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Posted by Travigators in Worldwide News on May 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Polls results rejected by Ethiopian opposition, calling for fresh polls
Addis Ababa — Ethiopian opposition parties have rejected Sunday’s national election results and called for a fresh poll after the landslide by the ruling party.The ruling EPRDF won 499 seats and the coalition of eight opposition parties won only one seat in 547 seat parliaments.Ethiopia’s main...
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Posted by jones in Worldwide News on April 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Baby pythons escape during flight in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday. Twelve non-venemous Stimson pythons were being transported Tuesday on a flight to Melbourne from...
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Posted by Yamna in Worldwide News on April 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Thailand Update – State of Emergency Declared in Bangkok and Surrounding Provinces
On Thursday, the red-shirted protestors (UDD party), together with many taxi drivers, blocked off roads to the normally very busy Victory monument causing traffic chaos throughout the capital city and its surrounds. This was the beginning of a dramatic increase in activities from the UDD party. The government...
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Posted by Yamna in Worldwide News on April 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Strike forces Eiffel Tower shutdown
THE Eiffel Tower has been closed after employees went on strike to demand better work conditions and security at one of the world’s most visited tourist sites. Ticket offices at the Paris landmark were shut and staff were seen handing out leaflets in English, French and Spanish that said they were...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline News, Worldwide News on March 31st, 2009 | 2 Comments
Indian premier league relocation checklist
Johannesburg: How long would it take you to relocate to another country? A month, perhaps two? The Indian Premier League (IPL) had just a few days to move. That’s a little over three weeks to ensure the entire tournament settles into its new temporary home in South Africa. The logistics are mind-boggling...
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Posted by Travigators in Worldwide News on March 16th, 2009 | No Comments
ZIMBABWE: Thousands mourn for PM’s car accident wife
          Zimbabweans pay tribute to Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife after fatal crash  THOUSANDS OF Zimbabweans have paid tribute to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, who was killed in a car accident on March 6. Susan Tsvangirai, hailed as the ‘mother of the...
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Posted by jones in Worldwide News on February 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
S.F. students mourn classmates killed in crash
Students at a San Francisco English language school are mourning the deaths this weekend of five classmates and a nonstudent who died in a fiery crash in northern Santa Barbara County. A sixth student who survived appears to owe her life to a retired firefighter, who was driving nearby when the accident...
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Posted by Travigators in Beijing Olympics on August 5th, 2008 | No Comments
Olympic theme sand sculptures in E China
Large-scale sand sculptures is shown in these pictures taken in the Haiyang International Sand Sculpture Park, east China’s Shandong Province ...
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Posted by Travigators in Airline News, Asia Travel guide, Beijing Olympics, Internet Travel News, Travel on July 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Travel News : Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
The first regular, direct flight from mainland China to Taiwan for nearly 60 years has landed at Taipei’s airport. China’s top official on Taiwan affairs, Wang Yi, said it signalled “a new start” in exchanges. The two sides have been ruled by separate governments since 1949,...
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Posted by Travigators in Beijing Olympics, Travel on June 16th, 2008 | 3 Comments
Beijing Olympics 2008 : Olympic torch’s arrival in Tibet postponed
Organizers of the Olympic torch relay said Monday the flame’s arrival in Tibet would be postponed, but declined to give an exact date for the torch’s journey through the region, which has been shrouded in secrecy. The torch was originally supposed to travel through Tibet on June 18 or 19...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Beijing Olympics, Travel on May 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Promotion Video of the Torch for Beijing 2008 Olympic
I have just seen this video on You Tube. Just sharing it here for all my visitors.
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Beijing Olympics on May 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Beijing Olympics 2008 : China plans to halt rain for Beijing Olympics
This Article was taken from Los Angeles Times By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer    ‘Weather modification’ team will manipulate the clouds in summer to try to keep the open-air stadium dry  It is yet another attempt by man to triumph over nature. Determined...
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