One of Tokyo¡¯s stranger sights is a full-size model of Gundam, a giant robot warrior. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images) Tokyo is full of baffling attractions. Even more mind-bending is that most of ...·ÖÀà: travel¡¡ 2012-8-7 10:12In Cape Town, really old New World wine
Steenberg Vineyards, South Africa¡¯s oldest wine-producing farm dating back to the late 1600s. (Maridel Reyes) With just 11 vineyards, the outside of Cape Town is the smallest of South Africas lush wi ...·ÖÀà: travel¡¡ 2012-8-7 10:11Wikipedia goes down thanks to cut cables
The sites previous major down time was intentional - it took part in a protest against anti-piracy bills Related Stories Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia was knocked offline on Monday thanks to two ac ...·ÖÀà: Technology¡¡ 2012-8-7 10:11ARM¡®s Mali GPU upgrades set to power up smart devices
ARMs first generation of Mali GPU designs already feature in a range of smart devices While ARMs new GPU designs are the first to use ASTC, the firm hopes it will become an industry standard, and plan ...·ÖÀà: Technology¡¡ 2012-8-7 10:10Giant tortoise death casts shadow over Galapagos Islands
Lonesome George was the last survivor of the subspecies Chelonoidis abingdoni A shadow has hung over the Galapagos Islands since the death in June of its most famous resident, the giant tortoise Lon ...Photo shows Mars rover descent
The rim of Gale Crater is about 20km from the rover You see a scene thats very familiar to you from other images of Mars - what is undoubtedly a windswept plain with coarse fragments left behind. The ...·ÖÀà: News¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:59Alzheimer¡®s disease drug shelved after trial failure
Alzheimers significantly decreases brain volume (at left) in those affected Related Stories Two US drug firms say they will stop development of an Alzheimers drug because it failed in two late-stage ...·ÖÀà: News¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:57Comic book styles from around the world
British artist , famous for his childlike line drawings, travels to Tokyo to work with Japanese artist They work together to create a comic, which they then hand out for free Find out how they get on ...·ÖÀà: News¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:57Russians say space rocket debris is health hazard
Health fears Dr Tadykova has been treating local children for two decades, and over these years the symptoms have remained the same: anaemia, allergies, sore throat and skin diseases. It might be the ...·ÖÀà: News¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:56Syria ¡®crumbling¡® after PM¡®s defection
Hijab spokesman: This defection was in the pipeline for two continuous months Western powers have said the defection of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab is a sign that the regime of President Bas ...·ÖÀà: News¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:40Sky-high thinking for African internet
WATCH: Paul Kukubo: As more people get connected, its more effective financially to invest, and the internet gets cheaper How do you solve a problem like broadband in Africa? Some believe its by lo ...·ÖÀà: News¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:38Australian art critic Robert Hughes dies aged 74
Robert Hughes was once described as the worlds most famous art critic Related Stories Influential Australian art critic and writer Robert Hughes has died in New York after a long illness. He was 74. ...·ÖÀà: Entertainment¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:33Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe vows to clear name
Randy Blythe has flown back to the US after posting bail Related Stories Rock singer Randy Blythe, who fronts US band Lamb of God, has vowed to fight to clear good name after being released on bail ...·ÖÀà: Entertainment¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:27Mahani Teave, Easter Island¡®s only concert pianist
Mahani Teave learned to play classical music as a child growing up on windswept Easter Island - thousands of kilometres from mainland Chile Related Stories Think of the remote Chilean outpost of East ...·ÖÀà: Entertainment¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:25Standard Chartered bank ¡®in $250bn scheme with Iran¡®
Standard Chartered has been accused of undermining US sanctions against Iran Related Stories Standard Chartered bank illegally schemed with Iran to launder as much as $250bn (¡ê161bn) for nearly a de ...·ÖÀà: Business¡¡ 2012-8-7 09:21