2009

May 1, 2009

May 1-7, 2009

Re: My Compound Life: Western Conveniences Are Not all That Convenient in Bali Hannah, nice read! I also was like – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Beating Around the Butterfly Bush

In Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers’ 1933 war satire, Groucho is reading an important document when he says to Zeppo, – Read More...
May 1, 2009

WHO Warns Global Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent

GENEVA ~ The World Health Organization warned a global swine flu pandemic was imminent, as more nations confirmed cases of – Read More...
May 1, 2009

US Says Nuclear Threat Deepens N. Korea’s Isolation

SEOUL ~ The United States told North Korea it is only deepening its isolation with vows to conduct a second – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Obama Invokes Churchill in Defence of Policies

WASHINGTON ~ President Barack Obama has fended off criticism that his policies had imperilled US security, evoking Britain’s historic war-time – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Australian Aid Efforts Improved

CANBERRA ~ Better coordination and more tightly focused delivery of aid programmes is the aim of a new strategic partnership – Read More...
May 1, 2009

THE MIDDLE AGES : The Voice of the Invisible Woman

By Susan Reimer The Baltimore Sun As women age, we begin to fade from view, moving from vibrant, to translucent – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Julia Roberts to ‘Scale New Heights’ During Bali Filming Spell

LOS ANGELES/LEGIAN ~ US actress Julia Roberts aims to hit new heights during a filming stint in Bali later this – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Chicago Is a Meat and Greet on College Tour

By Chris Erskine Los Angeles Times We are creeping along the Chicago expressway when I decide it is time to – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Swine Flu Fact File

LEGIAN ~ As more than 150 people died in the past week from an outbreak of swine flu that appears – Read More...