RIP - Bobby Fischer

Former world chess champion Bobby-Fischer, considered by many to be the greatest player of all time, has died at the age of 64. American-born Fischer was the US's first and only world chess champion, winning the title in the classic Cold War showdown against Russian Boris Spassky in 1972.

Fischer - the youngest international grandmaster ever at 15 - settled in Iceland in 2005 having been granted citizenship after detention in Japan.

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Bush lands in search for peace

President-Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel, seeking to build momentum for stalled Mid-east peace talks.

"We see a new opportunity for peace here in the holy land and for freedom across the region," Bush said at Ben-Gurion International Airport just before noon.

> Extensive coverage of George Bush's visit in Israel

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World Aids Day 2007

U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday stressed the role of faith-based groups in the fight against AIDS. Bush was speaking at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Maryland, after meeting religious-groups.

Books for Africa

"A book is a gift that you can open again and again."

Our media always focuses on bad and ugly.

We don't hear stories about organizations like the Rafiki-Foundation and their work in Africa. What if we woke up one morning and heard only the good deeds done?

Excerpts from Generosity

Department of Fear-Ministry!

Lame? Awe-inspiring? Too Web 2.0-ish? Does it suck? If you’re not sure, why not compare it to this sampling of logos.


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