Flags and flowers on Lunar New Year in North Korea
Soldiers and children, all bundled up against the freezing cold, lined up Monday at Pyongyang's main plaza to pay their respects again to late leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday.
N. Korea marks New Year with 'kimjongilia' flowers
PYONGYANG, North Korea - Bundled up against the freezing cold, soldiers and children lined up Monday at Pyongyang's main plaza to pay their respects again to late leader Kim Jong Il.
'Warriors' left to fly the flag for Asia at Oscars
While Greater China gears up for the Lunar New Year box office season, the big film news in Asia this week has been the fact that there is only one Asian production left in the running for this year's foreign language Oscar.
Internal Affairs: Politicians trading barbs at Vietnamese ceremonial flag-raising
The great thing about spats at San Jose City Hall is that they often are much ado about very little. Take the kerfuffle that occurred Monday during the ceremonial Vietnamese New Year flag-raising inside the rotunda.
Lively NKorean capital celebrates Lunar New Year
North Koreans bundled against the freezing cold paid respects again to late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang's main plaza Monday and celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday with colorful flowers and children's games.
JoePa statue items to 'dry out,' family to review
The dozens of signs, bouquets of flowers and other items left by fans at the Joe Paterno statue outside Penn State's Beaver Stadium in honor of the late Hall of Fame coach have been removed and stored inside the stadium to dry out.
Tata parks a green homage to founder
Founder's Day celebrations in Jamshedpur on March 3 will give the city's posh Bistupur a green lung.Cascading water, landscaped gardens and a variety of ornamental and flowering plants will provide a welcome relief from the jangle of traffic on Bistupur Main Road near the roundabout on 1.5 acres behind JN Tata's statute.The park will no doubt please Tata Sons chairman Ratan N. Tata. Every year ...
Penn State removes Paterno statue memorial items to 'dry out;' family to review
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The dozens of signs, bouquets of flowers and other items left by fans at the Joe Paterno statue outside Penn State's Beaver Stadium in honour of the late Hall of Fame coach have been removed and stored inside the stadium to dry out.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years on throne
KING'S LYNN - Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years as monarch on Monday with a deliberately low-key program of visits to eastern England, kicking off five months of diamond jubilee celebrations.
