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BALI, Indonesia — The morning sun turned pools of water in the rice paddies into mirrors. A farmer swung a load of coconuts onto his shoulder. Somewhere, a cow was lowing. The scene should have been perfect, but something was off.

PHILADELPHIA - It would be easy to lose track of time amid the 10 acres of horticultural fantasy at the Philadelphia Flower Show. But don't worry — Big Ben is there to keep you on schedule.

PHILADELPHIA - It would be easy to lose track of time amid the 10 acres of horticultural fantasy at the Philadelphia Flower Show. But don't worry — Big Ben is there to keep you on schedule.

PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Ballet is celebrating its 50th birthday with a new home and a season of collaborations with cultural organizations presenting museum exhibits and lectures that highlight the company's illustrious and sometimes difficul

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaii's tourism industry is off to a stronger start in 2013 thanks to more visits by people from Japan and the western U.S.

TOKYO - The president of All Nippon Airways, Boeing's biggest single customer for its troubled 787 Dreamliner, said Friday that he believes the U.S. manufacturer has made progress in resolving problems with the aircraft's lithium-ion batteries.

BERLIN - Hundreds of angry protesters on Friday prevented construction workers from removing a section of one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, part of a plan to build a road to a new luxury condominium being built on the banks of th

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh is rapidly modernizing. A gargantuan hotel and casino called NagaWorld has recently been completed, and dime-a-dozen skyscrapers are popping up all over the city.

LIMA, Peru - Peru's tourism minister said he spoke with a young California man who has been reported missing along with his girlfriend for more than a month and that the couple is navigating an Amazon tributary headed for Ecuador.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - About 150 friends and family of a man killed in a shark attack wrote messages to him in the sand Thursday and stepped into the water at a New Zealand beach to say goodbye.