Quick trips? Why a slow walk will stop you wearing down your soul | I am surrounded by people who this summer tried holidays in Scotland, Wales and Cornwall. Still soggy from the experience, they are fleeing back to Paxos and Puglia next year and damn the carbon foo... (photo: WN)The Times
China still on-side with Russia | By Yu Bin | Sino-Russian relations have been under intense scrutiny lately because of the Georgian-Russian conflict over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia. For many in the West, China's... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service / Vladimir Rodionov)Asia Times
Asian Soot, Smog May Boost US Warming | (WASHINGTON) — Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in... (photo: WN / james)Time Magazine AsianAtmosphereClimatePhotosWashington
Asia pollution may boost U.S. temperatures | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in ... (photo: creative commons / )CNN AsiaClimatePhotosPollutionUS
Top-paid tennis stars | Roger Federer had been the top-ranked tennis player in the world for a record 237 consecutive weeks -- until last week week, when he finally relinquished the top spot t... (photo: GFDL / James Barrett)Canada Dot Com PhotosSportStarsTennisWorld
World markets sink after Wall Street plunge LONDON -- World stock markets retreated Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global grow... (photo: AP /Richard Drew)The News Tribune LondonMarketsPhotosStockUS
Charting the World of Tomorrow Vast changes are taking place in the world’s geo-political landscape. Events this past month have cast a sharp light on these changes, which are impinging on almost every... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)Middle East Online ChinaEconomyMarketPhotosRussia
