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Fans step into the world of Alice

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:28:46 GMT

Behind a nondescript storefront on a quiet downtown street lies a passage into the world of Alice in Wonderland as seen through Tim Burton's ey�

Young, old and sick banned from hajj

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:28:09 GMT

Arab health ministers banned children, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this y�

Air China offers direct flights to Tibet

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:35:03 GMT

Air China will begin offering direct flights from Beijing to Tibet this month, shaving two hours off the current travel time in a bid to boost tourism�

Nepal king's palace now a tourist haunt

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:36:59 GMT

Pity the king. He has had to flee his palace, with its Graceland-meets-the-Himalayas decor, and decamp to a house up the hill. His only son, the hard-�

Napoleon artifacts on display

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:36:36 GMT

Almost two centuries after Napoleon Bonaparte met his Waterloo, all many people may know about him is that he was short. Except he wasn't, really.
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Charlie Chaplin statue in Karnataka

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:01:21 GMT

Beautiful Maravanthe beach will soon get a 62-foot-high statue of master comedian Charlie Chaplin, thanks to a film being shot there. The crew hopes t�