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Arson-hit South Korean landmark reopens to public

Arson-hit South Korean landmark reopens to public - 05/05/2013

SEOUL- South Korea on Saturday reopened its landmark Namdaemun gate to the public, five years after the historic jewel in central Seoul was burned down in an arson attack that shocked the nation. The...
'World's best restaurant' vows to reimburse poisoned diners

'World's best restaurant' vows to reimburse poisoned diners - 03/10/2013

COPENHAGEN- The "world's best restaurant" said Saturday it would reimburse dozens of diners who came down with a nasty case of food poisoning after savouring its delights. The two-Michelin-star Noma...
Tide of revelers engulfs Rio for Carnival bash

Tide of revelers engulfs Rio for Carnival bash - 02/10/2013

RIO DE JANEIRO, Javier Tovar- Nearly two million beaming revelers in outlandish costumes invaded central Rio Saturday for wild merrymaking and beer drinking on day two of the world's most famous...
Carnival fever grips Rio

Carnival fever grips Rio - 02/08/2013

RIO DE JANEIRO, Javier Tovar- Carnival fever is in full swing in Rio as Brazil's Marvelous City gears up for its annual five-day extravaganza of sizzling samba dancing, glittering parades and wild...

Giant rubber duck brings Sydney festival to life - 01/06/2013

SYDNEY, Madeleine Coorey- A gigantic, bright yellow rubber duck floated into Sydney's Darling Harbour on Saturday as part of the Australian city's annual arts festival, a celebration where high-art...
New Year lights for world's tallest building in Dubai

New Year lights for world's tallest building in Dubai - 01/01/2013

DUBAI- Explosions of colour shot out of the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa, illuminating the Gulf city state's sky as the huge expatriate and tourist hub celebrated the New Year....
Top chefs work Mediterranean magic at Monaco pow-wow

Top chefs work Mediterranean magic at Monaco pow-wow - 11/18/2012

MONACO, Catherine Marciano- Top chefs from across the globe rustled up a mouth-watering lesson in Mediterranean cuisine on Saturday, at a pow-wow for 240 food stars hosted in Monaco by France's...
British queen's racecourse visit launches jubilee

British queen's racecourse visit launches jubilee - 06/03/2012

LONDON, Judith Evans- Queen Elizabeth II received a rapturous welcome from a flag-waving crowd of more than 100,000 at a British racecourse Saturday as she kicked off four days of national...
Turkmenistan president holds horse beauty contest

Turkmenistan president holds horse beauty contest - 04/30/2012

ASHGABAT- The horse-mad leader of Turkmenistan on Sunday hosted his second presidential beauty contest for horses in the isolated Central Asian state. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov awarded...

Among graves, Dutch teens build bridges between communities - 11/26/2011

AMSTERDAM, Jan Hennop- On a chilly Sunday morning, a group of Dutch teenagers gather in an overgrown patch of land in east Amsterdam to work on a unique project: cleaning up a 300-year-old...
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Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs

Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs
LOS ANGELES- Michael Jackson's make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009 death. Karen Faye, who worked for the self-styled King...