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Nepal is set to re-measure the height of the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, to settle a longstanding dispute with neighboring China.

A 65-year-old women was shocked after a loud bang when she found a gaping sinkhole under her bed in Guatemala City. Sinkholes are a common occurrence in Guatemala City due to its volcanic soil and heavy rains.

Three hikers were swept over Vernal Falls after slipping into the Merced River on Tuesday. The three California residents, presumed dead, join 12 others who have fallen over the waterfall since records began in the 1920s.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis has been in space 32 times since 1985, and orbited the earth 4,648 times, but she's about to make her final landing at 5:56 am EDT at Kennedy Space Center's shuttle landing facility.

The search and rescue operation continued Wednesday for three hikers that are feared dead after being swept over Vernal Falls in Yellowstone National Park.

The unveiling of the Spaceport America brand brings to light the visionary project which took many years to complete.

Two Chinese beekeepers competed in a bee-attracting competition on July 16. The winner attracted 57lbs (26kg) of bees to his body in 60 minutes.

Alan Parkinson's Luminarium, created by his company Architects of Air, was photographed during its four day stop in Prague. Check out these amazing photos of the traveling labyrinth of light

Discover some of the best places in South America for wine on a budget. You'll want to read this before your next trip to the wine store!

A tire blowout might have caused the weekend crash of a tour bus near Rochester, N.Y., authorities said. One of them evidently blew out and sent the bus veering out of control off an interstate, killing two people and injuring 35.

Hoping to break a world record and raise awareness of endangered sharks, a couple gathered over 200 divers in Mexico to celebrate their wedding under the sea.

If you have a knack for naming, or, more importantly, if you want a free cruise, help Norwegian Cruise Line name the next two Project Breakaway vessels.

Of all the events and festivals celebrated in Korea, the Boryeong Mud Festival lures the largest number of international visitors to the country.

A tour bus en route from Washington D.C. to Niagara Falls, NY crashed on Sunday, leaving 2 dead and several injured.

Cool photos of Arctic adventure

Do you have astraphobia when Lightning Strikes?

Mount Lokon, and Indonesian volcano on the island of Sulawesi, began erupting on Thursday night. Officials have established an evacuation zone in case of a bigger eruption.

After 87-years, the never-before photographed Bornean rainbow toad got his first mug shot. Deep in the jungle of Malaysian Borneo, scientists discovered three of the colorful toads on a search sponsored by Conservation International.

An Indonesian volcano began spewing lava and ash late Thursday night, sending over 4,000 residents racing away from the slopes of Mount Lokon.

Beginning Friday night, the city of Los Angeles is preparing to face one of the biggest road congestion of all times, dubbed rightly as Carmageddon.

Bastille Day 2011 celebrations are under way in France as Parisians take to the Champs-Élysées to celebrate Fête Nationale

Joyeux Quatorze Juillet! On Thursday, citizens in France (and across the globe) will celebrate one of the country's greatest national holidays. What are you doing on Bastille day?

Following explosions in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued an advice against all travel to specific regions of India.

There might be a way to escape the dreaded carmaggedon after all. JetBlue has offered the answer to residents' prayers by offering flights from Burbank to Long Beach for only $4.

The top of the list might shock you: Expatriate cost of living is examined in Mercer's annual study.

The horn of an adult triceratops unearthed in Montana belongs to the last survivor of the mass extinction discovered by paleontologists. The find gives weight to the theory that an asteroid caused the catastrophic end of the age of Dinosaurs.

Seven people were injured at Spain's San Fermin festival on Wednesday, a day after two men were gored at Tuesday's run.

Days after last Friday's stun gun find at Newark International Airport, two more were found in a man's luggage at JFK.

Russia's St. Basil's Cathedral turned 450 today after a decade-long restoration that cost nearly 13.8 million dollars.