PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — A wayward cat forced a US airline to cancel a flight on Thursday by climbing up into its wheel and refusing to move even when offered a tasty slice of fresh salmon.After ……

was a daily glass of red wine, died overnight on the Italian island of Sardinia last Friday.And in what can only be regarded as a bizarre twist of fate, Italy's oldest woman, 110-year-old Maria Grazia ……

of history, culture and cosmopolitan flair.It has medieval districts soaked with old-world character... of their ancestors, flock to bodegas for the great wine of Catalonia, and prepare rich stews of tasty ……

exports, and high-tech manufacturers are considered the engine of the island's economy.The recent... threatens to "hollow out" the island's economy.Business leaders argue, though, that the economy ……

of Greece's Mediterranean coast has been invaded by Italy, bringing legions of soldiers to the once quiet island of Cephallonia. Captain Antonio Corelli (Cage), an officer with a cheerful personality ……

, soccer has so long a history that it has become part of the culture. But each European country has its own "football culture."Britain: British football is not necessarily the best in the world, but its ……

.The world's largest automaker has teamed up with Fiat SpA of Italy to purchase Daewoo Motor, which... expansion in 2000 after the island led the region out of the 1997-98 financial crisis. ……

visions of thousands of mainland tourists crossing by bridge to help revive the island's economy... planned anywhere in the world is the 54 kilometre land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy ……

as a dog within minutes if it mistakes the toad for a tasty meal.The hatred Australians feel... in the air.HELPbend over: v. 俯身hobby n. 业余爱好lift out: v. 从...提出来tasty adj. 美味的hatred n. 仇恨mastermind n ……

that in it the author created an "unrelenting image of the collapse of the old colonial ruling culture... community on a colonized island. He has no natural home except for an India to which he often returns ……

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Muslim rebels abducted 20 people including three Americans from a Philippine island resort on Sunday. The Philippine Government on Monday announced a reward ofUS$20,000 ……

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Female college presidents earn less money and face more challenges than their male counterparts, according to a recent report by the American Council on Education.Women ……

embargo on the island in 1962. ……

THE Chinese mainland shipped 2,300 tons of fresh water to Taiwan's drought-stricken outlying Matsu island on Saturday. It is the first time water has been sent across the Straits to ease the ongoing ……

of national culture.France's blue 50-franc note, with The Little Prince and the boa constrictor... relates to us," the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper said recently. "Culture is variety ……