Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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Dubai kicks off lavish annual shopping festival

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:52 AM PST

Companies give away millions in gold, cash and cars to promote month-long sale
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Shopping takes place on a different scale in Dubai, home of the world's largest shopping mall. (Or two.) Even the discounts, when they happen, are massive. 

The emirate kicked off the new year with its annual shopping extravaganza -- the Dubai Shopping Festival.

Originally conceived by the Dubai government in 1996 as an initiative to promote trade, it's now one of the world's largest shopping-themed events and a major tourist draw.

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In pictures: 10,000 angry fliers clash with police

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:21 PM PST

Chaos, anger and violence as flights are grounded at China's Changshui International Airport
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Around 10,000 furious air passengers clashed with police and airport officials last week as hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed for days at Kunming Changshui International Airport in southwest China. 

Photos have since emerged of chaotic scenes showing passengers, police and airport staff scuffling as a result of the delays, themselves the result of heavy fog in the area.

Changshui Airport had to cancel 434 flights last Thursday, according to Xinhua News Agency.

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10 outrageous spas in the Middle East

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 04:54 PM PST

Where a gold facial means exactly that
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In a part of the world where you can buy 24-carat bullion from a vending machine, eat a cupcake worth US$27,000 and get your iPad plated with gold, it's no surprise that some spas in the Middle East are set up to treat you like royalty.

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Meet a drug lord’s brother on the Pablo Escobar Tour

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 12:03 PM PST

In Colombia, visitors trace a notorious piece of history and chat with a man once inside a powerful drug cartel
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Halfway up a slaloming mountain road overlooking Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, the whitewashed cinder blocks of a quaint house bathe a meticulously tended garden and yard with splashes of reflected sunlight. The golden hue lends the property an iridescent beauty that belies its notorious past.

This particular two-story mountainside home was once the hideout of Pablo Escobar, the infamous kingpin of the Medellin Cartel.

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