Archive for December, 2009

Steeleye Span’s Tim Hart dies at age 61

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tim Hart, a founding member of British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, the band’s record company said on Wednesday.

Steeleye Span’s Tim Hart dies at age 61

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tim Hart, a founding member of British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, the band’s record company said on Wednesday.

La Dolce Vita for Guantanamo detainees in Italy?

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

OPERA, Italy (Reuters Life!) – After eight years in the Guantanamo Bay prison without trial, detainees Riad Nasri and Adel Ben Mabrouk now have a chance at a comparative dolce vita behind bars in Italy’s largest detention facility.

La Dolce Vita for Guantanamo detainees in Italy?

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

OPERA, Italy (Reuters Life!) – After eight years in the Guantanamo Bay prison without trial, detainees Riad Nasri and Adel Ben Mabrouk now have a chance at a comparative dolce vita behind bars in Italy’s largest detention facility.

Norwegian teenager to be crowned new chess king

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

OSLO (Reuters Life!) – The chess world’s new number one 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen plots 20 moves ahead and can remember matches he played six years ago move-for-move, but insists he is still pretty much your average teenager.

Norwegian teenager to be crowned new chess king

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

OSLO (Reuters Life!) – The chess world’s new number one 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen plots 20 moves ahead and can remember matches he played six years ago move-for-move, but insists he is still pretty much your average teenager.

Book Talk: Ali Shaw makes magic with debut novel

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters) – British writer Ali Shaw drew inspiration from fairy tales for his debut novel and to magical effect, with “The Girl With Glass Feet” published to great acclaim.

Book Talk: Ali Shaw makes magic with debut novel

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters) – British writer Ali Shaw drew inspiration from fairy tales for his debut novel and to magical effect, with “The Girl With Glass Feet” published to great acclaim.

Deadly stinger sours best job in world

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters) – It may be tagged the “Best Job in the World,” but it almost ended in tragedy for a British man who was stung by a deadly jellyfish as he jetskied around the Australian island he is caretaking and promoting.

Deadly stinger sours best job in world

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters) – It may be tagged the “Best Job in the World,” but it almost ended in tragedy for a British man who was stung by a deadly jellyfish as he jetskied around the Australian island he is caretaking and promoting.