Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics The Guardian | Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's athletes but said he would not be going to London to watch them. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images | Iran's president, Mahmou...
Tourism outlook positive this year Daily Press | GLOUCESTER — New festivals and events coupled with old standbys and an improved economy has fed a good vibe about the outlook for this year's tourism prospects. | Hilton Snowdon, Gloucester County Tourism coordinator, said the community is adding more events and has more activities to lure t...
Okinawa sets sights on foreign tourists Japan Times | FUKUOKA — Tourism has become the backbone of Okinawa's economy. | The visitor count to the prefecture, with its subtropical climate and rich natural environment, grew nearly tenfold from 560,000 in fiscal 1972 to 5.52 million last year. This ...
Chen family could travel to US within two weeks NZ Herald | The blind activist who was at the centre of a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Chinese officials have told him the passports that he and his family had just applied for should be ready within two weeks. | A rights group, meanwh...
Travel chiefs declare war on airline tax NZ Herald | New Zealand and Australian travel chiefs are stepping up their campaign against new passenger taxes which they say could be the tipping point for a 10 per cent plunge in transtasman tourism. | Air New Zealand, which last week announced new services...
End confusion over holidays Gulf News | Schools in the UAE need clarity on which government body manages their affairs. The present confusion is unacceptable. The federal Ministry of Education has a national responsibility for the entire country, but the federal structure of the UAE give...
Ben Wheatley's Sightseers brings English tourist trail to Cannes IMDb | What will Cannes 2012 make of Sightseers – a British black comedy that melds The League of Gentlemen with Nuts in May? | British hopes at this year's Cannes film festival split between the old and new guard of domestic cinema. Representing t...
Ben Wheatley's Sightseers brings English tourist trail to Cannes The Guardian | What will Cannes 2012 make of Sightseers – a British black comedy that melds The League of Gentlemen with Nuts in May? Alice Lowe and Steve Oram in Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers. | British hopes at this year's Cannes film festival split between the...
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Conn. Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill The New York Times | Connect With Us on Twitter | Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. | Twitter List: Reporters and Editors | HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bill legalizing marijuana...
Travel costs for dental work in Poland rejected Canada Dot Com | It used to be that tourism was driven by aspirations of seeing pyramids or drinking tequila at the swim-up bar. | But as the population in Western countries is aging, accessing h...
Bird flu can spread in mammals, study finds The Los Angeles Times | In a long-awaited study that helped prompt a contentious debate over the wisdom of conducting research that has the potential to help as well as harm, scientists reported Wednesd...
Donna Summer Dies at age 63 The Examiner | Sad, sad news for music fans in Fresno today as disco legend Donna Summer passed away this morning in Florida following a long battle with cancer. | Summer solidified herself as one of the superstars of disco during the 1970s with such hits as "Hot...
'Battleship' opens May 18th The Examiner | Kids may still be in school, but summer has officially kicked off. The big budget films are in full bloom and next up to the plate is the long-awaited "Battleship". Avengers may still be lighting up theaters, but there are past cape-wearers in ...
From the Travel Desk: Please turn off your electronic devices, really Star Tribune Ever been on a flight and looked on with wonder as someone remained riveted to his or her portable electronic device -- obliviously or defiantly -- even after the flight attendant had asked passengers to turn them off? More likely, have you ever not? | Airline deal website Airfarewatchdog.com recently polled 1,200 people about whether they use elec...
Kuchar comes up clutch at Sawgrass Houston Chronicle | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matt Kuchar looked beyond the edge of the 16th green at a scene packed with enough stress it could wipe away even his smile. | Across the water was an island green that was awaiting him Sunday in The Players Championship. The guy dressed all in orange and pumping his first was Rickie Fowler after making a 20-foot ...
