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Myanmar to open museum in home of late UN Secretary-General U Thant

YANGON, Myanmar - A home that once belonged to a former United Nations secretary-general, the late U Thant, is being restored and will open as a new museum in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
German prowess called into question with Berlin's troubled airport, other botched projects

German prowess called into question with Berlin's troubled airport, other botched projects

BERLIN - Rabbits scamper over quiet runways. Only the call of a crow disturbs the silence around a gleaming, empty terminal that should be humming with the din of thousands of passengers.

New England muddles through another mucky spring with shared misery, creative responses

MONTPELIER, Vt. - It's known in northern New England as the fifth season: mud.
Complaints surge as airlines shrink seats, overbook flights to cram more people into planes

Complaints surge as airlines shrink seats, overbook flights to cram more people into planes

WASHINGTON - Airline passenger complaints to the Transportation Department surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job, according to a report being rele
Oh poop! Swanky San Diego beach community's thriving bird population causing a stink

Oh poop! Swanky San Diego beach community's thriving bird population causing a stink

SAN DIEGO - La Jolla's jagged coastline is strictly protected by environmental laws to ensure the San Diego community remains the kind of seaside jewel that has attracted swanky restaurants, top-flight hotels and some of the nation's rich and famous,

New England muddles through another mucky spring with shared misery, creative responses

MONTPELIER, Vt. - It's known in northern New England as the fifth season. It's mud.
Campaign to preserve neglected 18th century British POW camp in southern Pa. nears end

Campaign to preserve neglected 18th century British POW camp in southern Pa. nears end

YORK, Pa. - The mud of a south-central Pennsylvania cornfield may soon produce answers about the fate of British prisoners of war — and the newly independent Americans who guarded them — during the waning years of the American Revolution.
Monument to thank Tuscarora Nation for helping NY residents during War of 1812 attack

Monument to thank Tuscarora Nation for helping NY residents during War of 1812 attack

LEWISTON, N.Y. - It could have become a forgotten moment in the "forgotten war.
Montreal's new $48-million planetarium opens doors to public

Montreal's new $48-million planetarium opens doors to public

MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut Julie Payette admits she was a little skeptical when she got a peek at Montreal's new $48-million planetarium on Friday.
You'll really clean up during a visit to Iceland

You'll really clean up during a visit to Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — This is the only country that gives you a bath before they send you home. The Blue Lagoon, open year-round, rain or shine, envelops thousands of tourists from all over the world in its misty embrace.