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Vietnam's 'Professor Turtle' Keeps Lake Legend Alive HANOI (Reuters) - Meet "Professor Turtle," keeper of The Lake of the Returned Sword and its mysterious giant reptile.
Storks Prosper in Old Croat Marshland Village CIGOC, Croatia (Reuters) - If storks were meant to bring babies, they obviously failed in this picturesque village.
Elian Gonzalez Thanks U.S. at Cuban Political Rally HAVANA (Reuters) - Elian Gonzalez, the young castaway at the center of a dramatic custody battle across the Florida Straits five years ago, thanked the American people on Friday for ...
U.S. Grapples with Domestic Violence Problem DUMFRIES, Va., (Reuters) - Joanna's estranged husband had been mentally abusing her and threatening her for years, but he never lifted a hand against her until one morning in 2002 when ...
Vietnam's Cyclos Pedal Back Into Fashion HANOI (Reuters) - They banned them. They even banned a film about them.
Revival Groups Offer Hope, Challenge for Catholicism BAGUIO, Philippines (Reuters) - Taking the lead from Sister Beck, the faithful close their eyes, sway in time with the pounding music and surrender to a higher power.
S.African Advertising Taps Into Township Vibe SOWETO (Reuters) - Two young men amble into a cafe in one of South Africa's sprawling black townships, plonk themselves at a table and order a plate of cow's head, tripe and dumpling.
Hong Kong's Chow Seeks to Out-'Hustle' Hollywood LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - French directors like Francios Truffaut created a new wave in film in the 1960s, and a decade later U.S. movie makers including Francis Ford Coppola transformed ...
Surfing Makes a Splash in Post-War Angola CABO LEDO, Angola (Reuters) - Oil worker Francois cuts through the waves, admiring the pristine white beaches and dramatic cliffs in the distance.
30 Years After 'Year Zero,' Cambodia Seeks Justice PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Reuters) - Thirty years after Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, 64-year-old Cambodian Bou Meing takes a trip down memory lane.
American Mothers' Anxiety Sparks 'Perfect Madness' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American women are anxious these days and no wonder: They've been vilified as inadequate mothers, desperate housewives, lackluster academic scientists and -- most ...
Against Backdrop of Coup, Kyrgyz Seek Top Dog BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - A Kyrgyz dog show and a Western canine contest are about as similar as the ex-Soviet republic's coup and the peaceful power transitions enjoyed by ...
War Criminals Find Shelter in Swedish 'Legal Limbo' STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - War criminals and human rights violators from Afghanistan, Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans find refuge in Sweden where they are protected from repatriation ...
'Too Soon' for U.S. War Memorial in Vietnam DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (Reuters) - Towering over this former French colonial outpost is Vietnam's biggest war memorial, honoring those who fell in the country's first war of liberation.
Singapore Gives Green Light to Two Casinos SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore approved on Monday a controversial proposal to legalese casino gambling, clearing the way for two multi-billion dollar casino resorts to bring in tourist ...
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