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Google unveils virtual tours of Stonehenge, Jerusalem, other 'world wonders'
World NowIf your budget is too tight to stroll along the Paris banks of the Seine or trek through Jerusalem, Google is now offering a virtual alternative -- digital tours of famous sites across the world. The World Wonders Project uses the same “Street View&... -
Jerusalem orders ramp to Temple Mount and Al Aqsa Mosque closed
World NowREPORTING FROM JERUSALEM -- Jerusalem officials have ordered a ramp leading from the Western Wall plaza up to Temple Mount and Al Aqsa mosque closed immediately, a controversial move in an area of competing religious and political claims. The Mughrabi... -
Palestinian aid to continue, with strings
World NowTop appropriators in Washington have agreed to continue funding the Palestinian Authority provided that it does not press any further with its campaign to win more diplomatic recognition at the United Nations.... -
Israel releases prisoners, approves new housing in disputed area
World NowIsrael released 550 prisoners on Sunday, concluding a controversial two-stage swap that freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinians. Separately, the government announced plans to build more than 1,000 new housing units on... -
Israel plans for more than 1,000 new housing units on disputed land
World NowIsrael's Housing Ministry announced Sunday that it would construct another 1,028 housing units in the West Bank and Jerusalem area on land it seized during the 1967 Mideast war.... -
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators to meet this week in Jordan
World NowIsraeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet this week in Jordan with international mediators, Jordanian officials announced on Sunday, bringing the two rivals together for their first direct talks in over a year.... -
Monster Mash: Pompeii site faces problems; Ai Weiwei tax case
Culture MonsterA UNESCO report has identified serious problems with Pompeii, including structural damage to buildings, vandalism and a lack of qualified staff. Authorities in China have agreed to artist Ai Weiwei's request to review a $2.4 million fine imposed by the... -
International Women's Day: What's happening around the world
World Nowwomen, human rights, International Women's day, equality: It's International Women's Day. The event, born of the socialist movement in the United States the early 1900s, has spread across the world in the century since. But the day looks very different... -
Lone American appears in court in Egyptian NGO trial
World NowA lone American appeared in a Cairo courtroom Thursday in a criminal case against civil society workers that has shaken Egypt’s new political establishment and strained relations between the U.S. and one of its closest Arab allies. Robert Becker, an... -
UNESCO panel does not remove Syria from human rights committee
World NowA UNESCO commission Thursday condemned the violence against civilians in Syria but did not remove the embattled nation from its human rights committee, as the U.S. and other nations had hoped.... -
John Malkovich's message to the theater world on its special day
Culture MonsterJohn Malkovich will give the annual message for World Theatre Day in Paris at a March 22 kickoff gala of events leading up to the 50th annual celebration on March 27. Here's the text he'll deliver.... -
James Cameron and Bob Ballard NGC specials explore the Titanic disaster
Channel Guide Magazine“For me, the mysteries [of Titanic] have never died.” So says filmmaker James Cameron during the opening of his new National Geographic Channel special about the legendary, doomed ship. Ever since the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic hit...
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