Several houses destroyed as strong wind, hail hit Cebu town

Angeliza Abadies was doing her usual chores at her home here at about 1 p.m. Thursday when the bright skies suddenly turned gloomy.

Egypt election dispatch: why a former Mubarak minister may triumph against the Islamists

As Egypt prepares for elections - the first truly free poll for a national leader in the country's 5,000 year history - Colin Freeman talks to voters in Cairo.

Ten Foot Mailbag: Unclin’, Horticulturin’ And Skunk Nursin’

Shea McClellin supposedly used to milk goats on a farm in Idaho and nurse skunks back to health, so the only thing I’m pretty sure of is that he smells bad.

Tennis tourney this weekend: Sports briefs

TENNIS TOURNAMENT (STAFF) -- The Ontario Tennis Association and Barrie North Winter Tennis are hosting a rookie tennis tournament this weekend. As part of the Rogers Cup series, the event will see more than 50 junior tennis players competing in under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-16 categories.[...]

Time running out for Moken way of life

Village elder and midwife Liya Pramongkit, skin brown and furrowed as a walnut, spent her early life living as a nomad aboard handcrafted wooden boats called kabang. They were fashioned from giant rainforest logs; planking held together with vines.