84-year-old Quebec man bikes his way to Olympics

84-year-old Albert Leblanc from Maria, Quebec, biked 800 km from his native town to Montreal to catch a plane to Beijing, from where he will bike again to the Olympic Bird Nest Stadium. It won't be the first time...

Red hot rocks hurled from Anak Krakatau reach 2.5 km high

"The red hot glowing rocks spewed by Mt Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait, Lampung province, on Sunday at 8.30 p.m had reached an altitude of up to 2.5 km, posing a potential threat to fishermen or other...

Britain to claim a million square km of Antarctica

Britain has just applied to extend its Antarctic territory by a million square miles at the United Nations yesterday (Wednesday). This request is one of the five requests planned by Britain ahead of May...

Stones Gig Sparks 50km Tailback

Mike Jagger and the Rolling Stones rock and rolled the Belgium traffic with a 30 mile tailback in their first of 30 European concerts in the Bigger Bang tour. "The veteran rockers played in front of 33,000 fans...

Talks to ensure 5,000km rail link stays on track

A meeting will be held in China in November to seek its cooperation in ensuring the proposed 5,000km railway line from Singapore to China will reach Kunming as originally planned, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad...

History of the Great Wall

The most awesome structure ever devised by man. It lies along the northern border of China like a great sleeping dragon. It crosses deserts, mountains, valleys and rivers. When it crosses a river, there are secure...