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Participants compete in the traditional game "Snatching the Lamb", also known as Diaoyang in Chinese, during the seventh Xinjiang Ethnic Minorities Traditional Games in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region September 15, 2010. Snatching the Lamb, which is a popular game among the Kazaks...

A man performs Mallakhamb (gymnast's pole) during a practice session at a playground in Mumbai September 13, 2010. Mallakhamb is a combination of traditional Indian gymnastics and martial arts and it can be traced back to the 12th century. For centuries, the sport has been dormant but is now...

Rolls-Royce 'To Replace Entire A380 Engines' Rolls-Royce 'To Replace Entire A380 Engines' 5:57pm Monday...

Sunday November 14, 2010 Consumers get grace period to stop buying fake goods By ISABELLE LAI [email protected] KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers will be given a grace period to stop buying imitation goods before the law is...

Sunday November 14, 2010 Singaporeans still buying RON 95 fuel JOHOR BARU: Many Singapore-registered cars are still buying RON 95 fuel at petrol stations here despite the ban imposed by the Government since Aug 1. Although the sale of subsidised...

Now Singapore Airlines is forced to change Rolls-Royce engines on three superjumbos By Richard Shears Last updated at 12:19 PM on 10th November 2010 Singapore Airlines is to replace British-built Rolls-Royce engines on three Airbus A380 planes it was announced today. A superjumbo...

You must set your people free: David Cameron risks China fury with extraordinary criticism of regime By James Chapman Last updated at 7:56 AM on 10th November 2010 Cameron to insist that greater economic and political freedoms for China Remarks unprecedented for a British PM speaking on...

£1,500 bribes to send foreign inmates home: Tories adopt policy they called 'outrageous' By James Slack and Jack Doyle Last updated at 8:05 AM on 10th November 2010 Foreign prisoners will be paid up to £1,500 for returning home (posed by model) Foreign rapists and muggers are being...

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Funchal Madeira The island's original runway was just 5,000-ft long, making it difficult for commercial aircraft to tackle. An ingenious solution was found, however, in the form of a 3,000-ft extension – a massive girder bridge.

Tenzing-Hillary Nepal Another hellish destination for those of a nervous disposition, Tenzing-Hillary Airport – in eastern Nepal – features an enormous mountain at one end, and a sheer drop at the other. The runway is just 1,729-ft long, and at 2,860 metres above sea level...

Paro Bhutan Surrounded by 5,000m Himalayan mountains, Paro Airport demands extraordinary skill from pilots. The rarefied air at 2,235m only compounds matters.

Barra Scotland Can't wait to get off the plane and on to the beach? Head for the Hebridean island of Barra where the Scottish sands have been used as a makeshift runway since the Thirties. The airport handles 1,000 flights each year, but only when the tide is out.

Kansai International Japan To cope with a lack of space, engineers constructed this island airport three miles off the coast of Osaka. Work took some seven years, and the structure is so large it can be seen from space. Was it $20 billion well spent? Perhaps not, as global...

Juancho E. Yrausquin Netherlands Antilles This runway is certainly not for nervous fliers. At 1,300-ft long, it's only fit for small aircraft and is considered by pilots to be one of the most challenging to land upon. It is flanked by high hills on one side and sheer drops on...

King Fahd International Saudi Arabia Covering about 780 square kilometres of Saudi Arabian desert, King Fahd International is the world's largest airport – 160 square kilometres larger than the whole of neighbouring Bahrain. The airport's mosque (pictured) accommodates 2,000...

Gibraltar A lack of flat space on the tiny territory of Gibraltar means the peninsula's only runway is bisected by its busiest road, with a pair of flimsy-looking barriers the only thing preventing a nasty collision between a 747 and a Ford Orion.

Don Muang International Thailand At first glance, this Bangkok airport doesn't look particularly strange, but sandwiched between the two runways is in fact an 18-hole golf course. As far as attractive settings go, it doesn't quite rival St Andrews or Pebble Beach – while...

Princess Juliana International Saint Maarten A planespotter's dream: aircraft land at Princess Juliana International Airport – the third busiest in the Eastern Caribbean – just metres above the heads of sunbathers below. The runway actually underwent an extension a few years...

Courchevel France Appropriately, Courchevel Airport's runway actually resembles a ski slope. The 1,700-ft stretch of tarmac is on the short side, but the 18.5 per cent gradient will quickly slow down arriving aircraft. Pilots must obtain a special permit to land here.