NetQuantum :: Recreation :: Aviation :: Skydiving :: Dropzones :: Africa ::

• Fed chairman: U.S. economy will rebound
Bernanke made his comments via satellite to an international monetary conference in Cape Town, South Africa. In his talk, he stuck to the Fed’s forecast that the economy in coming quarters will advance “at a moderate pace, close to or slightly ...
• Charges of rigging before Zimbabwe vote
Among those still on the voter lists are Ian Smith — the last white prime minister of Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was known before independence in 1980, who died last year in South Africa — as well as his former law and order minister Desmond Lardner ...
• U.S. warships circle ship off Somalia
Russia's efforts to deal with piracy off Africa include sending the missile frigate Neustrashimy toward the Somali coast. It was not clear when the warship would arrive.  
• Early humans hailed from Asia, too
WASHINGTON - Early humanlike residents of Europe may have arrived out of Asia, rather than just Africa. An international team of researchers reports in Monday’s online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that Asians appear to ...
• World's top 10 trekking vacations
Apart from the snow-capped cone of Mount Kilimanjaro, the various routes take you through gorges and past Africa's amazing wildlife. 5. Tour de Mont Blanc, France/Italy/Switzerland The 106-mile trail near the highest peak in the Alps traverses three ...