PHILIPPINES
Police end jail revolt A revolt by al-Qaeda-linked prisoners ended after police stormed a maximum security prison in the Philippines. Some 22 prisoners – including three top leaders of the
Portugal’s favourite daredevil boosts free fall event
PORTUGAL’s favourite daredevil and champion free fall parachutist, Mário Pardo, thrilled spectators as he and other parachutists dropped in on people enjoying a Sunday stroll on the sands of Praia
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THE RING TWO Horror/Thriller/Drama/Mystery The film picks up six months after the horrifying events that terrorised Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son Aidan (David Dorfman) in Seattle. To escape
RBS Six Nations Championship
Irish hopes of a first Grand Slam since 1948 were shattered on a blustery afternoon at Lansdowne Road by a French side that finally found their flowing game of old.
Santana returns to Lisbon Câmara
PEDRO Santana Lopes has returned to the presidency of Lisbon Câmara. His silence in the run-up to last Saturday’s formal swearing-in of new Prime Minister José Sócrates effectively sealed his
Shoes with a sense of humour
WHAT DO you do when someone steals your only pair of shoes? This was the predicament facing French-born Sophie on a bohemian holiday across Europe. And, happily for the rest
Soaring rise and splashy fall
This Bobby Darin biopic reportedly spent about 20 years going through various drafts, by many different screenwriters, before Kevin Spacey grabbed it and made it his own (quite literally). Borrowing
Spirit of art with St Dominic’s
CASA DE SANTA RITA in Colares was the setting for an exhibition of paintings, drawings and ceramics, sponsored by St Dominic’s School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and GlobalTalk. British Ambassador
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
AS ONE of Ireland’s most recognised symbols, it was fitting that the beautiful sounds of the harp, played by Irish harpist Madeleine Doherty, opened this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Supermarkets will sell medicine
CERTAIN medicine will soon be available in Portuguese shops following an early decision from the incoming Socialist government. Non-prescribed medicines are already freely available in supermarkets in countries such as