Vietnam: Phu Quoc tops tourism poll in 2009

Phu Quoc Island has beaten Ha Long Bay, the most popular destination in 2007, to top the 2008 – 2009 tourism list, according to an SGGP survey of 1,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City." A view on Phu Quoc Island's beach. (Photo: SGGP) Phu Quoc heads the Top Ten and...

Sachin No.1 in Warne’s list

"Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of world’s best 100 Test cricketers named by legendary spinner Shane Warne in his book Shane Warne’s Century, which also features as many as 10 other Indians. The list in Warne’s book released on October 2 is almost...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Federal Disaster Assistance Tops $8.3 Million For Two Illinois Counties

"BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Federal disaster assistance totals for eligible Iroquois and Livingston County residents topped $8.3 million last night with just a few days left until the May 6 registration deadline.This total includes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants...

Guild Wars Tops Five Million Units Sold

"Guild Wars franchise breaks major milestone in less than three years. NCsoft® Europe and ArenaNet® have announced that the Guild Wars® franchise of online roleplaying games has surpassed five million units sold in Europe, North America, and Asia. Published by NCsoft and...

India Tops Asia in Salary Hikes

India Tops Asia in Salary Hikeshttp://write2ankit.blogspot.com/2008/02/india-tops-asia-in-salary-hikes.html

China to Become 'World's Largest Wired Nation'

To put this story in perspective, China is about to become "the world's largest wired nation" and only 16% of its population is online.China is not only rising, it is booming, soaring, sailing, and growing at unprecedented rates across all industry sectors and areas of...

Somewhere Over 'In Rainbows': Radiohead Tops U.S. Charts

In the least suprising music news of the week, Radiohead continues their domination of the music sales charts. In Rainbows shot to No. 1 on the U.S. charts, just days after topping the UK charts, and months after dominating the music blogosphere and world o' pay-what-you-will...