Mexican war on police steps up 2008-05-12 05:10 - Suspected drug gunmen ambush and kill a Mexican police chief in a murder campaign against senior policemen that has recently worsened.
Medvedev flexes muscle with Victory Day display of firepower 2008-05-11 06:01 - Tanks and nuclear missile launchers rumbled through Moscow’s Red Square
yesterday for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, as
Russia put on a display of power for its annual Victory Day parade.
Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas 2008-05-11 06:01 - One of Barack Obama’s Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he
had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas – prompting the
likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him.
Green trekkers conquer the world under their own power 2008-05-11 06:01 - They are already the youngest Britons to have taken in the infinite views and
razor-thin air atop Mount Everest. Their latest venture has been merely to
help to save the planet.
The science of keeping a torch alight 2008-05-11 06:01 - To keep the Olympic torch burning at the summit of Everest, Chinese engineers
have had to overcome two main challenges: the weather and the atmosphere.
Average temperatures range from minus 36C (-33F) in January to minus 15C in
July, and it is also buffeted by jet-stream winds that can reach hurricane
force.
China shows little desire to exert pressure on Burma 2008-05-11 06:01 - Many countries are looking to China to play a role in persuading
cyclone-devastated Burma to open its doors to foreign aid workers in
addition to emergency relief supplies.
