Jakarta - The notorious former East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres has been released from a Jakarta jail after the Indonesia's Supreme Court overturned his 10-year prison sentence, officia

Hanoi - Vietnam's National Oil and Gas Group has signed an agreement establishing a 6-billion-dollar joint venture with Kuwaiti and Japanese firms to develop the country's second oil refinery, an o

Santiago de Compostela - Only a year ago Rosi Brueggenwerth could hardly walk.

Berlin  - A detailed map using GPS satellite technology of bicycle routes in Poland's Wielkopolska province is now available online.

Montelpulciano, Italy - Visiting the ruins of the San Galgano Abbey during a full moon prompts most visitors to forget the cliches associated with modern horror movies.

Those unable to do so will inevitably notice the odd shape lurking in the dark on the carved stones, waiting to step out from behind every column.

The eerie scene makes nightly visits to the abbey less than popular. But a swift glance at the parking spaces outside the ruined abbey makes it clear that this is a hot spot during the high tourist season.

Pigadia, Greece (dpa) - Their eyebrows are black and thick and their
facial expressions austere and proud. The women from the small town of