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The electric car network created in Israel includes battery-swapping stations like this one.

Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come?

Members of Sri Lanka's military took place in a "Victory Day" parade Saturday to mark the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in a 25-year civil war.

Members of Sri Lanka's military took place in a "Victory Day" parade Saturday to mark the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in a 25-year civil war.

President Barack Obama speaks with other G8 leaders during a Friday dinner at Laurel Lodge in Camp David, Md., during the 2012 G8 Summit.

President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options regarding Iranian nuclear bomb development and worsening violence in Syria.

Tamae Watanabe, who on May 16, 2002 at the age of 63 years became the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, smashed her own record on Saturday, reaching the peak of the world's highest mountain at the age of 73, Kyodo news service reported.

Tamae Watanabe, who on May 16, 2002 at the age of 63 years became the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, smashed her own record on Saturday, reaching the peak of the world's highest mountain at the age of 73, Kyodo news service reported.

President Barack Obama, right, on Friday welcomes French President Francois Hollande to the G8 Summit at Camp David, the presidential retreat near Thurmont, Maryland.

New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops from Afghanistan at year's end.

Possible CA-Caspian Sea transport system discussed in AshgabatCentral Asia Online... to the “Prospects of Transport and Transit Development in Central Asia and the Caspian Region” conference, organised by the Turkmen government, the Swiss-based International Road Transport Union and the UN Economic Commission for Europe.and more »

Police in Frankfurt, Germany, arrested about 400 "Blockupy" protesters Friday for defying a ban on anti-austerity demonstrations.

Police in Frankfurt, Germany, arrested about 400 "Blockupy" protesters Friday for defying a ban on anti-austerity demonstrations.

Sumatra, Earth's sixth-largest island, spied from space.

The oft-disaster-battered island of Sumatra may have yet another threat to add to the roster of natural phenomena that afflict the Indonesian island: colossal volcanic eruptions.

The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking more protection against illegal loggers.

The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking more protection against illegal loggers.

60 new buyers at City Fair 2012ITCMIn just under five weeks City Fair 2012, organised by the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA), will take place in London with more than 60 buyer companies attending the workshop for the first time. Nearly 180 contractors and product developers ...


COACH COMMUTERS
No royal connection – The Kings Ferry is named after the local bridge of the same name. Kent's unique geography and a railway quirk have gifted The Kings Ferry one of the UK's richest coach commuter corridors. We talk to Commercial Director Danny Elford about the business. BUSOPERATORS.ORG: We could scour the UK for similar services but you appear to be one of the few areas where commuter coaches operate. Tell us about your business. Danny Elford: I believe we are the biggest commuter coach operation in the country, with 36 coaches out every morning carrying 1,300 to central London commuters every day. The route follows the A2 corridor from Medway and Swale but we're not alone in using the corridor. BUSOPERATORS.ORG: What kind of competition do you have? Danny Elford: ...