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Small Greek village copes with thousands of migrants unable to leave
IDOMENI, Greece — Walking past his village's main square, Antonis Zois stares at the Syrian refugee families filling their water bottles at the public fountain. “The camp is not a place for a human being to live,” said Zois, 85, waving at a young girl in a red polka-dot jacket. “We always had...
Polish protests as government rejects court ruling
Thousands of people are protesting in the Polish capital Warsaw as a constitutional crisis between the government and the top court deepens. The government wants to change the way the court works, but the court says the changes are unconstitutional. The government has refused to publish the court's ruling because to do so...
Survivors: 10 celebrities who were victims of domestic violence (Photo)
The fairy-tale weddings, larger-than-life ambiance and decor, the picture perfect love stories…Bollywood makes us fall in love and believe in the 'happy ending' notion. But it is not as rosy as it looks. Relationships there, are not just brittle and transient, but also are laced with ulterior motives, based on...
Group of Weary Refugees Stuck at Serbian-Macedonian Border
Yousif Shikhmous had such high hopes of starting a new life in Germany that when his son was born, the Syrian refugee named him Merkkel. Only four months later, Shikhmous has seen all those dreams shattered after he and his family boarded what has become known as "The Last Train to Europe." The group of about 400...
I Took And Smuggled These Out Of North Korea – Illegal Photos Kim Doesn’t Want You To See
I visited North Korea and took these photos, most of them illegal, so you could get a more candid look into the most mysterious country on the planet. I was told I would be detained in case photos like these were found (“You took many photos. Too many,” – said my guide), but I managed to smuggle them out of...
Big Audience For Panel With Dalai Lama Despite Beijing Protest
GENEVA – The Dalai Lama took part in a panel of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Geneva on Friday, addressing a full auditorium about Chinese repression in his native Tibet despite Beijing having urged people to shun the event. China wrote this week to diplomats and U.N. officials calling on them not to attend the panel at...
After Months Embracing Migrants, Greek Islanders Worry They Will Be Overwhelmed
MORIA, Greece — At the height of the refugee crisis last autumn, migrants plucked tomatoes and zucchinis out of farmer Vaggelis Grigorio’s vegetable patch. They sawed branches off heritage olive trees for firewood and turned stolen farming tarps into tents, says retired builder Giorgios Kolaras. “They...
Who is Tom Holland, the new Spider-Man?
On Thursday, viewers got their first glimpse of Tom Holland, the new Spider-Man, in the "Captain America: Civil War" trailer. Actually, they got a glimpse of Spider-Man. Holland was hidden inside the costume (or "Underoos," as Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man called it). Actually, they got a glimpse of...
Do you know what’s hidden beneath the Easter Island Heads?
What do you know about Easter Island? All of us have seen pictures in travel magazines of the mysterious stone heads sticking out of the ground. Just huge heads, nothing else. It’s not as straightforward as we thought! We collected a few pictures from the excavations, where the archaeologists found that the heads actually...
10 Famous Stars who mutilate themselves (Photo)
Celebrities love radical plastic surgery. What an inexplicable paradox! How often naturally beautiful people — the actress and even a model admired by millions, in the pursuit of "better" looks turn themselves into scary and funny cartoons? What is this: a surgeon's error or an insatiable desire to...
How travellers can take advantage of an early Easter
By Nick Trend, travel writer I have every respect for the Christian tradition, but I'd like to point out that the ever-shifting dates of Easter are a mixed blessing in the traveller’s calendar. This year it falls particularly early, on March 27. It will be 2035 before we have an earlier date, and next year...
7 Cancer-Fighting Culinary Spices and Herbs
Ginger Ginger has long been used in folk medicine to treat everything from colds to constipation. Ginger can be used fresh, in powdered form (ginger spice), or candied. Although the flavor between fresh and ground ginger is significantly different, they can be substituted for one another in many recipes. In general, you can...
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