Southeast Asia
Shares fall sharply in Seoul
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 08:28.Seoul - Shares crashed Thursday on the Seoul stock exchange on panic selling after recession fears caused the US market to plunge to five-year-lows.
In May Bulgarians will ski in the mountains and suntan on the beaches
Submitted by Zdravka Ekderi on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 17:43.On May 9th in Bulgaria it will be possible to ski and suntan in the Black Sea resorts at the same time. Except in Bulgaria, this can happen only in Italy and France. “The winter season has not ended yet and in the moment people still ski in Bansko, Markudjika and Cherni vrah.
German exports plunged in November to record the biggest fall in nearly two decades, data released Thursday showed, as the deepening world economic downturn hits Europe's biggest economy.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
US singer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, 27, dominated the nominations for the 40th NAACP Image Awards.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.