Valentino returns to hero's welcome in Rome (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Rome rolled out the red carpet to welcome back Valentino Garavani, decking out a historic museum with his sweeping gowns and restoring an ancient temple by the Colosseum to host festivities celebrating the Italian designer....more...THE FINALISTS (Bangkok Post)
This Saturday, the world will name its New 7 Wonders which are likely to include some "really" new ones, while some Wonders we are familiar with for decades might be dropped....more... Sunil Sethi: Roaming in Rome (Business Standard India)
Rome: In the 1950s Nancy Mitford, the sharp-tongued English novelist, annoyed Romans by comparing their ancient capital to a village: ??at heart Rome is a village, with its single post office, single railway station and life centred round the vicarage (St Peter?s).? Adding insult to injury, she continued: ?Surely no capital city can be quite so uninhibited about its underclothes and allow them to ......more... A pipeline into the heart of Europe (Asia Times)
Not many people know that Russian President Vladimir Putin co-authored in 2004 a fascinating book on classical judo titled Judo: History, Theory, Practice . In his book, Putin describes how with "minimum effort, maximum effect", it becomes possible to bring your opponent flying on to the mat....more... Gordon against 'sideways move' to Old Firm (The Scotsman: Sport)
ALTHOUGH keen to stress he is in no hurry to leave Hearts, Craig Gordon has admitted that a move to the English Premiership holds more appeal than a transfer to either half of the Old Firm....more... Ancient Rome Is Rebuilt Digitally (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/Rome Reborn project, ho) This digital reconstruction provided by authors of the "Rome Reborn" project during a press conference in Rome on Monday, June 11, 2007, shows a view of the ancient Roman Forum used for the simulation of the historic city....more... Mitsubishi Outlander Elegance (Times Online)
Are you in the north? And are you thinking of maybe moving down south for a better job and a better way of life? Well don?t bother, because it?s full. Last night I left the Top Gear test track in Surrey for the journey home. Simple....more... Iraq a Topic Between Bush and the Pope (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) An Italian Police officer looks on, near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday June 8, 2007. Italy is mobilizing thousands of police officers for U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Rome, shutting schools and closing air space over the city....more... Bush Meets Pope, Promotes U.S. AIDS Work (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Members of the White House Press Corps walk past tall Palace Guards after a photo-op with U.S. President George W. Bush and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at Quirinale Palace in Rome Saturday, June 9, 2007....more... |