Car fires "tradition" in France: About 700 cars burned on New Year's Eve, 490 people detained

 

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Soga a soga, la impresionante renovación del último puente inca en Perú

 

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Chinese celebrate Year of the Dog

People across China Friday celebrated the Spring Festival, the country's most important occasion for family gatherings, with fireworks, greetings, delicious food and performances.

UAE and Bahrain have issued a warning about travel to the United States

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have issued advice to citizens visiting the United States. Advise them to refrain from visiting places where the protests and crowded places in General.

Restricted celebrations mark Nevruz day across Turkey

Nevruz, the day marking the beginning of spring, has been celebrated despite restrictions across Turkey due to security concerns.

Spring Festival celebrated across China

From the southernmost islands to the icebound provinces in the north, people across China are celebrating the lunar new year, or Spring Festival which falls on Monday.

Russia to close Red Square on New Year’s Eve

Moscow's Red Square, traditionally a place where people gather to ring in the New Year, will be closed to revelers on December 31, city authorities said on Monday, amid mounting security concerns.

Iraq blames Iran for border chaos ahead of major Shiite ritual

Iraq on Monday blamed Iran for chaos on border as thousands of foreign pilgrims stormed the fences and wounded border guards to illegally enter the country for a major Shiite ritual.

Russia FM accuses US of contributing to spread of terrorism around the globe

The Islamic State terrorist group is, to a large extent, a product of a series of revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Singapore’s Channel News Asia.

China to ban use of Tibetan sky burial for tourism

China has set out to make a new law to regulate the traditional Tibetan practice of sky burial, which involves feeding bodies of the dead to birds. Official sources in Tibet have indicated that the use of sky burial sites as tourist attraction may be banned.

Spanien Rettet die Siesta!

Spanien hat die Siesta abgeschafft und so eine Tradition dem Konsum geopfert, meint Leser Stephan Clauss. Der beste Protest dagegen: ein Schläfchen zur Mittagszeit.

Die spanische Regierung hat zum 1. September die bis dahin teilweise obligatorische Siesta abgeschafft. Die Urlauber an der Costa Brava und auf den Kanaren wird es freuen, dass sie jetzt auch zwischen 14 und 16 Uhr Badelatschen, Sonnenöl und die Bild kaufen und ihre Pizza und Burger bestellen können.