Prague bans Segways from historic city center's narrow streets

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech capital Prague will ban Segway vehicles in its historic center from early August, Mayor Adriana Krnacova said on Tuesday, after residents complained the two-wheeled...

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From al desko to Zika, new dictionary words define life in 2016

(Reuters) - New words unveiled on Dictionary.com on Tuesday spun life's tedium into trendy terms such as athleisure, a new fashion category once known simply as wearing yoga pants all day, and al...

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U.N. tombstone listing celebrated as rare joint success in Balkans

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A World Heritage listing for 70,000 medieval tombstones spread across four countries that emerged from Yugoslavia's bloody break up in the 1990s was praised on Monday as a rare...

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Annual Royal 'Swan-Upping' takes place on River Thames

(Reuters) - A census of the Queen's swans has taken place annually on the River Thames for the last 800 years.

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Australian fastest in Rubik's cube championship, but European title goes to Germany

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Germany's Phillip Weyer became the European champion in speedcubing, or solving a Rubik's cube puzzle, in Prague on Sunday, reaching an average time of 7.88 seconds.

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Iraq's marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and almost completely drained during Saddam Hussein's rule, has become a UNESCO world heritage site, Iraqi...

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Le Corbusier buildings named world heritage sites

ZURICH (Reuters) - Seventeen buildings designed by Swiss-French architecture pioneer Le Corbusier have become UNESCO world heritage sites, the Swiss government said on Sunday, opening up the chance...

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