Changing The Brakes Links

Australia's Gillard scrapes back to power

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard secured a wafer thin parliamentary majority on Tuesday, ending a political impasse but hardly cheering investors worried about the fragility of her government and its plans to tax mining profits.

Bespectacled boy returns

(Second of two parts)

The young once must believe in the young ones

HE can only get a licence to drive on Malaysian roads when he turns 17 on Oct 24. But last Wednesday, Nabil Jeffri created history when he became the youngest test driver in F1 history.

The Jam Busters: Can maths keep us moving?

Here is a sobering thought: it is estimated that there are more than 750m vehicles on the planet, and that this mechanical population is swelling by more than 50m newcomers each year.

Zebra-Painted Horses Walk Moscow Intersections

A peculiar sight greeted Moscow drivers on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections.