A Rich and Royal Ruin in the Heart of Hanoi
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For the last five years, archaeologists have been slowly unearthing the remains of Thang Long, uncovering millions of artifacts spanning 1,300 years.
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People of the Peloponnese lost relatives and homes in worst ever disaster to hit their picturesque land.
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The collapse of Sungnye Gate, a 600-year-old landmark designated a top national treasure, shocked the country.
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As businessmen huddle over tea in a dessert shop across from the charred ruins of their stores, families stop to console them and lament the scar in the heart of the South Asian neighborhood on Devon Avenue, widely recognized as the largest on this side of the globe.
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Officials can not estimate all casualties as some people still remain under the ruins. The wall of the new airportâs terminal collapsed in United Arab Emirates â capital at 11 am.
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Reporter Ahmad Taufik caught a break as he looked for a follow-up story after a fire devoured a centuries-old garment market in the heart of town last year. A city official had told him anonymously that plans to renovate the market were submitted by a powerful businessman three months before the fire.
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One of Bagdadâs iconic monuments, erected by Saddam Hussein, is being dismantled by the government. Why some Iraqis are not amused.
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The Temple of Lom Kaen in the devastated tourist hub of Khao Lak has, for many, become the last stop in the search for missing loved ones.
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In a wooded ravine tucked away from the water parks, restaurants and mega-resorts that dominate this tourist town, a piece of history is quietly dying.
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DEMOLITION of a landmark former brewery got und
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It has barely been two weeks since former Khmer Rouge commander Ta Mok died, but already plans are afoot to turn his burial site in a former rebel stronghold into a macabre tourist attraction.
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TANGIER, Morocco  - Visitors brace for the worst when they step off the ferry in Tangier, known for decades as the shady hideout of drug barons, its crumbling old town supposedly swarming with pickpockets and rogue guides.
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Robbed of his legal powers by parliament, a despised king now faces being stripped of his vast riches.
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BAN NAMKHEM, Thailand  - As a clean up operation  finally gets into gear in this devastated Thai fishing village,  some of the survivors complain that the authorities gave  priority to foreign tourists rather than them.
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Both the virtual and physical memorial endure periodic defacement attacks.
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The opening of the Ara Pacis Museum should have been cause for celebration. That the building is a flop is therefore a major disappointment.
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THE shattered luxury beach hotels of Khao Lak began yielding up their dead yesterday as rescue crews battled their way through the debris to discover the full horror of the devastation left in the trail of the tsunami.