Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride Thursday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Across the country, Israelis held barbecues in backyards and public parks, and were entertained by parachute jumps and a Bible quiz.
Israel at [...]
This Patagonian winter resort town wears a mantle of white in the South American autumn. But it’s not from early snows.
Ash from the Chaiten volcano across the Andes in Chile has been falling on the Argentine side of the border since the long-dormant volcano erupted last week — its first eruption in thousands of years.
The [...]
Amber Croft of Petaluma was the only volunteer wearing hospital scrubs when she joined one of Dr. Frank Artress’ outdoor health clinics in the African bush.
“OK, you’re being promoted to doctor,” Artress said, handing her a stethoscope.
“What?”
It wasn’t quite what the 32-year-old Kaiser pediatric nurse was expecting when she signed up to join Artress on [...]
AskMeNow (OTCBB: AKMN) and The Money Channel Inc. have announced the launch of “MoneyChannel Mobile,†Business Objects a financial information portal powered by AskMeNow. The fully-automated mobile solution will give The Money Channel’s vast national Radio and Television audience of financial industry investors, consumers and insiders easy access to business, stock market and economic news, [...]
There was plenty of glitz and glamour at the British Academy Television Awards in London and - shock! horror! - Melinda Messenger actually wore clothes!
The Page 3 girl, who’s just announced she’s split with her husband of 10 years, looked radiant on the red carpet in a statement dress (it said: “I’m single - look [...]
Evolution has run riot on Yemen’s windy isles of Socotra, whose dizzying cliffs, jagged peaks and exotic plants entice the imagination to do the same.
Here be dragons, or at least Dragon’s Blood trees, prized for their red medicinal sap. Fearsome gales blow beaches up hillsides. People speak an obscure language older than Arabic.
The ancients cherished [...]
During a vacation in London, I learned that watching a theatrical film is considered a special outing. Most British people attend live stage theater with greater frequency than they do movies. In the United States, the movie theater is an icon. Drive-in theaters were standard entertainment in the 1950s and 60s. Their importance declined, however, [...]
Prepackaged food such as Kraft low- fat Italian salad dressing and Kettle Chips may be forced from Hong Kong shelves because of new labeling rules passed last month, according to supplier associations.
Imported, prepackaged products will need to be retested and relabeled to comply with new Hong Kong regulations that require detailed nutritional information. This may [...]
Robert Downey Jr admits his drug addiction ruined his relationship with Sarah Jessica Parker.
The actor started dating the Sex and the City star in 1984 after meeting on the set of movie Firstborn but split in 1991 because of Downey’s self-centred, wild lifestyle.
He said: “I was so selfish. I liked to drink, and I had [...]
Saffron, a spice known for flavouring Mediterranean cuisine, might also offer an antidote to premenstrual syndrome, a small study suggests.
Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, has a long history of non-culinary uses. Traditionally, the spice has been advocated for stomach pain, digestive problems and even depression - with some recent clinical trials suggesting that saffron [...]
