TravelVientiane: Crazy incongruity in bizarre capitalGuns, temples and French replicas punctuate Laos, says Brett Atkinson.04 May 01:00 AM
TravelVientiane, LaosLaos' bizarre capital is a languid collection of wide French-style avenues furnished with cruising tuk tuks, and plane-tree studded neighbourhoods dotted with Buddhist temples and French colonial architecture.03 May 08:51 PM
WorldIndian court convicts Pakistani in Mumbai siege Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said that "the judgement in itself is a message to Pakistan that they should not export terror to India."03 May 08:41 PM
WorldNorth Korean dictator's mystery train to ChinaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il was believed to be making a rare trip to China amid tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship and stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations, South Korean reports said.03 May 03:00 PM
New ZealandSchoolboy cricketers in India despite terror riskA NZ schoolboys cricket team has travelled to play in India for two weeks despite a Mfat warning of an "extreme risk" of terrorism.01 May 09:11 PM
WorldThai protesters storm major hospitalA major hospital has evacuated patients and suspended all but emergency surgery.30 Apr 05:00 AM
LifestyleAn encounter with the world's hottest chilliIn Manipur, locals coyly point out that, unlike many varieties of chilli, umorok burns while entering the body but not on the way out.30 Apr 02:30 AM
WorldAnother school stabbing in ChinaChina is undergoing an awful wave of frenzied attacks on schoolchildren by knife-weilding men.29 Apr 08:10 PM
New ZealandChinese gymnast living in NZ stripped of medalA Chinese gymnast, now living in Huntly, has been stripped of an Olympic bronze medal for being too young during the Sydney 2000 Olympics.29 Apr 02:48 AM
TravelTravel book: <i>Destination Saigon</i>Being a large man taking up a space usually occupied by three Vietnamese, writer Walter Mason was obviously an easily noticed foreign visitor in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon).27 Apr 12:00 AM
