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I WAS BUYING a Valentine’s present on February 14 when a friend called me up and blurted, “A huge explosion has rocked Beirut! We haven’s seen anything like it since ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 18 (Reuters) - Tibetan activists demonstrated outside the International Olympic Committee's headquarters on Tuesday, demanding the Himalayan region and three neighbouring provinces be withdrawn from the Beijing ...

NEEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community, today announced the top 10 spas in the world, based on the TripAdvisor Popularity Index and traveler ratings. ...

ZURICH: More and more Indian tourists are making a beeline for the Swiss Alps -- thanks to Bollywood which has now made the landlocked European nation one of its most ...

Before it claimed her mother's life last fall, Lornell Haggerty didn't pay much attention to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria commonly known as MRSA. "But once Mom died of this, you just ...

Australian modern pentathlete Angie Darby will miss the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics because of an outstanding appeal against her selection. The 21-year-old’s spot on the Australian Olympic team ...

International gymnastics officials won't disrupt Morgan Hamm's trip to the Beijing Olympics. The International Gymnastics Federation in Lausanne, Switzerland, said Tuesday it will not appeal Hamm's punishment by the U.S. ...

Iraqis were relieved Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee revoked a ban on their country's participation in the Olympics, allowing four of the original seven athletes to compete in Beijing. ...

A discus thrower and a sprinter from Iraq will compete at the Beijing Olympics next month after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) overturned a ban on the troubled country. The ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — International gymnastics officials won't disrupt Morgan Hamm's trip to the Beijing Olympics. The International Gymnastics Federation said Tuesday it will not appeal Hamm's punishment by the U.S. ...