
Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor
Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to ...

Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes
The Vatican put a new coin on sale last week to commemorate its historic papal transition. Too bad overseas collectors won't be able to buy it for ...

Exhibit glorifies Palestinian suicide bombers
A state-funded museum in Paris is causing outrage among France's Jewish community for staging a photo exhibition that calls Palestinian suicide ...

Archery soaring after London Olympic success
From blockbuster movies to hit TV shows to greater Olympic exposure, archery seems to be hitting all the right targets. Elite archers are competing ...

Baby Bounce: Royal infant may help UK economy
British officials are hoping that the impending royal birth will produce a bouncing baby buoy for the economy. With the Duchess of Cambridge due to ...

Turkey's tourism industry shrugs off protest fears
Turkey, a largely Muslim nation that bridges Europe and Asia, has a flourishing tourist industry based on ancient historical sites and ruins, a ...

Ireland calls the diaspora home with The Gathering
The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from ...

Museum brings makeover to crime-hit Marseille
A new flagship museum dedicated to Mediterranean civilization in Marseille is hoping to shake off the southern metropolis' reputation as France's ...

Tudor warship, artifacts to open as new UK museum
The remains of a Tudor warship that sank more than 400 years ago will be displayed along with thousands of its artifacts for the first time at a new ...
Native American vets push for recognition
The Navajo Code Talkers are legendary. Then there was Cpl. Ira Hamilton Hayes, the Pima Indian who became a symbol of courage and patriotism when he ...
Young British girl drowns at Egyptian resort
A senior Egyptian prosecutor says a 5-year-old British girl has drowned in pool at a Red Sea resort. The official, who obtained an initial police ...

Prince Harry tours storm-damaged NJ shore
Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction ...

British prime minister, prince, visit NYC studio
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry visited a design studio in New York City on Tuesday as part of a campaign to promote Britain as ...

Bulgarian honor bid in Washington stirs debate
A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's ...

Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm
You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more. A museum devoted to the pop superstars opening in Stockholm on Tuesday will celebrate the band's ...

Van Gogh Museum reopens with display on his craft
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened after a seven-month renovation, kicking off with "Van Gogh At Work," an exhibition that shows the ...

Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the ...

Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum
Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S.

Artist decorates the Louvre's iconic pyramid
An Italian artist decorated the Louvre museum's glass pyramid Wednesday for the first time in the iconic monument's history, in a protest against ...

Egypt resumes hot air balloon sightseeing
Egypt resumed hot air balloon sightseeing in the ancient city of Luxor on Sunday, weeks after a fiery accident led authorities to halt the flights.

US philanthropist savors opening of Jewish museum
As his train rolled across Germany in 1939, passing through small towns where swastikas fluttered from flagpoles, Tad Taube cowered in fear each time ...
Gang steals rhino horns from Irish museum storage
Masked men stole stuffed rhinoceros heads containing eight valuable horns from the warehouse of Ireland's National Museum, police and museum officials ...