 Mexican capital legalizes same-sex civil unions 
Nov 10 1:27 AM US/EasternMexico City legalized same-sex civil unions, the first such move in the country, amid strong objections by the Roman Catholic Church and conservative groups. The Mexican...  Underground map and red telephone boxes become English icons 
Nov 09 7:53 PM US/EasternThe London Underground map, the red telephone box and the English weather joined a growing list of "icons of England," part of an Internet initiative to celebrate the country's heritage. Fury as Nazi speech played before soccer playoff game 
Nov 09 5:48 PM US/EasternA US high school principal was forced to issue an apology after a 90-second excerpt of a Nazi propaganda speech by Joseph Goebbels was played over a stadium loudspeaker before a school... Yahoo, Linksys roll out phone that can call Internet 
Nov 09 2:54 PM US/EasternYahoo and Linksys rolled out a new telephone in the United States that lets people make free Internet calls as well as traditional analog calls. The dual-mode cordless... South Korean toilet group goes global 
Nov 09 11:45 AM US/EasternFlushed with pride in its achievements so far, a South Korean group campaigning for cleaner public toilets is offering journalists a tour with a difference -- an inspection of public... Jerusalem gay pride event to switch to stadium 
Nov 09 10:30 AM US/EasternIsraeli police have given approval for a Jerusalem gay pride event criticised by the Vatican to go ahead in a university sports stadium Friday, police chief Moshe Karadi said. World's fastest 'zorbanaut' kicks off Guinness World Records Day 
Nov 09 10:16 AM US/EasternGuinness World Records Day got off to a characteristically bizarre start as New Zealander Keith Kolver became the fastest person ever to roll downhill in a giant balloon. ... Customers go wild for H and M design duo Viktor and Rolf 
Nov 09 10:00 AM US/EasternFrenzied shoppers thronged Swedish fashion giant Hennes and Mauritz's stores across Europe to sample the group's latest collection of low-cost luxury designer wear, this year created by... Record half-billion dollars in art sold at New York auction 
Nov 09 3:20 AM US/EasternAlmost half a billion dollars' worth of art went under the hammer in New York, with a painting by Gustav Klimt going for almost 88 million dollars in an evening that saw records tumbling... American in Nepal moves from royal consort to peace campaigner 
Nov 09 2:04 AM US/EasternToday's Kathmandu with its filthy, crowded alleys, stinking rivers and gridlocked roads is a far cry from the fictional Shangri La depicted in the 1930s novel that gave rise to the myth of... More Articles |
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