Issue: August 07, 2012   (Archive)
Friday, May 24, 2013   



Lightning Bolt sends beer flying
Breathless and stunned, spectators watching Jamaican Usain Bolt win the Olympic men's 100 meters final said seeing it live was a mind-blowing experience.

Hard foreign lessons for Nepal schools
The fire of nationalism is spreading in Nepal, although the country has never been technically colonized.

Hunted Tory was just 'being polite'
"I was simply being polite!" That's what a top British official is insisting amid a storm of opposition brickbats after he greeted media tycoon Rupert Murdoch at the Olympics.

Life's a beach for CY
While government officials were busy tackling problems at home, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is enjoying the sunshine in Thailand.

Girl shooters put bang in magazines
A girl willing to strip down with a gun and pose is a surefire winner to promote a sport that struggles for attention.

Brits win in news American revolution
There is a new colonial war being fought in America. Better make that news.

Lin blocks the big question
The mainland and Taiwan are claiming Jeremy Lin as their own although he was born in the United States.

Yao calls Olympic bad girls 'victims'
Basketball hero Yao Ming has waded into the controversy over badminton match-throwing at the Olympics, saying China's disqualified players were the victims.



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