Norway commits $3 bln to cope with climate change in east, south Africa

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Norway will spend approximately 3 billion U.S. dollars to support the efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change in eastern and southern Africa, Times of Zambia reported on Thursday. Norwegian Ambassador to Zambia Tore Gjos w ...

Hilary Duff joins "Cool" school

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Hilary Duff, who won raves for her role as an Asian superstar in the political satire "War, Inc." has found a way to beat the heat, joining the cast of the new comedy "Stay Cool." Duff co-stars in "Cool" with Winona Ryder, Sean Astin ...

Beijing Zoo enriches environment to enliven animals before Olympics

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

You traveled all the way, queued to get a ticket and elbowed through the crowds, and finally, there are the pandas, lying still and asleep. To better enliven the animals and satisfy its visitors, Beijing Zoo has recently launched a ...

Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27. Three people will essentially fill the void left behind wh ...

NZ Earthrace powerboat on target to smash world record

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

New Zealand trimaran Earthrace was well on the way to smashing the fastest round-the-world record time for a powerboat, the New Zealand Press Association reported Tuesday. On day 57 of its record bid, the 3 million NZ dollar (2.3 mi ...

Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27. Three people will essentially fill the void left behind w ...

Cliff-falls kill 39 in Bolivia

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

At least 39 people died from two cliff-fall accidents Saturday in Bolivia, said local authorities on Sunday. According to reports reaching here, Bolivian Highways Police said a truck carrying vegetables and 20 passengers lost contro ...

International peace mediators to meet in Norway

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Conflict mediators from all over the world will again meet at the annual Oslo Forum to exchange experience in the capital of Norway on June 24-26, according to reports reaching here from Oslo Saturday. This year's peace mediators' r ...