 | World Bank chief urges swift action on food and fuel crisis
Manila Bulletin WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) — World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged swift action by leaders of the Group of Eight industrial countries and oil-producing nations to address rising poverty due t... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) | |
| Bank Food Photos Poverty World |
 | China, this is the world
The Australian | WE should all wish the People's Republic of China success as host of the 2008 Olympics, for which it has made heroic efforts to prepare itself. | Expenditure on Olympics-related construction in Beij... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma ) | |
| Beijing China Olympic Photos Sport |
 Sir Ben Kingsley a Beatle would-have-been?
Inquirer | LOS ANGELES, California—Imagine Sir Ben Kingsley as a Beatle. It was one of those might-have-beens for the knighted actor. | 'I was offered a contract by Dick James who recorded all the Beatles' ear... (photo: IFC Films ) |
| Actor Entertainment London Oscar Photos |
 Galapagos wildlife thrives in safe haven
Canada Dot Com | As I bobbed face down in the warm equatorial Pacific, I got the eerie feeling I was being watched. | To my right, I could see a pair of wet noses nuzzling my diving goggles. On my left, I felt the r... (photo: WN) |
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 Sri Lanka wins toss, bats first
Independent online | Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss on Thursday and elected to bat first against India in the Super Fours round of the Asia Cup. | India lost Wednesday's ... (photo: AP / ) |
| Cricket India Pakistan Photos Sports Sri Lanka |
 Tackling Qingdao's invading algae
BBC News | "We're working nine-hour days. I've been here six days, and still more and more of it keeps coming," said one of the soldiers. | With every wave more of the algae comes... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) |
| Algae Defence Environment Olympics Photos |
 China's Zheng plans to give back
The Miami Herald WIMBLEDON, England -- Zheng Jie's storybook run to the Wimbledon semifinals is providing a much-needed emotional lift to her rural Sichuan province, which is devastated i... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) |
| China England Photos Sport Tennis |
 Zheng takes the table out of tennis for the Chinese
Business Day WIMBLEDON - For at least the next few days, tennis on grass is going to be a lot more popular in China than tennis on a table. | Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player... (photo: WN / aruna) |
| Photos Sports Star Tennis Wimbledon |
 Federer, Ivanovic boost Beijing line-up
TVNZ Jul 3, 2008 | World number ones Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic head a strong field at the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing next month. | The International Tennis Fede... (photo: Public Domain / ) |
| Beijing Photos Serbia Sports Tennis |
 Australia crime victims want Tyson barred
Canada Dot Com | CANBERRA, Australia - Australian crime victims are demanding ex-heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson be barred from entering the country to take part in a professiona... (photo: WN) |
| Australia Boxing Crime Photos Sports |
 Chinese media say Sarkozy unwelcome at Olympics
The Guardian BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will get a cold public shoulder at the Beijing Olympics if he attends, Chinese state media said on Thursday i... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) |
| China France Olympics Photos Tibet |
 China can be a major force in world tennis, says Zheng
The Guardian | The Olympics organisers could hardly have dreamed up a better publicity coup for the tennis event at Beijing than the success here of Zheng Jie, the diminutive figure w... (photo: WN / aruna) |
| China Olympics Photos Tennis Woman |
