You are here: Home

"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice." -- Will Durant

52248_japanese_tourists_in_montmartr.jpg
UrbanBookshop2

Enter Amount:

468987_swimming_pool.jpg

The free images on this site are from stock.xchng, www.bigfoto.com, www.photoeverywhere.co.uk & www.freeimages.co.uk.  Some images have been provided by Stephen Yarwood and John Stewien, with their permission.

296230_concrete_jungle_2.jpg

Who's Online

World Time

DEDICATION:
 
This site is dedicated to the memory of Beth Cannon, the daughter of my heart, who died on July 28, 2006, aged 29.  Beth, you have taught me, perhaps, too much about real urban life.
 
Mike

Visitors by Country

This month 's Top 10
 56 % United States
 5 % Unknown
 4 % China
 3 % Germany
 3 % Japan
 3 % Kazakhstan
 3 % Philippines
 3 % Romania
 3 % Thailand
 < 1.0 % Angola
jollyfish2

JoomlaWatch

JoomlaWatch Stats 1.2.0
Home
... the Urban World
 
 
 
Urban is more than streets, people, buildings and plants... 
it's an attitude, it's complex, it's a journey, it's in your face...
and there's always more to it than you think.
 

  go to the World's BEST News site for urbane professionals:
 UWNNlogo
URBAN WORLD NEWS NET has all the news and information you need...
::  World News (by Region and by Subject  ::  Press Releases :: World Futures.

 

Read more...
 
Best News Services

Asia Times Online

hong_kong-t

 

Asia Times Online PodCast

Asia Times Online weekly PodCast on stories from Asia.

UPI International Intelligence

Earth

Emerging Threats - UPI.com

Emerging Threats - UPI.com

Emerging Threats - UPI.com

  • Iraqi lawmakers mixed on future


    BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers have mixed opinions on the U.S. troop withdrawal, with some hailing the end to foreign occupation and others worried about renewed violence.

  • KRG trumpets safety for religious groups


    ERBIL, Iraq, July 2 (UPI) -- New provisions in the constitution for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq that outline religious freedoms are a national benchmark, lawmakers say.

  • U.N. concerned over Iraqi minefields


    BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- It is unlikely Iraq will meet its obligations under the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Treaty in part due to the sheer volume of the contamination, a U.N. report says.

  • Illegal groups disarm in Afghanistan


    CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, July 2 (UPI) -- Six illegal armed groups surrendered their weapons to U.N.-supported authorities as part of a weapons-for-development program in Afghanistan.

  • Training, terror, focus of Afghan effort


    KABUL, Afghanistan, July 2 (UPI) -- The bulk of American forces operating in Afghanistan work toward training Afghan security forces and conducting counter-terrorism operations, the Pentagon said.

  • Iran, Syria push economic ties


    DAMASCUS, Syria, July 2 (UPI) -- Syria and Iran wrapped up meetings in Damascus to move forward with plans to develop bilateral economic ties further, officials say.

  • FBI releases transcripts of Saddam talks


    WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Iraq had no ties to Osama bin Laden and shared a common enemy in the clerical regime in Iran, Saddam Hussein told FBI interrogators in newly released archives.

  • Reforms for Lebanese drug culture?


    BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 2 (UPI) -- The hashish trade in southern Lebanon has been largely tolerated by authorities, but traffickers and growers alike say they are embracing reform.

  • OIC angered over new Israeli settlements


    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 2 (UPI) -- A decision by Israel to extend its settlement activity into the West Bank raises new and serious concerns, the Organization of the Islamic Conference says.

  • India issues demands on Pakistani security


    NEW DELHI, July 2 (UPI) -- New Delhi demands concrete accounts of action taken by Islamabad to prosecute terrorists and control cross-border activity in time for a July summit.