Archive for ‘August, 2010’

Mongolian Cabinet holds meeting in Gobi desert

Mongolian Cabinet holds meeting in Gobi desert

GASHUUNII KHOOLOI, Mongolia: Top Mongolian officials donned dark green baseball caps reading “Save our planet” and set up chairs and tables in the sands of the Gobi desert for a Cabinet meeting aimed at drawing attention to climate change.
The meeting of 12 government ministers was held in scorching heat in Gashuunii Khooloi, a sandy valley [...]

Spiderman arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper

Spiderman arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper

SYDNEY: A French skyscraper climber nicknamed “Spiderman” was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands.
Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world’s tallest and best-known buildings without ropes or other equipment, was arrested at the top of the Lumiere building downtown.
He climbed the building in about 20 minutes, [...]