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Dubai is Britons' top choice for winter holidays

Dubai is increasingly becoming the first choice of Britons for 2012 winter holidays as increasing number of British
73% hotel guests willing to dump spouse for loyalty programme

Respondents to Starwood survey say hotel loyalty programmes may outlive marital unions
Chowpatty in 10 most dangerous beaches

Be careful where you swim! There are plenty of beaches around the globe that are more scary than scenic.
Burj Al Arab celebrates Chinese New Year

Burj Al Arab celebrates Chinese New Year
Now a collapsible car that parks sideways

A tiny revolutionary fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was
Louvre's Da Vinci restoration ignites art world row

Delicate work to restore a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, to be unveiled in March, has turned into a headache for the
Record year for Vienna tourism

Vienna attracted a record number of tourists last year, with the number of overnight stays up five percent from 2010
Poland aims to boost tourism at Hitler's WWII lair

Polish authorities said Monday they plan to boost tourism at Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" (Wolf's
Romeo and Juliet on display at Ice sculpture festival

[video] CHINA, Harbin : Harbin, one of China's coldest cities, is home to massive ice sculptures that have been created
Dubai man out to conquer 7 peaks on 7 continents

We might not have mountains in Dubai, but there are high-rise buildings, says Atte
Oprah Winfrey fascinated by India

Oprah Winfrey fascinated by India
Ancient Greek sites could soon be available for rent

Available for rent: The Acropolis. In a move bound to leave many Greeks and scholars aghast, Greece's culture ministry
World's tallest, biggest, widest structures

Buildings are stretching out to new heights
Nepal's first female mahout leads elephant safaris

Nepal's first female mahout, one of only a handful of women across Asia to be selected to drive elephants, spoke
Tourism up 10 times in 40 years

Surge is a result of the planned diversification drive
India's palaces and forts now for rent

[video] INDIA: India’s ancient forts and palaces attract millions of tourists a year, but years of neglect have turned
Maldives lifts ban on luxury resort spas

A ban on luxury spas at hotels and massage parlors in the Maldives was lifted on Wednesday under pressure from the

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Angry activists attack Syrian embassy in London

[video] UNITED KINGDOM, London: Protesters attacked the Syriam embassy in London on Saturday as Syrian opposition
Shahid talks wedding belles

Shahid talks wedding belles
Madonna releases new single

[video] Madonna releases a new video, Roseanne Barr announces a bid for the US presidency, and Jean Dujardin is
Sharon Osbourne sued

[video] Sharon Osbourne sued for allegedly reneging on jewellery contract

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BA flights to the UAE also hit
Europe's cold mayhem: People freeze to death on streets as airports shut

260 dead; Ferry disaster averted; Rail and road traffic hit hard
Crazy World: Woman who slept with 1,000-plus men was man once

Sex addict admitted many men would be furious after hearing the truth

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'Millionaire thief' gives to charity

He spent Dh104,500 of his loot on charity coupons
Muslim scholars move to ban 'triple talaq'

Minimum age for brides will be made 18 and that for boys 21
Online job opportunities in UAE up 36%

Online job opportunities in the UAE saw a 36 per cent jump from December 2010, according to the latest Monster
Why we can expect an iPad2s this year...

iPad 3 was scheduled for launch this month, however, developers saw a need for a more powerful processor
Youngster thrashes and tries to rape 95-year-old

A youngster who had been released early from a jail term for attempted rape and walked into a care home and murdered a