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Paris to host Venetian masquerade ball in underground canals
Life & Style
November 5, 2015
Paris to host Venetian masquerade ball in underground canals
Paris is set to host a secret Venetian ball, deep in the city’s underbelly. Over four nights in January, revelers will…
Ex-president George H.W. Bush lashes out at Cheney, Rumsfeld
World
November 5, 2015
Ex-president George H.W. Bush lashes out at Cheney, Rumsfeld
Former president George H.W. Bush has reportedly lashed out at Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, two key figures in his…
Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry
The Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where British tourists were stranded Thursday after flight cancellations over fears a bomb…
Protests block Downing Street as Egypt president visits UK
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Protests block Downing Street as Egypt president visits UK
Campaigners opposed to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday blocked the entrance to Downing Street, the London residence of…
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
Middle East
November 5, 2015
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
A bomb blast killed at least nine people on Thursday outside a Muslim clerics' meeting in the Lebanese town of…
Robin Williams suffered from dementia, widow says
Cinema/TV
November 5, 2015
Robin Williams suffered from dementia, widow says
Robin Williams's widow revealed Tuesday that the late actor suffered from Lewy body dementia, a neurodegenerative disease that alters mood,…
Oscar contenders in focus at Hollywood’s AFI Fest
Cinema/TV
November 5, 2015
Oscar contenders in focus at Hollywood’s AFI Fest
The American Film Institute kicks off its annual festival on Thursday with a handful of hotly-anticipated world premieres as Hollywood's…
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Science
November 5, 2015
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Like it or not, Twitter on Tuesday retired its star button that users click to "favorite" a post and replaced…
Trump steps up insults of rivals on campaign trail
World
November 5, 2015
Trump steps up insults of rivals on campaign trail
Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump stepped up attacks on his campaign rivals Wednesday, insisting none of them have the…
Egypt pyramids for grain not pharoahs: presidential hopeful Carson
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Egypt pyramids for grain not pharoahs: presidential hopeful Carson
Egypt's pyramids were built by the biblical Joseph to store grain and were not, as archaeologists believe, tombs for pharaohs,…