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This is the world of global warming, where melting glaciers dictate borders between nations. The scenic mountains and rivers between Italy and its neighbors provide natural borders. The agreement between Italy and its three bordering neighbors: France,...
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I just got back from a tour of five European nations, and throughout my trip I pondered the question “Do Europeans live better lives than Americans?”...
made popular Jun 13 2009
Economic recession has hit countries of the entire world hard. It included even the most booming ones like India and China, where the estimated growth was not reached....
made popular Jun 5 2009
A study conducted by Andrea Baccarelli, an assistant professor of applied biotechnology at the university of Milan, concluded that inhalation of certain particulates...
made popular May 18 2009
SHASPA, a Web 3.0 technology platform and infrastructure that blends emerging technologies to create applications that incorporate, visualize, monitor and manage the...
made popular May 11 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Durham
A dissertation written by President Barack Obama’s late mother is being published.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Turkey’s NTV television, citing authorities, says 41 people have been killed and three have been wounded in an attack on a wedding in the southeast.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 20 others, new organizations...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Ankara
Turkish media say at least 16 people have been killed and 20 others wounded in an attack on a wedding ceremony in the southeastern part of the country.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Northwood
Police in Northwood, N.H., said they used an innertube to pull a 25-year-old burglary suspect of out of lake. WMUR reported investigators believe the man and a friend...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Warwick
A medical student accused in Boston of killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist has been charged in Rhode Island with assaulting a stripper in a hotel.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Jerusalem
Israel dispatched top officials to the U.S. and Europe on Monday in a diplomatic offensive aimed at softening the hawkish image of Prime Minister Benjamin...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Paris
The French are living up to their image as lovers of food and can add a new love to the mix, sleep, according to a survey released Monday. In fact, the French excel at...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Paris
The French certainly know how to live: A new study says they sleep more than anyone in the world’s most economically developed countries, and eat more, too.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Warwick
The Boston medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist is expected to face new charges in Rhode Island.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Athens
Police say they’ve found the passport of a University of Georgia professor suspected of killing his wife and two others outside a community theater.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Berlin
Fiat Group SpA aims to take over General Motors Corp.’s main European unit without running up debt in a deal that could require billions of euros (dollars) in...
made popular May 4 2009
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AP, Innsbruck
Authorities in western Austria say they have recovered the bodies of six people who died when an avalanche struck as they hiked in the Alps.
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Grenoble
French workers facing steep layoffs at a Caterpillar factory freed four bosses they had been holding at the U.S. manufacturer’s plant in the Alps to protest the...
made popular Apr 1 2009
AP, Grenoble
For a second straight day, desperate French workers facing steep layoffs at a Caterpillar factory held four of their bosses at the U.S. manufacturer’s plant in...
made popular Apr 1 2009
Eco Factor: Shelter powered by solar energy.
Developed by the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), the new Monte Rosa Hut is an Alpine shelter developed to work effectively at an...
made popular Mar 13 2009
For those who cannot make it to the snow covered slopes of the Alps for a winter skiing experience, you can walk into a mall in Manchester. If it seems a bit confusing...
made popular Sep 9 2008
If you’re a ski fan and are unable to wait any longer for the start of the ski season, then here’s good news for you guys. Check out where you can ski now...
made popular Sep 8 2008
AP, Saint-etienne
Carlos Sastre of Spain retained the overall lead and Marcus Burghardt of Germany won the 18th stage of the Tour de France as the race left the Alps on Thursday.Sastre...
made popular Jul 24 2008
There is something intrinsically frightening about earthquakes. I remember watching the 1936 movie San Francisco, starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer...
made popular Jul 23 2008
AP, Jausiers
Frank Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey in the Tour de France on Tuesday, with riders pushing themselves through the Alps as cycling’s showcase race...
made popular Jul 22 2008
AP, Prato Nevoso
Australia’s Simon Gerrans has won the 15th stage of the Tour de France as cycling’s premier race began its third and final week with a ride through the Alps...
made popular Jul 20 2008
AP, Embrun
Cadel Evans wore the yellow jersey as riders started Sunday’s 15th stage of the Tour de France, which took the peloton into the Alps for the first of three...
made popular Jul 20 2008
AP, Dignes-les-bains
Tour de France riders approached the Alps focused more on racing and less on the fallout of three scandals over drug use.Three-time world champion Oscar Freire of Spain...
made popular Jul 20 2008
AP, Nimes
Cadel Evans of Australia wore the yellow jersey as riders started Saturday’s 14th stage of the Tour de France, the last day before the showcase race hits the high...
made popular Jul 19 2008
AP, Annecy
A French judicial official says preliminary manslaughter charges have been filed against a bus driver involved in an accident that killed seven children this week at a...
made popular Jun 5 2008
AP, Rome
Rescuers say they have found the bodies of five French ski mountaineers who were missing since being swept away by an avalanche during an excursion in Italy’s...
made popular May 1 2008
AP, Rome
Rescue officials say five French ski-mountaineers are missing after being swept away by an avalanche during a trip in Italy’s northwestern Alps.The civil defense...
made popular May 1 2008
The £5,000 cocktail, the £50,000-a-week chalet and the £500,000 impulse purchase! This is what Coco Club, the first luxury VIP club in the Alps, in...
made popular Dec 28 2007
High peaks that are clad in pristine white & seemingly reaching out to kiss the sky above; like a bride ready to walk down the altar, the Alps form a stunningly...
made popular Nov 6 2007
Friday the 13th has proven to be the luckiest day for the Belgium sprinter Tom Boonen who finally staged his first tour win since two long years, capturing the green...
made popular Jul 14 2007
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Cattle are led down from the Alpine pastures in Schanfigg near Calfreisen, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
