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| Pentagon cranks up Gulf war machine |
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In a major mobilisation for possible war with Iraq, the Pentagon this week ordered about 25,000 air, sea and land forces to the Persian Gulf and instructed the navy to prepare two aircraft carriers for rapid deployment to the region, US defense department officials said.
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| Raise a toast to the lynx |
| New Year drinkers have been urged to choose wine and champagne in bottles stopped with cork to help save the world’s rarest big cat. ... |
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| Father Frosts, Belarus’ equivalent to Father Christmas, take part in a New Year rally in Minsk on Saturday. (Reuters) |
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