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The BBC is accused of putting 10 LSE students at risk when it embedded three reporters for a trip into North Korea.

Fifty-five passengers from Celebrity Eclipse were robbed at gunpoint Friday on St. Lucia while police mounted a security operation nearby for Matt Damon.

In an about-face, Carnival Corp. announced Monday it would repay the U.S. government for the cost of rescuing its cruise ships.

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings put mass transit authorities on high alert from Massachusetts to New York City and Washington, D.C.

Three headlining Disneyland attractions were closed this weekend following fines regarding safety violations.

Two African-American passengers were allegedly forced to remove hoodies and baseball caps to sit in first-class seats on a US Airways flight.

The Lion Air crash at an airport in Bali Saturday is unlikely to help the rapidly expanding budget carrier get off an EU blacklist.

Here's a list of 15 cities in China with the best streetside snack food.

A Texas bill is seeking to make airport pat-down procedures by TSA workers criminal.

Legacy airlines may need to make radical changes to their networks if they want to remain viable in the coming years.

Need some ideas for your summer vacation? Here are five destinations in the U.S. and five abroad that will be extra hot in 2013.

Work descriptions for Australia's "Best Jobs in the World" include "cuddle koalas," "tour the best restaurants" and "sleep under the stars."

Uruguay legalized gay marriage on Wednesday, making it the 12th nation in the world to do so.

The initial forecast for the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season predicts a whopping 18 tropical cyclones. Here's how you can avoid them.

More than 2 million people have signed an online petition to boycott the Maldives over alleged human rights abuses.

The crime-riddled favelas that have often defined Rio de Janeiro in film and television have suddenly disappeared -- at least, on Google Maps.

Employees at the world's most visited museum are fed up with thieves who not only rob tourists, but spit on and assault workers.

Luxury hotelier Kempinski shocked everyone last year by helping open North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel. In less shocking news, it backed out.

IBTimes has a sneak peek at some of the winning shots from the 2013 Environmental Photographer of the Year.

Chinese tour groups in the border city of Dandong have canceled trips to North Korea. Western tour groups, however, report "business as usual."

With passenger numbers at all-time highs, Amtrak's CEO has asked for multi-year federal operating and capital funding.

Tshepo Cameron Modisane and Thoba Calvin Sithole tie the knot in what's being referred to as the "First Traditional African Gay Wedding."

An Argentine man buys steroids-pumped ferrets under the impression that they were poodles. Watch the original local story out of Buenos Aires.

Is United Airlines the worst airline in America?

American pop stars Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Cuba last week, reigniting the debate over the longstanding travel ban.

Aviation may be partly responsible for climate change, but a new study shows how climate change will return the favor with bumpier and longer flights.

FAA will delay the closure of 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15 amid legal challenges and safety concerns.

The Paracel Islands may sound exotic, but cruises beginning next month will sail right into the middle of the South China Sea conflict.

Accidents on various Carnival cruise ships over the past two months shine a spotlight on a company and an industry with plenty to hide.