Emotional Pat Farmer plants Red Cross flag at South Pole
They said he’d never make it. They were wrong. Today Australian ultra runner Pat Farmer raised the Red Cross flag at the South Pole after the greatest run in history.
Canada kicks off four months of celebrations for Queen's Diamond Jubilee today
TORONTO - Flag-raisings, speeches and medal ceremonies are hardly the trappings of a typical party, but the festivities surrounding the start of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee herald celebrations that royal watchers predict will be among the most enthusiastic in the world.
Amid pride and prejudice, it's time for a new flag
Whenever I see a flag worn as a cape, I can't help thinking of those Cronulla crusaders shouting, 'We grew here, you flew here' or 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi'.
ISU Saddened by the Loss of Nicole Peterson
On Oct. 26, the Idaho State University flag was lowered to half-staff in memory of Nicole Peterson, who passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Nicole was an ISU student in Pre-Pharmacy on the Pocatello campus, and was a member of ISU's Cross Country and Track and Field teams.
Sri Lanka: Tamil journalists blocked from attending Rajapaksa's meetings in Jaffna
The wards of the Chaavakachcheari hospital, renovated with help from Red Cross societies from Finland and Ireland at different stages and that were already declared open, were declared once again opened by SL president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday. The hijack move projected as a part of grand opening under Rajapaksa's Vadakkin Vasantham (the spring of the North), was exposed by the local ...
Hanceville church vandalized; 'Hail Satan' written in cross' place
Hanceville Police are working on several leads to find out who vandalized Center Hill Baptist Church sometime between Thursday night and the early morning Friday.
Athletics Flying the flag in Nottingham
A NUMBER of the Bromsgrove & Redditch Athletic Club members travelled to Nottingham on Saturday to take part in the Midland Counties Cross Country Championships and produced some highly impressive performances.
Mountainbike Championships Cross Country Eliminator Wrap
The RaboDirect NZ Mountainbike Championships finished today with the Cross Country Eliminator and Downhill events contested on the slopes of Fringed Hill in the Brook Valley, Nelson.
Moncton man wants Mi'kmaq flag at city hall
An aboriginal businessman in Moncton wants the city to fly the Mi'kmaq flag permanently in front of city hall.
