Independent online Last chance for Oscar | Oscar Pistorius set up one of his greatest victories in Switzerland. Now he's hoping another triumph here will take him all the way to Beijing. | The double amputee sprinter was in Lucerne on Friday... (photo: AP / Urs Flueeler)
Canada Dot Com Economics replaces environment on G8 agenda | OTTAWA - The sputtering global economy tops the agenda as Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Japan this weekend for next week's Group of Eight summit, and that, say some foreign-policy experts, ... (photo: White House/Eric Draper) ClimateEconomyEnvironmentJapanPhotos
International Herald Tribune Italians shun Alitalia despite pleas for patriotism | : Lorenzo Schapira tries to avoid flying Italy's near-bankrupt flagship carrier, Alitalia. The planes are run-down and the service is "appalling," he says. | "The government should let Alitalia go b... (photo: public domain / ) AirlinesAlitaliaIndustryItalyPhotos
Asia Times A new world under one Heaven | By Francesco Sisci | Part 1: | BEIJING - Globalization in the West started with the Greeks - with the Anabasis told by Xenophon, a disciple of Socrates. Then, 10,000 Gr... (photo: AP/Ng Han Guan / ) ChinaCultureGlobalizationPhotosPolitics
International Herald Tribune Bush's final G-8 summit could be harmonious | : The issues are as difficult as ever, but the conditions are likely to be more conducive to agreement for President George W. Bush as he attends his eighth and final e... (photo: (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)) BushEconomyPhotosPoliticsSummit
Sydney Morning Herald The Fabulous Flag Sisters | Long before Megan Gale and her never-ending pins graced billboards all over Italy, there was another set of Australian legs renowned for being the best in Europe. They ... (photo: AP / ) EntertainmentEuropeItalyModelPhotos
