• Nik Aziz: Umno’s race-based politics at dead end
    Nik Aziz: Umno’s race-based politics at dead end

    BY CLARA CHOOIASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― Umno’s consideration of the proposal for a single, multiracial Barisan Nasional (BN) party proves its admission that race-based politics is

  • Swedish riots spread beyond capital
    Swedish riots spread beyond capital

    Riots in Sweden spread beyond the capital on Saturday, the sixth straight night of unrest that flared in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs and has sparked a debate over integration in a country

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  • Isle of Man motorcycle races highlight British islands

    Isle of Man motorcycle races highlight British islands

    The Isle of Man appears as just a blip between Great Britain and Ireland on the European map. But to motorcycle fans, it’s a place of pilgrimage. For more than 100 years, they have flocked to the island for the heart-pumping, crowd-pleasing Isle of More »

    Compass - 12 hours ago
  • Return to Salvation Mountain

    Return to Salvation Mountain

    Leonard Knight lived alone in the desert for 28 years, building a mountain to share his message: "Love God, love Jesus, and love the people." To build Salvation Mountain, Knight used adobe, straw, materials from the local dump, and thousands of More »

    Compass - 13 hours ago
  • Disappointed by tonight’s eclipse? There are other stellar opportunities this weekend

    Disappointed by tonight’s eclipse? There are other stellar opportunities this weekend

    Tonight marks the second of 2013's lunar eclipses, but unfortunately for astronomy enthusiasts, it's not going to be all that impressive — easily overshadowed by other astronomical events this weekend, which I'll talk about below... Normally I'd be More »

    Geekquinox - 14 hours ago
  • Angry ‘Ring of Fire’ sets off series of earthquakes around the Pacific

    Angry ‘Ring of Fire’ sets off series of earthquakes around the Pacific

    An angry 'Ring of Fire' has been setting off quite a few earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean over the past day, and it seems to be concentrating its ire on just a few specific areas. There have been over 300 … Continue reading → More »

    Geekquinox - 16 hours ago
  • Flickr photo of the day: Million dollar bridge

    Flickr photo of the day: Million dollar bridge

    Designed by the famous engineering firm of John E. Greiner, the “million dollar” James River Railroad Bridge made quite a splash in Richmond, Va., when it was completed in 1919. Photographer Bill Dickinson, says, “… the Art Nouveau style speaks of a More »

    Compass - 18 hours ago
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