Ice Shanty Headlines
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.[...]
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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.
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