFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:07AMPreparations to hand over UK's Afghan base
Eh-oh! Teletubby Land plan for Bristol's Castle Park is a no-goFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:15AMA futuristic pavilion and cafe designed for the corner of Castle Park nearest Bristol's Cabot Circus looks unlikely to be built as council officials say they now have different plans for the area.
‘35 Shots of Rum,’ minimalist passion | 3 starsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:38PMA wonder of minimalism, Claire Denis’ “35 Shots of Rum” (opening today at the Screenland Crossroads) quietly observes the lives of several Africans living in a Paris suburb.
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 11/3Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:40AMA forest fire that broke out Monday in the Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc District began burning out of control again Wednesday after having previously been stamped out.
Wild elephants terrorise Ha TinhThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:35AMVietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in Huong Dien and Huong Quang communes in the central province of Ha Tinh have raised their concerns over wild elephants who have left nearby Vu Quang National Park to forage for food.
Mark Linkous: Troubled singer and songwriter who recorded as SparklehorseWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:19PMHiding behind the name Sparklehorse, the American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous made affecting, beautiful, bewitching, fragile music, and was championed by Radiohead, with whom he toured, as well as P.J. Harvey and Tom Waits, who both guested on his 2001 album It's A Wonderful Life. The handful of haunting albums and EPs and the dozen singles he released between 1995 and 2009 only nudged the ...
Pakistan workers shot dead in AfghanistanThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:03AMFour Pakistanis and an Afghan working for a construction firm in southern Afghanistan were shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Thursday, the government said.
First Edition Cycling News, Tuesday, March 2, 2010Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:25PMAcqua & Sapone directeur sportif Nico Mattan has revealed that Team Sky’s Juan Antonio Flecha told him during the early stages of Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad that he was aiming to win the race in memory of their mutual friend Frank Vandenbroucke.
Do you drink and driveSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:26AMPhuket Hotels Phuket Resorts Phuket Accommodation Phuket Real Estate Phuket Villas Phuket Spas Phuket Bungalows Phuket Tours Phuket Golf Phuket Bars Phuket Diving
New Grants To Cut Price Of Ultra-Low Carbon CarsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:01AMDrivers hoping to buy the latest ultra-low carbon cars will be entitled to a discount of up to £5,000 under a scheme to be launched in January next year.
Viet Nam's food, service prices still inflatedTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:34PMFood and service prices are still inflated after the lunar New Year in Viet Nam due to an increase in demand and a lack of supply in big cities. Nguyen Minh An, a housewife from Ly Nam De Street in H .....
Viet Nam's food, service prices still inflatedTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:34PMFood and service prices are still inflated after the lunar New Year in Viet Nam due to an increase in demand and a lack of supply in big cities. "Everything is still expensive, especially aquaculture products, which range between 180,000 dong (US$9.4) and 450,000 dong ($23.6) per kilo," An said.
Brighton cop bridges the divideTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 2:35PMFLIPPING eggs and setting up youth centres are all in a day's work for retired policeman Gerry Lambourne.
Twin terror continues to haunt IndiaTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 2:11PMTerror is terror whether it comes from outside or within. India over the past two decades has had enough of it.
Thrillseekers ready for action in big topTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:37AMA PRESS of a button this morning will see the automated “king pole” lift the big top to signal the start of two weeks of flips, tricks and other spectacular skits in Wodonga. The Grea
Reporter For Iran Hard-Line Paper AttackedTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:34AMOfficial Iranian news agencies report that Payam Fazlinejad, a journalist with the influential hard-line newspaper "Kayhan," is in the hospital following an attack by unknown assailants. The details about the attack and his condition remain sketchy. -RFE
Ringless Cheryl arrives back in UKTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:30AMCheryl Cole has flown back to Britain to face her marriage crisis - again with no wedding ring in sight. Related Stories Lady Gaga: My art is liberation Abbey Road given listed status Vue to screen Alice In Wonderland Roxy Music to play summer festival Vernon 'used to sing to text woman'
Herald ScotlandTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 5:04AMBosses at Pollok’s Silverburn shopping centre have displayed warnings to motorists about illegally parking in disabled bays. Picture: Jamie Simpson More than 30 drivers have been slapped with £60 fines for parking in disabled spaces in just one month at just one Glasgow car park.
Off-roaders damage moorland environmentFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 4:25AMPEOPLE illegally riding motorbikes and driving heavy 4x4 vehicles up and down the hills of Todmorden Moor have damaged the fragile eco-system. (19/02/2010 10:08:44)
Should tourists return to BurmaMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 3:09AMRuled by the world's last military junta, Burma is shunned by both governments and tourists. Yet its people are crying out for contact. So what's the ethical traveller to do?
Jake achieved so much in his short lifeSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 6:57PMWhen Robert and Tracey Wilson bought their racing-mad son his first mini-motorbike they thought they were making his dreams come true. But two days after Christmas five-year-old Jake was killed on it
Bal Thackeray criticises Maharashtra CM in Shiv Sena mouthpieceSaturday, February 13, 2010 @ 2:32AMMumbai, Feb 13 : Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has lashed out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, saying it is not clear whether he is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra or the bodyguard of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan.
Full throttle for Bristol Bulldogs return to speedwaySaturday, February 13, 2010 @ 2:22AMThe sound of speedway motorbikes could fill the air at Avonmouth in March next year with the return of the Bristol Bulldogs.
The mobile market on Truong Son mountainThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 4:26AMVietNamNet Bridge – At around 3am, ethnic minority people gathered at the only mobile Tet market of the year on the peak of the Truong Son mountain, in A Luoi district, Thua Thien- Hue Province.
Iran Forces, Opposition Clash on Revolution AnniversaryThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 2:28AMHundreds of thousands of Iranians massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created the country's Islamic republic, while a heavy security force fanned out across the city.
World › Huge rally and protests mark Iran revolutionThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 2:16AMHundreds of thousands of Iranians massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created the country's Islamic republic, while a…
Inertia revs motorbike madnessMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 10:10AMWHILE we sympathise with the motorcycle fraternity over the closing of motorbike race tracks in suburban Gold Coast areas, simple logic dictates there is no viable alternative.
Toy helicopter used in burglariesMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 8:50AMTAIWAN police have arrested two men accused of using a toy helicopter to search homes before burgling them, the Apple Daily reported yesterday. Taipei police arrested Chang Chen-cheng and seized the model aircraft, plus stolen goods, at his home, and are searching for his partner in crime Ah Hsiang.
Sands shifting for Africa's nomadic herdersMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 12:10AMNomadic herders who move their cattle ceaselessly across some of the harshest environments in the world in search of grazing land are vital for Africa's economic prosperity, but their way of life is being undermined by governments, conservationists and large-scale farmers, according to a study.
WAN A. HULAIMI/ ELSEWHERE Life's queue jumpers and taxi driversSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 7:13PMLIFE'S a long and winding road and I am now amid the dust and din and the noises of revving-up motorbikes. My mind is mulling about this and that at a time when the sun is most compassionate: and so a glow in my left cheek and a song in the heart.
Bike rally expanding every yearFriday, February 5, 2010 @ 10:21AMMore than 1600 motorcyclists are expected to converge at the 26th annual Vincent County Rally at Galloway near Alexandra this weekend.
Paul Bird celebrating rally and supercross doubleFriday, February 5, 2010 @ 8:59AMI try not to risk hackneyed clichés but Paul Bird really is flying high of late with a superb win on the recent Jack Frost Rally.
Major fire destroys 100 vehiclesThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 8:40AMFIREFIGHTERS have been tackling a blaze today (Thursday) on a farm which has reportedly destroyed about 100 all terrain-vehicles and motorbikes. (04/02/2010 14:34:47)
Clash between military vehicle and bikes kills threeTuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 9:15AMThree youths, riding on two motorcycles, were killed on the spot allegedly by a military vehicle when it knocked down both the motorcycles, police said on Tuesday.
U.N. retools food distribution in HaitiSunday, January 31, 2010 @ 4:13AMAfter two weeks of often-chaotic food distribution, the United Nations announced plans on Saturday for a new coupon-based system that aims to give rice to 10,000 Haitians a day at each of 16 locations around Port-au-Prince.
U.N. Retools Food Distribution in HaitiSaturday, January 30, 2010 @ 2:36PMUnited Nations announced plans on Saturday for a new coupon-based system that aims to give rice to 10,000 Haitians a day at each of 16 locations around Port-au-Prince. The new program with the ...
U.N. Retools Food Distribution in HaitiSaturday, January 30, 2010 @ 12:43PMAfter two weeks of often-chaotic food distribution, the United Nations announced a coupon-based system to give rice to 10,000 Haitians a day at 16 locations.
Same same, but differentFriday, January 29, 2010 @ 5:29PMFour-wheel-drive adventures in Cambodia are similar yet different compared to Malaysia.