Stoned: Britain's fuddled cannabis policy

Wed May 21, 2008 5:49 AM EDT

"Jeeves! Could you please get me a good pound of Afghan hash?" could well have been a common saying of a rich Victorian Englishman, for until the 1920s, you could buy hashish in most good British shops, including Harrods.

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In the footsteps of Picasso and Gaudi - An artistic journey through Barcelona

Fri May 9, 2008 7:23 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain – The Four Cats has barely changed since the last time Pablo Picasso walked through the door in the 1930s. It's elegant Catalan interior seeming as if it is waiting for the great artist to return.

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Champagne Anglais

Fri May 9, 2008 7:19 AM EDT

Sussex, UK - Though spring is almost at end, when the night comes, portable heaters are sometimes used to warm the vines here on this bit of Sussex down.

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Chinese Olympic Torch delayed on Mount Everest

Tue May 6, 2008 5:45 AM EDT

NEPAL, Namche Bazaar - Hampered in their efforts by an early onset of the south Asian Monsoon, the Chinese Olympic Torch is still stuck on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, delayed by bad weather, according to reports from the Tibetan side.

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Weather may stall Chinese Olympic Torch on Everest

Sun May 4, 2008 7:24 AM EDT

NEPAL Namche Bazaar - An early Monsoon season and high wind may stall the Chinese bid to put the Olympic Torch on the summit of Mount Everest, according to reports in the Chinese media.

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Nepal bans trekkers from Everest Base Camp

Sun May 4, 2008 6:57 AM EDT

NEPAL, Namche Bazaar - After banning journalists from reporting on the Chinese Olympic Torch relay to the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side of the border, the Nepalese authorities have now also banned trekkers from visiting the popular Everest Base Camp, situated on …

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Nepal puts export ban on grain exports

Sun May 4, 2008 6:52 AM EDT

NEPAL - The Nepalese government have followed many other governments around the world in putting a ban on the export of grains from the country, a government official said Thursday.

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Exiled Tibetans Face Uncertain Future as China Makes Inroads in Nepal

Sun May 4, 2008 6:50 AM EDT

NEPAL Namche Bazaar - Singing a hypnotic chant, the line of Tibetans led by a Lama, all holding candles, file past into the small bazaar below. It is moving sight.

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