Philippine tourist traffic up despite global crisis-- DOT

With DOT's target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year and five million by 2010, the industry must expand total capacity in terms of physical infrastructure, room accommodations and manpower... "Local...

Shooting victim in Vancouver only had a small X-Acto knife

Update: 11:22am Saturday March 21stVancouver police have released details today the the man they shot at Homer and Dunsmuir Street yesterday afternoon, was armed with only a small X-Acto knife. He refused to drop...

Finland: Snow Snarls Traffic Around the Country

" Snow and sleet contributed to a spate of road accidents in various parts of Finland on Tuesday morning. The Road Administration issued a warning for poor driving conditions throughout the country. ...

Judge Kicks Notorious Spammer Off Facebook

A judge in California on Monday ordered convicted spammer Sanford 'Spamford' Wallace to stay away from Facebook.  Wallace is accused of flooding Facebook users with unsolicited messages, which appear to...

Lawyers strike cripples traffic in New Delhi

Work in the Lower courts across the Indian capital New Delhi and in the neaby areas were affected as the lawyers have announced an all India strike on Wednesday, to protest against the Government inaction towards...

Downtown fire

Normal 0 Friday, February 13, 2009 5:45pm Fire crews attend the scene of a house -apartment fire in the 1100 block of Haro Street in Vanoucouver’s Westend.    Police and crews closed access to...

Hacked road signs warn of zombies, raptors ahead

" COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Hackers are messing with electronic road signs in some states, warning of zombies and raptors down the road. Traffic safety officials aren't amused. The latest breach came during Tuesday...

Pretty, and Pretty Dangerous: Ice Storm, December 24 2008

These photos chronicle the beauty of the ice storm that hit the mid-Atlantic region of the US on Christmas Eve. Info on weather stats here: "Ice Storm of Christmas Eve (Day) 2008" @ National Weather Service...

Bikers bring "ghost bike" to the heart of São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil - Aproximately 200 bikers gathered tonight (Jan. 16th) at Praça do Ciclista (Bikers Square), on Avenida Paulista, for a silent protest after the death of Márcia Regina de Andrade Prado. On...

Prepare for ‘traffic chaos’ as rain returns

Like most Vancouverites I am pretty  much over the beauty of a white Christmas and am looking forward to the promised greyness of January in the city.  But it's not over yet... "Vancouver is bracing for...

Beijing's 2009 New Year resolution: scrap polluting cars

Beijing has made a 2009 New Years Resolution; get rid of more than 350,000 high-polluting vehicles off the inner city streets to ease traffic and air polllution in the city. As a trial during the Olympic Games, the...

Thousands of Shoes Block Florida Freeway

A Florida freeway is choked by thousands of shoes that were dumped across the roadway Friday morning. No injuries have resulted from the footwear debris, just delays.  " State troopers are looking for a...

North India reeling under dense fog, delays flights & Trains

A thick fog engulfed the India's national capital New Delhi and rest of north India on Monday reducing the visibility levels. The region has been witnessing chilly weather with low visibility affecting...

Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout

This is one of the side effects ofmodern city living.  A smallfailure in a line or in a transformer can affectthousands of people. " Crews gradually restored electrical service across parts of Oahu on...

Manchester Rejects Congestion Charge

The British city of Manchester has voted to reject a proposal to introduce a congestion charge in the city similiar to that in London - which charges drivers a daily fee to drive in the city centre. The vote...