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Limping through ice on frostbitten feet, the last survivor of the mountaineering disaster that killed 11 climbers on K2 reached base camp Tuesday as clouds and snow prevented a helicopter rescue.
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The whole village sprang into battle mode. Boys grabbed rusty rifles, women ran to the river to hide in the water, old men stood sentry on the village outskirts,...
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Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human...
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Nearly 2,600 bodies have been discovered in single unmarked and mass graves throughout mountainous Indian Kashmir, human rights activists said Wednesday, alleging some...
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Rising numbers of Iraqi women are being sold into sexual slavery every year because of the waning economy and dire security situation.
Human rights organizations are...
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The White House released a picture today of Michaele Salahi shaking hands with the president despite earlier reports that the couple who allegedly crashed the state...
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For Yemenis, the mild narcotic qat is as much a part of life as an after-dinner drink in the West and, as with brandies, connoisseurs want the best varieties. But the...
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Travelers often have a tendency for odd complaints. They will book a visit to, say, the Australian outback and then complain that it is too - oddly somehow -...
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The appointment of two little-known figures to the new top jobs in the EU has drawn a mixed response.
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy was named President of the European...
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Today is the 282th Birhday of Jaipur. Forts, palaces, architectural marvels and tales of valour, all in their own way, bear testimony to the glory that Jaipur is and...
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Between gay marriage, decriminalized abortion and all that pornography on TV, you’d think that the Spanish would be impossible to shock. After all, theirs is a...
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There are numerous buildings that are heritage buildings but the owners are finding it difficult to manage and sustain. A beautiful structure that came uo during...
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A new diplomatic row has erupted between Peru and Chile after a Peruvian court ordered the arrest of two Chilean military officers over alleged spying.
The court...
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I completely agree with the writer. New Zealand has everything of what it needs to be a perfect and dreamy travel destination. The beaches are so very perfect to lure...
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Extremadura’s socialist government has launched a €14,000 (£12,600) campaign aimed at teaching young people how best to set about “sexual...
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I am myself a great fan of traveling. I enjoy visiting beautiful places and collecting those cherished memories in my heart. Given a chance I would love to travel every...
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President Chávez came to power promising to harness Venezuela’s vast oil resources to create a 21st-century nation in which no one was deprived. Now, with water and...
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Having ancestral roots in Springfield, Vermont, I am partial to scenes of autumn in the Green Mountain State. In fact, it is hard to beat the New England countryside...
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Why the stance of the government is so rigid in not trying to re-open the old airport. They can make both the airports functional. Starting all domestic air flights...
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The Cascades, a mountain range east of the water body of Puget Sound was in sight with its lofty peaks. The...
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Ecuadorian climber Santiago Quintero speaks during a press conference in Quito, Feb. 26, 2009. Quintero, who suffered amputations in both feet due to frostbite after climbing the Argentina’s Aconcagua in 2002, completed his challenge of scaling 35...
