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One of the world's most active volcanoes, Sicily's Mount Etna erupted over the weekend, spewing flames into the air, sending lava rushing down its slopes, and raising concerns about air travel at a nearby airport.

Levitators, Plankers, Owlers and Lesiure Divers, who got on with the internet craze of being shot mid-air, need to watch divers at a Cliff-Diving Competition in Bohemian Village, where the adventure sports is held every year.

El Bulli, the Spanish restaurant widely regarded as the best in the world, serves up its final dish as it closes down after 27 years .

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient city in northwest Syria, which is claimed not only to survive the Middle East civilization collapse, but also to expand after that.

Glacier Bay National Park is a national park in Alaska.

Rome archaeologists have unearthed a large and fine mosaic of the Greek God Apollo, dating from the second half of the first century after Christ, near the Colosseum.

People don't take the scenic route for its efficiency, they take it for the view! Here's a look at America's famous byways!

Happy Feet the penguin is recuperating in a Wellington zoo.

The world's population will surpass seven billion people by the end of 2011 and ten billion by 2100, but can earth sustain that many people? Demographers are concerned that explosive population growth in the developing world could drain the earth's resources and threaten global economies.

Opening on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in lower Manhattan, the World Trade Center Memorial is nearly complete. Here's a look at the workers as they put the finishing touches on the tree-lined plaza.

Experts suggest that traveling between November and March can save on a good sum of pennies. Here are some reasons why a winter trip to Europe provides a budget-friendly vacation option.

World Heritage in the United States

A new travel application, available for download for free at iTunes stores, will help travelers to explore one of the world?s largest cities at ease.

Residents and tourists are gathering each night near Congress Street Bridge in downtown Austin, Texas, to watch some 1.5 million bats form a black cloud so large that it shows up on local weather radar, Reuters reported.

JetBlue to offer three-month unlimited pass.

Construction projects underway at airports across the U.S. have come to a halt following the Federal Aviation Administration?s (FAA) closure last Friday. As per official estimates, the Airport Improvement Program across the fifty states is pegged close to $2.5 billion.

A heavy snow storm dumped up to two feet of snow on portions of South Africa, halting trains and leaving motorists stranded.

Lately, Norway's been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Here's a look beyond the massacre at the beautiful sites of this Nordic kingdom.

The opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic games and Paralympic Games are just one year away. See what London is doing to prepare for the Games' return after 64 years.

Parisians need not go to faraway places for a beach holiday this summer, as the annual transformation of a section of the Seine River into a man-made beach opened for the tenth year on July 21, 2011.

Check out the aftermath pictures of the disaster in South Korea while the rescue operation has resumed.

A Moroccan military transport aircraft crashed while trying to land in the country's southern town of Guelmim. Here are a few still images of the crash site taken from a July 26, 2011 video by Morocco TV.

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run, thousands of Civil War re-enactors took over a Manassas, Virginia field amidst a triple digit heat wave.

Yellowstone National Park's landscape may be totally altered by 2075 as climate change increases the frequency pattern of large wildfires, according to a new study released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The European Union defines High speed trains, also called Bullet trains for their appearance, with a speed limit of up to 250 kilometers per hour; while in the United States, Federal Railroad Administration identifies speed above 177 kilometers per hour for high speed trains.

The video capturing a dog biting a shark has received a great deal of attention.

Tourists worldwide are showing support for the Japanese tourism industry, following the recent natural disasters that saw earthquake and tsunami devastating country?s coastal areas in March.

Almost 200 sq miles of the Yellow Sea in China have been clogged by a massive invasion of a species of green algae called Enteromopha prolifera.

This celebration of Brazilian culture past and present draws people from across the country and the world.