A special 'brand' all right
| Staff Correspondent | Maartje van den Brand works for children with special needs | Selfless: Amsterdam-born Maartje van den Brand gave up a lucrative career for voluntary work at Japti in Udupi dis...

Traynor awaiting extradition to UK to finish sentence
| CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent | CRIMINAL JOHN Traynor is in custody in the Netherlands having been arrested last week as part of a joint operation by the Dutch and British police against organise...

Gangster wanted over murder of Veronica Guerin finally arrested
| A prominent Irish gangster and murder suspect who has lived on the continent for many years has been arrested near Amsterdam and faces extradition to the UK. | John Traynor was a key figure in the D...

Terence Blacker: Hague has merely prolonged the agony
| It has taken a non-scandal to reveal the extent to which gossip and cruelty now influence our politics. Normally when a story breaks about the private life of a politician - Prescott and the secreta...

Senior Tories pile pressure on Hague over 'foolishness'
| William Hague faced fresh questions about his judgement yesterday as he made his first public appearance since the resignation of his special adviser over "untrue and malicious" rumours of a gay rel...

A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa
| WASHINGTON — Like many small-budget, education-intensive institutions, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum here depends on the kindness of friends and strangers for certain kind...

Mittal junior joins rank at Bharti's Dutch arm
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has appointed Shravin Bharti Mittal, one of the twin sons of its founder Sunil Mittal, as an employee at its Dutch subsidiary, the first of the telecom entrepreneur’s three ...

An 'American' in Italy, and in Existential Pain
| During one of the many slow, closely observed passages in "The American," the soul-weary assassin played by George Clooney multiplies the explosive power of a bullet by filling its hollow nose with ...

Ask Martha: Curling Wallpaper Edges; Cake Moves, Cleaning A Flat Screen; Cocoa Powders
| Q: How can I fix curling wallpaper seams? | A: Most wallpapers last at least 10 years, but a host of factors, including water damage, humidity and heat, may cause the edges to curl sooner. If the pr...

Hague: gay allegations untrue
5:40 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague, admitted yesterday that he shared a hotel room with a male aide but insisted that he was not homosexual. | In...

World Cup failures to launch Euro 2012 campaigns
More News | LONDON — France, Italy and England begin the rebuilding process after disappointing World Cup campaigns when they play their first European Championship qualifying matches on Friday. ...

'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76
| The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/09/02/2063873/gone-with-the-wind-child-actress.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: | 'Gone wit...

New Suriname president back in power after illness
| PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he now confirms was a bout of dengue feve...

New Suriname president back in power after illness
| PARAMARIBO, Suriname-Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he now confirms was a bout of dengue fever....

Wesley Sneijder Reflects On Netherlands' World Cup Success, Bert Van Marwijk Hails New Captain Mark ...
Wesley Sneijder reflects on a great World Cup campaign for the Netherlands... | By Subhankar Mondal | Share Share | Ahead of their opening game of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against San Marino ...

New Suriname president back in power after illness
| PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he now confirms was a bout of dengu...

New Suriname president back in power after illness
| Bouterse said he also was exhausted from the grueling political campaign that led to his election by parliamentary vote in July. | Dengue, a sometimes fatal, mosquito-borne disease, has reached epid...

New Suriname president back in power after illness
| PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he now confirms was a bout of dengue fev...