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The Olympic Gold Rush

If you thought the US is leading the medal tally at the Sydney Olympics, think again. It's tiny Barbados. Ranked by population, this Caribbean country with one medal ranks number one! Read on ...

Rich Arabs play a terrifying race. They place little child jockeys on the backs of camels and then make them run races, risking dangerous falls. Ten year-old Pakistani boy Mohammad, was kidnapped to be a jockey too. Read on ...

The Woman who Terrifies Burma's Military

A few days ago, the Burmese military prevented the charismatic pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from travelling. The military has the guns, but she has the courage. Read on ...

Olympic Swim Against the Tide

Fatima Abdeljamid of Bahrain is setting a trend. She is among the few women from the Middle East countries to take part in the Olympics. Will other female athletes follow? Read on ...

The Big Meltdown

Is the earth heading for a catastrophic meltdown of its ice as a result of global warming? Two scientific studies suggest it could well be, given the fact that the earth has heated up in these 50 years like never before. Read on ...

Fungus Threatens Chinese Warriors

China's prized cultural treasure, a spectacular 'army' of terracotta warriors, horses and charioteers, is facing threat from 40 species of fungus. Specialists are working round the clock to cure these historic figures. Read on ...

Homing in on Prisons

The Iranian government is converting military centres and prisons into housing units for newly weds in Iran. This could hold a lesson for India. Read on ...

Talking Through their Hats for Peace

Children from war-torn countries are gathering at a conference in Winnipeg, Canada, to tell the world that they have had enough of war. Many of them will wear hats throughout for fear of being identified Read on ...

The Bright Ones

Krishna and Rama are two very bright Russian boys. While five-year-old Krishna has, in one year, been promoted from class one to three, four-year-old Rama has done brilliantly in an admission test meant for six-year-olds. Read on ...

A Girl Soldier Speaks Out

At seven Arumuyam Malar could handle a gun better than a pencil. Duped into becoming a child guerrilla of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, 14-year-old Malar has spent seven years as a frontline soldier fighting the Sri Lankan army, which captured her recently. Read on ...