80-year-old says he nearly died on Everest descent May 29th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (AP) - The 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer who last week became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest says he almost died during his descent and does not plan another climb of the world's highest peak, though he hopes to do ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 80yearold, says, nearly, died, everest, descent, Top Keywords

NASA releases low-res video of Mars rover descent Aug 7th, 2012 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) NASA has released a low-resolution video of the Curiosity rover during the final few minutes of its descent to the Martian surface. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasa, releases, lowres, video, mars, rover, descent, Top Keywords

Evidence of iridescent feathers in a tree-hopping dino Mar 8th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) US and Chinese researchers have found the oldest evidence of iridescent black feathers in Microraptor, a dinosaur the size of a small crow that perched in forest tree branches 130 million years ago. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : evidence, iridescent, feathers, treehopping, dino, rover, descent, Top Keywords

Malaysians of Chinese descent wait for the emperor gods to leave ... Sep 26th, 2011 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Malaysians of Chinese descent wait for the emperor gods to leave a temple during a procession marking the beginning of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Lumpur September 26, 2011. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival welcomes the emperor ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : malaysians, chinese, descent, wait, emperor, gods, leave, Top Keywords

Eight-year-old Rabel, a girl of Afghan descent, carries dry ... Sep 13th, 2011 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Eight-year-old Rabel, a girl of Afghan descent, carries dry wood to be used for cooking fuel to her home in an Afghan refugee village on the outskirts of Karachi September 11, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eightyearold, rabel, girl, afghan, descent, carries, leave, Top Keywords

Rustam, a 38-year-old man of Afghan descent, shelters his three ... Sep 10th, 2011 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Rustam, a 38-year-old man of Afghan descent, shelters his three daughters under the awning of a McDonalds restaurant in Karachi September 10, 2011. About 3.5 million Afghans have returned home since 2002 from Pakistan with the assistance ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rustam, 38yearold, afghan, descent, shelters, carries, leave, Top Keywords

People participate in the "La Bajada" (the descent) ... Aug 6th, 2011 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - People participate in the "La Bajada" (the descent) procession in downtown San Salvador August 5, 2011. The event was held as part of annual festivities to celebrate the Ttansfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor. REUTERS/Lu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : people, participate, bajada, descent, shelters, carries, leave, Top Keywords

Brazilian children, of Japanese descent, perform on their drums ... Jul 16th, 2011 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Brazilian children, of Japanese descent, perform on their drums during the Festival of Japan in Sao Paulo July 15, 2011. Sao Paulo has the world's largest Japanese neighborhood outside of Japan. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCI... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brazilian, children, japanese, descent, perform, drums, leave, Top Keywords

Kenza Drider (L), a French Muslim of North African descent, ... Apr 11th, 2011 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Kenza Drider (L), a French Muslim of North African descent, wearing a niqab, arrives at the Avignon railway station accompanied by her husband Allal April 11, 2011. France's ban on full face veils, a first in Europe, went into force ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kenza, drider, french, muslim, north, african, descent, Top Keywords

Energy-saving light bulbs (C and L) and an incandescent one ... Mar 29th, 2011 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - Energy-saving light bulbs (C and L) and an incandescent one (R) pictured at light bulb firm Osram's factory in Molsheim, eastern France, December 2008. Industrial giant Siemens plans to list more than half its lighting unit Osram on ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : energysaving, light, bulbs, incandescent, north, african, descent, Top Keywords