An iron cobweb not only linked the sprawling urban conurbations of the Central Belt, but also extended northward across the southern and western highlands. The lines ran east-west, from Crieff through beautiful Strathearn to the little towns of Comrie, St Fillans and Lochearnhead; and south-north, from Buchanan Street Station in Glasgow through the gentle Teith valley to Callander and up through pretty Strathyre, Lochearnhead and the awesome Glen Ogle to Killin, Crianlarich and on to Oban....

The charter will create a body to review human rights issues in the region - of which Myanmar is a notorious violator - but there are no provisions for enforcing the code. But difficulties with problem child Myanmar have so far dominated the talks, forcing observers to wonder just how effective the charter will be. The summit, which concludes on Thursday, will also focus on the environment, a huge issue in a region wracked by deforestation and rampant development. The situation in Myanmar...

At the Bogor meeting, ministers identified four key elements that a Bali Roadmap will need to address: mitigation, adaptation to the impacts of climate change, finance, and technology. We enter the Bali meeting with an open mind, prepared to consider ideas proposed by our negotiating partners, in pursuit of a post-2012 framework that successfully rises to the scale and scope of this challenge. We believe the Major Economies process will make a positive contribution to efforts under the...

Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches. The general feeling in the air during the ceremony was of relief, relief that the community will soon no longer have to drive a distance to get their basics needs met. Alamo and Navajo Nation leaders spoke of change in the air and realizing the legacy of their elders during the ceremony. The mini-mart is a dream...

The countries would call on the international community "to urgently act to address the growth of global green gas emissions" and support the use of "civilian nuclear power in a manner ensuring nuclear safety, security and nonproliferation," according to the East Asia Summit declaration. The 16 countries, which belong to a bloc called the East Asia Summit, harbor conflicting views and differ in capability to deal with the problem. The countries would call on the international community "to...

I've heard Honda is also no longer giving out recall clearance letters to Canadians - you have to have one to bring a car across the border, but Honda no longer will give you one. Tom Willette from Canada writes: Before the courts decided that stealing was a bad habit that needed to be corrected, rather like picking your nose, instead of a criminal offence that needed a jail sentence, arrest and detention was the device that deterred car thieves. Tom Willette from Canada writes: Before the...