Woman skis across Antarctica – alone

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South Koreans use balloons to send socks north South Korean activists have floated giant balloons carrying boxes of socks into North Korea. The activists hoped Saturday that North Koreans could wear the socks or trade them for food during the harsh winter. Associated Press video showed five helium-filled balloons rising into the air at... - Posted on January 30, 2012
How would you dress Rihanna? Rihanna has found a unique way of getting some new stage outfits. The musical superstar from Barbados will be hunting for undiscovered design talent in Britain on a new TV show — as yet unnamed — in which she will be the executive producer and the star. Sky Living HD announced T... - Posted on January 26, 2012
Uzbekistan cancels Valentine's Day Authorities in Uzbekistan are, apparently, unwilling to give love a chance. The Russian news agency RIA-Novosti cited several local media in the Central Asian nation reporting Tuesday that Uzbekistan has canceled concerts and other events for Valentine's Day. Instead, residents in the capi... - Posted on January 25, 2012
Iran bans Barbie Police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls in Iran, part of a decades-long crackdown against "manifestations of Western culture," the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Friday. Barbie dolls are sold wearing swimsuits and miniskirts in a society where women mus... - Posted on January 22, 2012
Paralyzed man reaches South Pole A man paralyzed in a snowmobiling accident has reached the South Pole, traveling about 75 miles in sub-zero temperatures over two weeks to complete the trip on the 100th anniversary of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott's trek there with the Terra Nova Expedition. Grant Korgan, who is paralyzed fro... - Posted on January 19, 2012
Chinese egg Apple over iPhone 4S Angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at Apple Inc.'s flagship Beijing store Friday after its opening for the China launch of the iPhone 4S was canceled due to concerns over the size of the crowd. Apple reacted to the scuffle by postponing iPhone 4S sales in its mainland China s... - Posted on January 15, 2012
Indonesians display anger with sandals Indonesians have found a new symbol for their growing frustration at uneven justice in their young, democratic nation: cheap, worn-out flip-flops. They have been dropping them off at police stations all over the sprawling archipelago to express outrage over the arrest and trial of a 15-yea... - Posted on January 3, 2012
No passport? An iPad will do A Canadian man who realized he forgot his passport as he approached the U.S. border found a new way to gain entry — his iPad. Martin Reisch said Tuesday a slightly annoyed U.S. border officer let him cross into the United States from Quebec after he presented a scanned copy of his passpo... - Posted on January 3, 2012
Apple designer is knighted by Queen Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II. The British monarch has awarded a knighthood to Jonathan Paul Ive, a Brit and head of Apple Inc.'s design team since the mid-'90s. Ive received... - Posted on January 1, 2012
Woman skis across Antarctica – alone As she skis across Antarctica, Felicity Aston is taking on dangers including crevasses, storms, injuries and frostbite. Her biggest challenge, though, has been adapting to solitude in the seemingly endless expanses of white. For more than three weeks, she has been skiing toward the South P... - Posted on December 19, 2011