'I'm out of here': French town braces for rising floods
Floods had nearly encircled and seeped into a French town on Thursday, with officials warning that one nearby river could reach historic levels in coming days.
Amazing tower views that should be on your bucket list
One of the tower’s many popular attractions is the SkyPod, which at 1,465 feet (447m) is one of the tallest observation decks in the world. There's also the EdgeWalk which is the world’s highest ...
Congo’s defeated foreign mercenaries head home with ‘big relief’
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the east have surrendered and were on their way home on ...
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French Quarter designated as ‘enhanced security zone’ for Super Bowl
A 14-square-block area of the French Quarter has been designatied an “enhanced security zone,” where ice chests will be ...
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Pity the poesy: Mark Rutte, NATO and spending for war
"In that sense I am a politician-haiku poet rather than a haiku poet-politician." NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte seems to have been tempted, albeit briefly, by this notion of the poet-politician or ...