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London Evening Standard Government accused of 'staggering' excess as Olympic delegation swells to 100 | Tessa Jowell is one of five ministers in the 100-strong delegation | Britain's Olympic delegation to China will include more than 100 people as five Government Ministers and at least 50 civil servan... (photo: AP Photo / Alastair Grant) Britain China Leader Olympic Photos |
Asbury Park Press Woman wants people to stub out littering | SURF CITY — Cherly Kirby was sick of seeing cigarette butts wash up in front of her Long Beach Boulevard store. | Kirby, the owner of Things A Drift, decided to do something about it. She made a whi... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Cigarette Littering People Photos Woman |
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Independent online Magazine feels heat after sexy quake pics | Beijing - A Chinese magazine has been shut down for printing pictures of scantily-clad women posing in rubble for a special report on the country's devastating earthqua... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Beijing Chinese Magazine Photos Quake Slideshow |
Pravda RU Tobacco corporations kill ignorant Russians with 'light cigarettes' | According to the World Health Organization, Russia has the largest number of smokers after China, India and Indonesia. | Russia has the largest number of male smokers i... (photo: Public Domian) Cigarettes Health Photos Smokers Tobacco |
London Evening Standard Dalai Lama to address MPs 21.05.08 | The Dalai Lama will address MPs as his high-profile visit to the UK turns to the thorny issue of human rights in China. | The Tibetan spiritual leader flew to ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) China Human Leader Photos Rights Slideshow |
Philadelphia Daily News Tibetan Torch relay to pass through Phila. | By Jeff Gammage | Inquirer Staff Writer The Tibetans who plan to relay a "Freedom Torch" through Philadelphia today say they will refrain from shouting anti-China sloga... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) China Freedom Philadelphia Photos Slideshow Today |
The Boston Globe Adelaide Young, 96; explorer shared nickname with panda | WASHINGTON - Adelaide "Su-Lin" Young, 96, the first American woman to explore the rugged Himalayas in the 1930s and for whom the first giant panda brought to the United... (photo: GFDL / Donarreiskoffer) Food Nature Photos States Woman |
The Independent Top cat: how 'Hello Kitty' conquered the world | When, in 1974, employees at the Japanese design company Sanrio created Hello Kitty, the small, rounded cartoon cat with a red bow between her ears and no mouth, they co... (photo: Creative Commons / Andrew Lin) Business Japan Market Money Photos |
The Australian Fitzroy Crossing grog ban benefits offset gripes | THE ban on full-strength takeaway alcohol at Fitzroy Crossing has been extended for a further 12 months, despite criticism from local residents who don't see themselves... (photo: WN/Patricia) Business Health Industry Photos Society |
The Manila Times 'Ka Bel' dies after fall, words of praise pour in | Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Crispin Beltran died Tuesday, when he fell from the roof of his house in Bulacan province and sustained severe head injuries. | He was pronoun... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Activists Lawmakers Mourning Philippines Photos Slideshow |
AOL United Nations chief says Myanmar to allow foreign helicopters to fly aid to cyclone-hit areas YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The United Nations has received permission from Myanmar to use nine helicopters to ferry relief supplies to stranded cyclone victims, U.N. Secretar... (photo: GNU) Disaster Food Helicopters Myanmar Photos |
Canoe Hello Kitty appointed Japan ambassador By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Kimono-clad Hello Kitty holds her certificate received from Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, left... (photo: WN) Ambassador Celebrities Entertainment Japan Photos |