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IN BRIEF (Page 11)

[2017-11-07 08:16]

Turkey revives tourism with diversification

[2017-11-06 08:34]

ANKARA - Turkey will explore new markets in Asia to boost its tourism and diversify the sector which is on the path to recovery, the Anadolu News Agency has reported.

Mass adoption event saves small dogs in Vancouver

[2017-11-06 08:34]

VANCOUVER - A small airplane came to a halt on Saturday outside the hangar at the Vancouver International Airport, where about 100 people stood at the edge of the tarmac watching and waiting.

Traditional carpet weaving in Iraq unravels

[2017-11-06 08:34]

AL-HAMZA, Iraq - In the shadow of the Imam Hamza mosque in the region of the ancient kingdom of Babylon, a carpet market that was once bustling is now almost empty.

Cuban dance lives on ... in Mexico

[2017-11-06 08:34]

VERACRUZ/HAVANA, Mexico - Glowing in a yellow lace dress, Carolina Salinas fans herself languidly while the band burns through the sultry rhythms of the "danzon", Cuba's national dance.

Volunteers find 2,500-year-old coin collection in drawer at English castle

[2017-11-06 08:34]

LONDON - A vast collection of old coins from far-flung locations across the globe, including Syria and China, has been discovered tucked away in a drawer in a castle in the United Kingdom.

Spain seeks arrest of Catalan leader

[2017-11-04 07:12]

MADRID - A Spanish judge was set on Friday to issue an arrest warrant for Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont over his region's contested independence drive, in a move likely to further escalate tensions in Spain's worst political crisis in decades.

Attack victims honored as investigators seek answers

[2017-11-04 07:12]

NEW YORK - The eight people killed in a truck driver's rampage were honored by friends and strangers on Thursday with a nighttime walk down the riverfront esplanade where the victims died as both investigators and terror-weary New Yorkers tried to make sense of the crime.