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Valley's past comes alive with popular Swiss yodeling festival

National event a magnet for lovers of mountain music and traditions

$10m at stake in global poker championship

Hundreds of poker players with dreams of World Series of Poker glory started a marathon toward poker's richest prize on Saturday - a guaranteed $10 million payday and a place in history among the winners of the main event.

Dubai to build world's biggest shopping center

The shopping-loving city that is home to one of the world's largest shopping malls wants to build one even bigger.

McCartney gets his ticket to ride on concert tour

Paul McCartney returned to a concert stage on Saturday after being sidelined for two months because of a virus, spinning out songs from the Beatles, Wings and a solo career that has spanned more than 50 years of rock "n" roll.

Rebel stronghold recaptured

Kiev hails victory as start of turning point; insurgents regroup to fight back

Castro: Cuban economic changes must be gradual

Cuban President Raul Castro reiterated on Saturday that Cuba's program of reforms will remain cautious and gradual, despite recent disappointing GDP numbers that show the country's already-struggling economy slowing.

'Caliph' demands obedience in video

Iraq analyzing tape purported to show top militant

Gunmen kill at least 29 on Kenyan coast

At least 29 people were killed in overnight attacks by gunmen in two counties on the Kenyan coast, where al-Qaida-linked militants last month claimed responsibility for killing 65 people.

Australia urged to end shark cull

Hundreds of the world's top marine scientists have called for Western Australia to ditch its shark cull policy, arguing there is no evidence that it makes beaches safer, a report said on Friday.

Batman celebrates 75th birthday

Ker-pow! Batman is celebrating his 75th birthday this month with a series of comic-book, video-game and other events putting Gotham's famed Caped Crusader firmly back in the spotlight.

Rolf Harris sentenced for sex assaults

Television star Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for a half century, was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for sexual abuse of young girls.