Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Hundreds of Brazilian police and soldiers, backed up by helicopters, entered Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela – Rocinha – before dawn.

The Duchess of Cambridge watched the sombre events from a balcony at the Foreign and Commonwealth building – the first time she has attended a Remembrance Sunday service as a member of the monarchy.(L-R) Duchess of Cornwall, The Duchess of … Continue reading →

The Fleet News FN50 survey is an analysis of the cars run by the top 50 fleet leasing companies in the UK. Participants rank the cars for reliability, with more than 1.2 million vehicles covered, this is the UK’s biggest … Continue reading →

Juanita – Arequipa, Peru Around 500 years ago, at the tender age of just 12 or 13, Juanita was – so it’s thought – taken up 6310m Nevado Ampato and sacrificed to appease the mountain. Dubbed the Ice Maiden, Juanita … Continue reading →

Rikibaktsa Indians take pictures with mobile phones during the Indigenous Nations Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil. Indigenous people from 38 ethnic groups are participating in the XI Indigenous Games, in which … Continue reading →

A polar bear shakes off water from its body at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo, Quebec. Canada is believed to be home to about 15,000 of the estimated 20,000 polar bear population. The United States (Alaska), Russia, Denmark (Greenland) and Norway … Continue reading →