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Smart Bali Steals The Show (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Baliyana made all the running in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:09:13 GMT |
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Alarm as Indonesia thumbs nose at West over bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With nearly half the world's human bird flu deaths, concern is building over Indonesia's refusal to share virus samples and its health minister's increasingly strident denunciations of global "conspiracies".
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:47:42 GMT |
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Bollywood box office staring at lull before big boom (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as a cocktail of movie releases like 'Singh Is Kinng' and 'Rock On' is keeping film aficionados gleeful, a lull seems to be setting in at the Bollywood box-office that should up the craving for the big October offerings.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:49:00 GMT |
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Backpacking in style: 'Flashpackers' have champagne tastes (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
OTTAWA - Many who have done it will tell you that backpacking is the only way to see the world. No fixed route or big budget required. About all you need is a passport, a toothbrush and a sense of adventure.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:12:00 GMT |
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LACK OF AIR CONNECTIVITY CAN IMPAIR GERMAN TOURISM TRAFFIC TO MALAYSIA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
FRANKFURT, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Although Malaysia is increasingly becoming a popular destination among German tourists, the strong growth in traffic to Malaysia could be seriously impaired with long-term implications for tourism if adequate air connections are not available from Germany to Malaysia.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:06:00 GMT |
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WTA calendar revamp to ease strain on top talent (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A revamped 2009 WTA Tour calendar will help ease the physical strain upon elite women's tennis players with ranking reforms aimed at raising the importance of Grand Slam and elite-level events.
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:46:51 GMT |
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A BIGGER TEST IN BALI FOR M'SIAN BEACH FOOTBALL SQUAD (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Now, for a bigger and sterner test at the 1st Asian Beach Games in Bali from Oct 18-26.
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:38:40 GMT |
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Corrupt Indonesian prosecutor jailed (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
A disgraced Indonesian prosecutor has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for accepting a $US660,000 ($A790,000) bribe to drop a major embezzlement case.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:56:32 GMT |
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Garnaut report to unveil climate targets (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Economist Ross Garnaut will kick off intense debate about short-term greenhouse targets when he releases his latest climate change report on Friday.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:45:12 GMT |
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Las Vegas Sands and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Sign Contract to Open First St. Regis Residences in Las Vegas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Las Vegas Sands announced today that the company has reached an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. to develop The St. Regis Residences at the Venetian Palazzo, Las Vegas, a collection of 398 private luxury residences, introducing the renowned St.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:23:00 GMT |
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