They can be 10 feet long and frequented by grade schoolers, but miniature-golf holes aren't always easy -- even for world-record holders. One hole at Westerville Golf Center flusters Dave Pfefferle, an employee who, according to Guinness World Records, h

Given Montreal's proximity to substantially-sized American cities -- it's just over five hours driving from Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut -- you might not think Quebec's largest city would be so different than these New England metrop

STREETS in Little India, Penang, are awash with the striking colours of sarees, flower garlands, gleaming kitchenware as well as packets of crunchy snacks such as muruku waiting for customers to lug them home for Deepavali.

DROUGHT PLAN: A legislative environmental panel backed Gov. Mike Easley's plan to help North Carolina better respond to droughts. But some members of the Environmental Management Commission suggested the proposal needs some work. The proposal would g

Has shopping become America's favorite pastime? Sometimes it seems that way, with advertising popping up everywhere from billboard trucks to flat-screen TVs in city buses.