SPAIN
Over 1.5 million turn out to hear Pope in Valencia Sunday mass by Pope Benedict XVI was held at the futuristic museum complex, City of Arts and Sciences, on the
PDM Special
August 12 – Rolling Stones last world tour at Estádio do Dragão, Porto. ¤179 per person includes transport, hotel and concert ticket. ¤86.50 concert ticket only. For reservations call 282 782
The seeds of hatred
ISRAELI TANKS and soldiers have entered Gaza to avenge the kidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit, who was captured by Hamas in a cross-border raid two weeks ago. Palestinian militants have
Conference debates single-sex schools
By GABRIEL HERSHMAN NEW FINDINGS in the UK suggest that single-sex schools do not help pupils to attain better academic results. American researcher, Rosalind Barnett, a senior scientist at the
Games without frontiers, wars without tears
AS YOU are reading this, at least half of the world’s population is holding its breath, in eager anticipation of the final showdown of you-know-what. It appears that the English
Race Against Time
Race Against Time by Ellen MacArthur This is the fascinating, illustrated account of Ellen’s record-breaking solo voyage around the world. Ellen beat the previous record holder’s attempt by one day,
BELGIUM
Post-mortem results on young stepsisters BELGIAN AUTHORITIES, last week, completed post-mortem examinations on two young stepsisters, who were found dead, nearly three weeks after disappearing. Stacy Lemmens, aged seven, and
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne by Terry Darlington This is the delightful, true story of two pensioners and their whippet Jim, who sail from Stone, in Staffordshire, to Carcassonne in the
The Constant Princess
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory If you require an escape from reality into history, recreated by a skillful author, then this is the book for you. A splendid and
A Piano in the Pyrenees
A Piano in the Pyrenees by Tony Hawks Inspired by breathtaking views, and romantically dreaming of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys an idyllic house in the