Astonishingly beautiful and extremely varied, the seven islands and various uninhabited islets of the Aeolian archipelago were designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2000. Their volcanic origins left a dramatic legacy of black-sand beaches, smouldering craters and splintered, rocky coastlines. Island-hoppers can discover their individual charms: from the spartan conical Alicudi, where donkeys are [...]
In the bustling streets of Dahab and Sharm el Sheikh reggae music blares from tinny speakers as couples lounge in seaside restaurants bragging of their diving exploits. Once a hippy haven, this portion of the Red Sea is now thoroughly on the map, and although there are still picturesque corners to be enjoyed, it is [...]
The Times newspaper said in a leader column that Mosley must stand down while Ferraris 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter called for a concerted media campaign to force the Britons hand.
There is absolutely no question in my mind that Mosley should resign, South African Scheckter told The Guardian newspaper.
From a purely motor racing point of [...]
Opaque amber has always been a challenge for paleontologists. Researchers cannot study it because the naked eye cannot visualize the presence of any fossil inclusion inside. In the Cretaceous sites like those in Charentes, there is up to 80% of opaque amber. It is like trying to find, in complete blindness, something that may or [...]
The scientists caution that the discovery does not suggest the presence of chronic disease, nor does it support extended use of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease in humans. Their findings are reported in the March issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
However, they say, the results of this study do set the stage for [...]
Wooden’s daughter, son and extended family are constant
presences and he had friends drop by Monday. He won’t be in San
Antonio for the Final Four, but daughter Nan Muehlhausen will
attend to present an award named for her father, as she has done
the last couple of years.
Wooden’s shadow continues to loom large over the UCLA program 33
years [...]
The report by the British-based Janes Information Group ranked Afghanistan as the worlds third most-unstable country after the Gaza Strip and WestBank, and Somalia.
By contrast, Iraq was at No 22 where it appeared among several African countries including Niger, Nigeria, Burundi and Equatorial Guinea.
The report, titled Janes Country Risk Ratings, was the first of its [...]
From a talented kid who grew up without the guiding influence of a father, to tortured genius, to embattled leader, to master batsman, Flemings life has been a bit of a roller coaster ride.
But despite the downs, hes managed to write his name into the record books as our most prolific batsman, our best catcher [...]
Rock2Wgtn - Wellingtons two-day homage to old-school rock - shook the city all weekend with metalheads from throughout the country painting the town black.
For Regan Hutchins, meeting rock icons Kiss was the fulfilment of an almost lifelong dream.
Im 19 and Ive probably been a fan for about 18 years now, he said.
Mr Hutchins, of Tawa, [...]
Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine will present findings from two studies on the use of IPHC in treating peritoneal cancer that has spread from these two primary cancer sites at the annual meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology in Chicago, March 13-16.
John H. Stewart, IV, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, section [...]
