The name Conrad Black may sound familiar to some. The 63-year-old press baron was head of the world’s third-largest media empire. He was convicted in Chicago in the U.S. last year for three counts of fraud and one count of obstruction of justice in conne
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Islamic nations have strong rules when it comes to fashion for women. Loose headscarves or any form of
Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won re-election recently in a clear endorsement of a record of social change including the legalization of gay marriage and on-demand divorce, reforms once unimaginable in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic
A career in boxing isn't something ordinary mothers would go for. Well, recently a 44-year-old mother of two has become Japan's oldest professional boxer after passing the Japanese board's license test. She is Kazumi Izaki. A mother with daughter aged
Last Sunday, Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men won the Oscar for best film, giving the movie four of the world's top movie awards. It was the Coen brothers' first film to win the best picture Oscar.
China's Ministry of Health announced that more than 40 percent of drinking water in rural China falls short of government standards. "The condition of drinking water in rural areas still has a long way to go to improve the health condition and living qu
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela recently threatened to cut off oil exports to the U.S. if Exxon Mobil Corp., an American company, wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets. Exxon Mobil went after the assets of state oil com
We all know how loud the streets can be during the rush hour in Korea. Well, it seems like there's a country suffering from a louder noise. Due to blaring car horns and many side factors, the noise pollution in Cairo has reached alarming levels, leading
Call it the evolution of first class flying, or a return of the good old days when flying was luxurious, but many airlines in the U.S. are offering flat-bed seats to business and first class international passengers. Unlike lie-flat seats, which are angled, flat-bed seats recline to a full 180 degrees. A flat-bed on an airplane is not a new idea. During Post-World War II, Boeing's Startocruisers offered sleeper seats.
New Zealand paid tribute recently to Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to stand on the roof of the world, ata a rare state funeral beamed live to the Himalayan nation where he made his name. Prime Minister Helen Clark was among some 600
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