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- Dubai kicks off lavish annual shopping festival
- In pictures: 10,000 angry fliers clash with police
- 10 outrageous spas in the Middle East
- Meet a drug lord’s brother on the Pablo Escobar Tour
| 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 Article Page 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. Region: Groups: Cities: Country: Editions: Nav: Vertical: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0 |
| 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 Article Page 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. Country: Nav: Editions: Region: Vertical: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0 |
| 10 outrageous spas in the Middle East Posted: 07 Jan 2013 04:54 PM PST Where a gold facial means exactly that Article Page 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. Nav: Editions: Vertical: Region: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0 |
| 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 Article Page 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. Nav: Tags: Editions: Country: Groups: Region: Vertical: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0 |
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