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World Heritage Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Triples Membership After Only Two Years

36 travel industry leaders join Expedia and UN Foundation in international effort to promote sustainable tourism around World Heritage sites.
11 29 2007 6:54AM (...more)

Ex-diamond giants dissect fundamental duel

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Separated by a distance of sixty feet, six inches, the Hall of Fame pitcher and Hall of Fame hitter were once natural enemies. In retirement, however, pitcher Bob Gibson and slugger 10 31 2009 12:48AM (...more)

World's youngest round-the-world sailor back in UK

PORTSMOUTH, England – The world's youngest round-the-world sailor has returned to Britain after charting some 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers). Thousands cheered as 17-year-old Mike Perham arrived Saturday in 08 30 2009 8:16AM (...more)

Bolt wins world sprint double in world record time

BERLIN (AFP) – Usain Bolt repeated his Olympic sprint double at the World Athletics Championships here on Thursday, blitzing to a staggering new world record of 19.19 seconds
08 22 2009 6:42AM (...more)

Developing world summit calls for 'new world order'

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) – More than 50 heads of state from the developing world met Wednesday in Egypt to tackle the fallout from the global economic meltdown ,
07 16 2009 5:42PM (...more)

Developing world calls for 'new world order'

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) – More than 50 heads of state from the developing world met Wednesday in Egypt to tackle the fallout from the global economic meltdown ,
07 16 2009 2:16PM (...more)

Amanda Reason breaks world record at world championship swimming trails

MONTREAL - Fifteen-year-old Amanda Reason of Toronto broke the world record in the women's 50-metre breaststroke on Wednesday at the world championships swimming trials. It is Canada's first world record in the long course
07 10 2009 6:24AM (...more)

World markets weighed down by World Bank warning

LONDON – European and U.S. stock markets fell Monday as investors worried about the global economic outlook after the World Bank warned that the downturn would be deeper
06 23 2009 2:53PM (...more)

IMF, World Bank to discuss aid to developing world

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund and World Bank were to focus in talks Sunday on aid to developing countries battered by the 05 20 2009 11:43AM (...more)

World Cup to 'change world's view of Africa'

PARIS (AFP) – Danny Jordaan , head of the South African 2010 World Cup organising committee , said on Friday he wanted to transform people's world view
03 14 2009 4:55PM (...more)