• When we reach the piste, the valley falls away below us, receding towards the west.

    BBC: In search of a lost Moroccan oasis

  • His stated aim was to reduce the antagonism of Muslims towards the West and Israel.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • The tension at the top of the government does not seem to make Russia any friendlier towards the West.

    ECONOMIST: Russia's political leaders

  • An analyst on Saudi-owned Al Arabiya channel observed Ahmadinejad had toned down his adversarial rhetoric towards the West and showed signs of openness.

    CNN: Analysis: Empty seats, silence speaks for protesters

  • Turkish officials, however, have been careful to explain that their renewed interest in the Muslim east does not mean a chill towards the West.

    ECONOMIST: Turkey and the Middle East

  • Now, after giving up her role as Doctor Who's assistant Rose, Billie Piper's career is taking another turn - towards the West End stage.

    BBC: Billie: live in the Breakfast studio

  • Admittedly, the Industrial Revolution, which began in Europe in the late 18th century, and European superiority in firearms, have shifted the balance towards the West over the last 200-odd years.

    ECONOMIST: The once and future boom

  • Poland's orientation towards the west has deep roots, moreover.

    ECONOMIST: One more push

  • Kamil Zayatte was close to adding a second for the Tigers when he picked up the ball in the centre circle and was allowed to advance with the ball towards the West Ham goal, before firing a rising shot just over the bar.

    BBC: Hull 1-0 West Ham

  • Christmas Eve on the rail network saw services from London Paddington towards Exeter and the West of England terminating at Tiverton, with limited road transport continuing to Newton Abbot via Exeter St Davids.

    BBC: Flood fears heightened by new downpours

  • Mr Gordham said South Africans needed to understand "how lucky they were, " not to have experienced the sort of public sector cuts hitting the UK, but he focused on the need to make economic growth "more inclusive, " to address the inequalities in society, and to ensure that geopolitical power, as well as investment, moved from the West towards Africa and the developing world.

    BBC: Will Cameron's Africa trade message be heard?

  • The first is the matter of countries with questionable, possibly hostile, dispositions towards the United States and the West staking out enormous positions in strategic U.S. industries, with numerous non-transparent repercussions.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Islamofascism through the financial backdoor

  • The south-west monsoon begins towards the end of May until about August, making the seas too rough for pirates.

    ECONOMIST: Piracy off Somalia

  • Once found mainly in the north east Atlantic, in recent years the fish have tended to head north west towards Iceland and the Faroe Isles following their prey of squid and crustaceans.

    BBC: Dispute means mackerel is no longer catch of the day

  • Far from sliding into the dreaded sophomore slump, Kanye West pushes further towards the head of the pop music class.

    NPR: Kanye West Shines

  • Had that been held, and had Montenegro seceded from the federation, the EU feared that others in the region, like Albanian leaders in Kosovo and Macedonia, as well as Serbs in Bosnia, could have been encouraged to make similar moves towards independence - something the West is keen to avert.

    BBC: Yugoslavia opts to end federation

  • The wind is currently coming from the north-west, pushing the slick towards the mouth of the gulf and away from danger.

    ECONOMIST: A slick off America's coast

  • If the wind changes and pushes the slick west towards Texas's beaches, that might be manageable.

    ECONOMIST: A slick off America's coast

  • Beyond the capital, rugged Alpine mountains rise to the north and west, the Pannonian plains stretch off towards Hungary in the east and the the Adriatic Sea lies to the south.

    BBC: Epicurean Slovenia makes its mark

  • More broadly, the events of the last two weeks also speak to the need for all of us to honestly address the tensions between the West and the Arab world that is moving towards democracy.

    WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President to the UN General Assembly

  • With the latest quarter in the books and showing some serious improvements, we would have expected East West to be more aggressive towards the third quarter.

    FORBES: Price Might Be Right On East West Bancorp

  • The cycle from London leads west down Grosvenor Road along the Thames towards Richmond and is easily manageable thanks to well-maintained roads and a mainly flat route.

    BBC: Five one-day bike trips from London

  • Its principal theme was stated by Labour: the move towards regional pay deals by a consortium of NHS trusts in the South West was a thoroughly bad thing.

    BBC: Who paved way for NHS regional pay?

  • Internationally, Shelach's and Harel's unattributed and unsubstantiated reports will serve to legitimize the West's move towards Hamas.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's media star chambers

  • Mr Callipo heads the fourth generation of his family's tuna-processing business near Pizzo, towards the southern end of Calabria's west coast.

    ECONOMIST: Doing business in a lawless part of Italy

  • Tricky as it was, and still is, the then West German government had a stake in and a will towards reintegrating the East.

    FORBES: Connect

  • Head west along the creek towards Al Shindagha, to Kan Zaman (Heritage Village), an atmospheric creek-side restaurant and order the Arabic mezze and grills followed by apple sheesha - an obligatory way to end the meal.

    BBC: A perfect day in Dubai

  • Police have reviewed CCTV footage and discovered that Mr Ramsay headed west towards Charing Cross after leaving the casino and passed three people on Newton Street in the early hours of 15 February.

    BBC: Mother makes plea over missing son Ross Ramsay

  • It was the result of understandable disappointment, although there was an acceptance that the Blades had been caught short by a lack of quality, not just the Premier League's perceived generosity towards West Ham.

    BBC: Tevez delivers final twist

  • But there is still no appetite in the West for a real rethinking of policy towards Russia.

    ECONOMIST: Russia��s merciless war

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