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Medellín is the second-largest city in Colombia, famous for its history as the drug capital of the 1980s and 1990s. Recently, the city has become safer, and tourists have returned to see this modern city.(more...)

Niamey, the capital of Niger, is a lively Sahelian city on the banks of the scenic Niger river. Niamey boasts several lively markets attracting people from across the country as well as wrestling, one of the finest museums in Africa, the massive Grande Mosquée, and is close to the last remaining giraffe herds in West Africa.(more...)

• The Star Wars planet of Tatooine was named after the actual city of Tataouine in Tunisia, although most of the actual filming occurred in Matmata.
• The residents of Gori still travel to Gori Jvari on celebrations of Saint George to make animal sacrifices of sheep.
• There's a lemon party and you're invited! Lemon-related festivities occur in Menton over several days in February.

• "Snowpocalypse" Hits Washington (5 February 2010)

• About 2000 Tourists Stranded in Machu Picchu (26 January 2009)

• Massive Earthquake Strikes Haiti (12 January 2010)

• Security Heightened on Airline Travel after Thwarted Terrorist Attack (28 December 2009)

• Winter Snows Cause Traffic Chaos in Europe (20 December 2009)

• 2010 Winter Olympics Commence in Vancouver (12 February 2010)

• Final Night Launch For Space Shuttle (6 February 2010)

• 10% more foreigners visited Colombia in 2009 (23 January 2009)

• Africa Cup of Nations Kicks Off With Excitement and Tragedy (10 January 2010)

• 'Festival in the Desert' Moved Over Security Concerns (8 January 2010)

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