Obama to take his family to Carlsbad Caverns, Yosemite next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will have the chance to see the stalactites and bats of Carlsbad Caverns and the giant sequoias in Yosemite next weekend when he takes his family to two...

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Pope to visit Auschwitz during trip to Poland in July

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau during a visit to Poland on July 29, the Vatican said on Thursday.

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Cathedral service starts celebrations for British Queen's 90th birthday

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain holds a National Service of Thanksgiving in honor of Queen Elizabeth on Friday, kicking off a weekend of events to mark the official 90th birthday of the country's...

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Flesh on the hook: the act of body suspension

ZAGREB (Reuters) - On the rooftop of an empty building in Zagreb, Dino Helvida carefully pierces his client Kaitlin's torso, legs and face before putting hooks through her skin.

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Islamic State video shows Assyrian temple blown up in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents have posted a video showing a 3,000-year-old temple being blown up at the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, in their latest assault on some of the...

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Turkey's hard-hit tourism industry hopes soap opera can woo wealthy Arabs

ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) - He's not a trained actor, but Turkish businessman Serdar Ali Abet hopes his television debut - and a mix of cliff-hangers, melodrama and lavish sets - can win fans across...

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Afghanistan to restore bombed-out 'safe haven' palace

KABUL (Reuters) - With collapsed roofs and bullet-strewn crumbling walls, the derelict Darul Aman palace has become a symbol of failed attempts to bring peace to war-torn Afghanistan.

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