London - One of the five remaining British veterans of World War I has died at the age of 108 in Australia, where he moved in 1928, the BBC reported Thursday.
Sydney Maurice Lucas, who was born in Leicester, in central England, on September 21, 1900, regularly led the annual Anzac Day parade in Melbourne, said the report.
He was among the last batch of conscripts to be called up in August, 1918. In World War II, he volunteered for the Australian army in June, 1940, and was posted to a machine gun unit.
Bonn, Germany - Germany's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will introduce from the start of 2009 strict new rules requiring the country's top athletes to make themselves available for at least one hour a day for random dope tests.
"During this hour, one would have to wait for a tester at a certain place," said NADA legal advisor Anja Berninger at a workshop in Bonn.
"This rule only applies to the country's top athletes. Anyway they can be creative and factor it into their training schedule."
Frankfurt - A record number of competing nations are expected at the alpine ski and Nordic ski world championships early next year, the international ski federation FIS said Thursday.
Athletes from 67 nations will be competing at the alpine ski world championships at the French resort of Val d'Isere between February 2 and 15.
The Nordic ski event at the Czech resort of Liberec between February 18 and March 1 has attracted competitors from 55 nations.
Abuja - German President Horst Kohler is expected in Nigeria on Friday to participate in the German-sponsored fourth Africa Forum of the Partnership with Africa initiative.
The German embassy in Nigeria said Thursday that Kohler would also discuss bilateral issues with Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua.
"Our political relations are on a solid basis and we are still working very hard to improve and to deepen these relations," Germany's ambassador to Nigeria, Joachim Schmillen, said.
Amsterdam - Three finalists were named Thursday in an international architectural competition to design a new home for the International Criminal Court (ICC).
An international jury chaired by Liesbeth van der Pol, the Dutch government's chief architect, picked designs from Ingenhoven Architects of Germany, Schmidt Hammer Lassen/Bosch & Fjord, Arhus of Denmark and Wiel Arets Architects & Associates of the Netherlands.
The winning firm will be decided in the coming months. Construction on the Hague-baed court will begin in 2011. Work is scheduled to be completed by 2014.
London - One of the five remaining British veterans of World War I has died at the age of 108 in Australia, where he moved in 1928, the BBC reported Thursday.
Bonn, Germany - Germany's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will introduce from the start of 2009 strict new rules requiring the country's top athletes to make themselves available for at least one hour a day for random dope tests.
Frankfurt - A record number of competing nations are expected at the alpine ski and Nordic ski world championships early next year, the international ski federation FIS said Thursday.
Abuja - German President Horst Kohler is expected in Nigeria on Friday to participate in the German-sponsored fourth Africa Forum of the Partnership with Africa initiative.
