Archive for Lipiec, 2008

 

Karadzic taken to The Hague

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was taken to a prison cell in The Hague on Wednesday to face trial at a U.N. war crimes tribunal on charges of genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnia war.

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Homeless high-risers get cash

The City of Toronto began handing out relief cheques yesterday to some of the hundreds of people left homeless when a massive explosion tore through the underground of a high-rise apartment building in East York.

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Aston Martin, Maserati coupes two sides of the same envy-inducing coin

The Aston Martin V8 Vantage and the Maserati GranTurismo S are beautiful, irrelevant cars — an evenly matched set of luxury-performance cuff links.

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Busy weekend for Port Alberni

Impact Bowling is the perfect solution of what to do on those hot summer days and nights.

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Bombardier unveils ‘greenest’ passenger jet

Bombardier executives launched the CSeries family of fuel-efficient jets Sunday with a champagne toast and cheery rhetoric, but with far fewer orders then the company itself expected.

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Official says Iran would destroy Israel if attacked

Iran would destroy Israel and 32 U.S. military bases in the Middle East if the Islamic Republic was attacked over its disputed nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday.

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Law’s long arm reaches from sky

Const. Curtis Brassington spent three years with the Langley RCMP, catching car thieves and going on patrol as a general duty officer.

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A baby-friendly day at the movies

Until now, movie-loving parents of infants had few options: Either stay home and wait months for a new release to come out on DVD or cable, or go with tots in tow to a theater and risk the wrath of other patrons if their little ones started fussing, crying or squirming.

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