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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/7efe203e304dfafb/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 30 A Moldovan ballet dancer, who was allegedly dining with the captain of Costa Concordia before the Italian luxury cruise ship capsized, has denied claims that she was his lover, and rubbished reports s http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203350598/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:20:19 -0500 ANI http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203350598/cs/1/ Seems like Ayesha Takia is going to give Siddharth Mallya some restless nights after their Twitter brawl. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203346426/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:50:01 -0500 ANI http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203346426/cs/1/ The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio, on January 16, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. (Laura Lezza, Getty ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340084/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:07:15 -0500 WHP CBS 21 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340084/ THE fledgling Newcastle cruise industry is bracing for one of its biggest ever days, with two ships and 4700 passengers expected to pass through the port today.The arrival of the Pacific Sun and ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347606/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:11 -0500 Newcastle Herald http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347606/ Two Del Mar-area hotels valued at more than $100 million are being marketed for sale by their owner, Orange County-based Sunstone Hotel Investors, a national real estate trade publication has ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338662/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:56:05 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338662/ She is Jennifer Pfitzner, former boss of Travelscene American Express in Darwin. About 20 Territorians are believed to have been cheated after booking holidays with the company. One victim said: ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340200/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:49:19 -0500 NT News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340200/ PARIS  — Air France said on Wednesday it expected to cancel up to 40 percent of its long-haul flights and up to 30 percent of shorter flights as a pilot strike ran into its third ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347595/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:44:23 -0500 MSNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347595/ KLM wants air travelers to get social in the sky The Delta Air Lines terminal at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International was cleared for about 10 minutes Tuesday night after the device was ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347594/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:44:19 -0500 MSNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347594/ Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and TSA Administrator John S. Pistole on Wednesday announced the expansion of TSA's passenger pre-screening program to 28 additional ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347596/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:44:15 -0500 MSNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347596/ Q: Are there websites where travelers are sharing their experiences and where I can get advice on international payment? A: There's a tremendous amount of discussion on websites and blogs from ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340864/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:27 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340864/ No need to remove shoes, belts, light jacks or laptop computers and liquids from bags under new Transportation Security Administration screening program coming to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340374/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:23 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340374/ Cathay Pacific currently offers more than 70 flights a week from Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide and Perth) to Hong Kong with good connections onto Shanghai and Beijing, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338857/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:10 -0500 Manufacturers Monthly http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338857/ The cabinet’s term ends tomorrow and the new parliament will take shape following the return of Saad Hariri from his weekend private visit to Saudi Arabia. Patriarch Sfeir responded directly ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341225/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:36 -0500 Lebanon-Today http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341225/ PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 8, 2012 (IPS) - Helen Clarke, the former prime minister of New Zealand, recalled a situation a few years ago when within the less affluent suburbs of her country, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341365/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:04 -0500 IPS http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341365/ British Airways and Japan Airlines have agreed a tie-up on flights between Europe and the world's third-biggest economy in a new cost-cutting initiative, BA parent group IAG said on ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338913/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:57 -0500 IOL http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338913/ MONTREAL -; Canada's largest airlines have all launched all-inclusive pricing efforts that make it easier for passengers to determine the actual cost of flying. Air Canada began on Wednesday ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339169/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:22:03 -0500 CTV http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339169/ Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340193/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:09:23 -0500 Beach Connection http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340193/ A new attraction called 'Cars Land' -- based on the popular animated films -- is due to open at Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland in Anaheim, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347603/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:39 -0500 USA Today http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347603/ in Texas that a 6-year-old boy was injured Sunday while being attacked by a mountain lion Sunday in the Chisos Basin of Big Bend National Park.Tuesday, Chinese media said tourists on a bus in a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347605/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:36 -0500 USA Today http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347605/ Air Canada and Porter Airlines have begun advertising all-inclusive airfares that include taxes, fees and surcharges months before Ottawa drafts legislation making the practice mandatory. After ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339134/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:52:12 -0500 CBC News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339134/ Hotels in New York City have agreed to give housekeepers personal panic buttons in the wake of a hotel maid’s charge she was sexually assaulted by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340195/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:19 -0500 C News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340195/ LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways, Qantas and other airlines are calling on governments to find a swift resolution to a political dispute over the European Union's carbon scheme, because the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339120/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:31 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339120/ New York - Gang-related killings have substantially increased across the Caribbean over more than a decade, inflicting up to 4-per-cent loss to the region's economic activities, the UN ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341376/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:09 -0500 M & C http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341376/ Frontier Airlines' passenger total slipped 3.3 percent in January from the same month a year earlier, the first year-over-year decline in monthly passengers for the Denver-hubbed carrier in ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339139/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:26 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339139/ Follow this company is moving its headquarters, and its 300 employees, to Lincoln Centre off LBJ Freeway from its location off North Central Expressway. The online travel provider has ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338799/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:03 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203338799/ PATTAYA, Thailand: Vera Zvonareva of Russia cruised into the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Akgul Amanmuradova of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340201/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:47:34 -0500 Arab News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340201/ The latest incident involves hairline cracks found on the wings of an A380 operated by Australian carrier Qantas. The wings of Airbus planes are made in the UK. Qantas has temporarily grounded the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347597/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:51 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347597/ Tourism to the Netherlands will blossom two months from now when a once-in-a-decade event, the Floriade, opens on 5 April. The World Horticultural Expo (00 31 77 399 8130; floriade.nl) is being held ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339149/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:49 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339149/ Everywhere on the seven islands is a potential playground for sports and adventure buffs. Gaze skyward and you'll see paragliders weaving a steady trail from mountaintop to coastline.Even ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347600/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:36 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347600/ The Gambia offers sunshine and sunloungers on its Atlantic coast, but it's easy to get off the beaten track and experience a different side of this West African ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341136/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:32 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203341136/ Forests are usually places of dappled light and muted colours, where the wildlife cleverly camouflages itself. Not so on Christmas Island, a volcanic speck stranded in the Indian Ocean, 1,600 miles ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347598/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:25 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347598/ holidays to Spain can feel like a million miles away, but in fact a bit of winter sun may be the thing to brighten you up and give you something to look forward to as we edge slowly towards spring. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347601/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:06 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203347601/ BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH MEDALLIA TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN MANAGING ONLINE HOTEL REVIEWSSolution provides expanded monitoring and customer feedback capabilities to hotel owners PHOENIX ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339588/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:22:23 -0500 Best Western http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203339588/ According to a global study by Marriott International, international travel is considered more important than the Internet, TV/movies or political diplomacy at stimulating the economy and breaking ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340182/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:21:01 -0500 AME Info http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340182/ Passengers leave the platform of Chengdu Railway Station in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 8, 2012. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) Chengdu Railway Station witnessed a new ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340196/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:12:59 -0500 SINA http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203340196/ is expecting further growth in rates and occupancy in its properties in Dubai this year. In the fourth quarter of last year, the hotel group experienced a 12 per cent increase in revenue per ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330554/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:15:19 -0500 The National http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330554/ Shanghai tourism and transport authorities vowed Wednesday to improve daily operations, after their public services last year ranked the lowest on an annual government list that grades the quality ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330660/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:46:24 -0500 Global Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330660/ The entire global fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets are to be checked for cracks inside the wings.The European Aviation Safety Agency last month ordered "a detailed visual inspection" ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329956/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:28:57 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329956/ NEW YORK — Hotels in New York City have agreed to equip their employees with panic alarms that would summon help in case of an emergency. New York Hotel Trades Council spokesman John ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330662/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:26:40 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330662/ The Dayton Business Journal is providing a peek at the list in this Friday's print edition as we reveal the Top 7 busiest passenger airlines ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329953/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:26:19 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329953/ Airlines operating the Airbus A380 aircraft will be required to perform wider inspections of the superjumbos after Europe's air safety regulator extended the checks to the entire fleet of the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329958/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:24:47 -0500 Arabian Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329958/ (MONEY Magazine) -- Lots of Americans these days want something more from a vacation than vegging out on a beach, a mojito close at hand. Some 30% of respondents to a Travel-Ticker.com survey put ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330675/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:12:37 -0500 CNN Money http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330675/ Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Spanair SA’s collapse after the withdrawal of state funding suggests Europe’s debt crisis may spur airlines from the Mediterranean to the Baltic to consider ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329724/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:06:45 -0500 Business Week http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329724/ India 's beleaguered aviation sector needs a boost. But letting airlines avoid punitive state taxes by directly importing fuel isn't smart. Some tax is necessary to pay for environmental ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329990/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:16 -0500 IBTimes http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329990/ Follow this company , reported Tuesday that the company flew 7.4 billion passenger miles in January, a decrease of 2.7 percent over January 2011, the Dallas Business Journal reports. The ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329951/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:32:57 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329951/ Hillsborough County's hotel and motel industry posted better 2011 numbers in both revenue and overnight visitors. About 4.96 million people stayed in hotels and motels in the county last year, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330670/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:32:51 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330670/ China’s most famous cop has been placed on leave for ';vacation-style therapy'; after a rumored U.S. asylum bid that had an American consulate surrounded by Chinese police. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331522/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:28:43 -0500 ABC News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331522/ Divers searching the sunken cruise liner, the Costa Concordia, have recovered two more bodies bringing the total number of those found to 15. The bodies of two women were discovered close to an ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336499/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:15:06 -0500 Turkish Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336499/ Bahrain's tourism sector is set to miss out on tens of thousands of dinars after one of the world's largest luxury cruise liners cancelled stops here today and next ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330568/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:07:38 -0500 Mena Report http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330568/ The new Siemens headquarters for the Middle East region, has been named winner of the coveted MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards 2012 in the Offices ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329631/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:06:49 -0500 Mena Report http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203329631/ Simon Calder is Travel Editor at Large for The Independent, writing a weekly column, various articles and features as well as filming a weekly video diary. Every Sunday afternoon, Simon presents the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336493/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:12 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336493/ Historically, there are several contenders, but geographically, the claim of St John's is indisputable. Many transatlantic jets make landfall above the capital of Newfoundland just five hours ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336494/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:07 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336494/ For years, Franco Bussandri and Denis Lonergan, brothers-in-law in their forties based in London, were regular visitors to Chtel in the French Alps. As they struggled up the mountains in summer and ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336496/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:02 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336496/ Somewhere within the vast pitted landscape of Wadi Arabah we had come unstuck. Just as the Bedouin tea-seller had told us, we should have taken a guide. That morning, when we'd set out, our ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203332897/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:54 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203332897/ The wretched of the earth high above turquoise blue seas; take a face mask with you before you clamber up the Jabal al-Zbeleh - the 'Mountain of Rubbish' - and just imagine the beauty of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331829/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:51 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331829/ The 19th-century novelist, poet and travel writer had spent three years wandering the Pacific before he and his family settled in Samoa in 1889. The warm climate agreed with Stevenson's health ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336497/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:49 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336497/ My muscles ached from swimming with 400 dolphins beyond that surf, and my head swam from sampling almost as many wines at the vineyard outside town. I was looking forward to a dinner of drippingly ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336487/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:43 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336487/ Behind us, one of Godzilla's cousins basks in the sunlight - not the marauding monster of the Japanese movies, but an endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguana. Godzilla himself spent his final years ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336498/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:40 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336498/ City Slicker: Cape Town - This modern gem has great beaches, mountain views, and no jet lag. James Litston offers tips for new and returning ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331377/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:36 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331377/ A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52lb (7.04kg) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331516/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:34 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203331516/ I was having dinner at Ziya, the sleek Indian-meets-contemporary-European restaurant at the Oberoi's flagship hotel in Mumbai. The wine list here offers everything from Rhne Valley ros to ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336354/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:32 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203336354/ Hotels in Riyadh and Dubai led the way in key performance indicators for hotels in the region last year, according to new research by TRI Hospitality ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330664/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:56:05 -0500 AME Info http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203330664/ FORT WAYNE – After years of decline, Allen County motorists started driving a bit more in 2011.Drivers averaged traveling nearly 7.2 million miles per business day in Allen County last year, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324002/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:52:48 -0500 Journal Gazette http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324002/ Chinese police have arrested 6,900 train ticket scalpers during the Spring Festival travel rush beginning Jan. 8, and confiscated 65,000 tickets, according to a statement by the Ministry of Public ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324016/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:50:36 -0500 Global Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324016/ Mathieu Perreault scored with 13 seconds elapsed, Alex Ovechkin had two goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 Tuesday night to take over first place in the Southeast ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328513/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:34:36 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328513/ Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324000/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:33:43 -0500 Beach Connection http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324000/ Manzanita Lodging, Vacation Rentals- Rockaway Beach, Oregon Lodging, Vacation Rentals - Wheeler, Nehalem Lodging, Accommodations on the Oregon Coast. Nehalem Bay ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324001/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:33:33 -0500 Beach Connection http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324001/ Costa Concordia reportedly shared oysters and crab with a Moldovan dancer in a restaurant in the south of France a month before the cruise ship rammed into rocks off the Italian coast.In photos to ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328516/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:24:08 -0500 Independent.ie http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328516/ Bahrain's tourism sector is set to miss out on tens of thousands of dollars after one of the world's largest luxury cruise liners cancelled stops at the kingdom's ports today ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324516/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:22:40 -0500 Trade Arabia http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203324516/ If you’re asking someone’s hand in marriage, increase the odds that they will say yes by doing it in one of the world’s most romantic places. Here are our top ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203323392/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:18:35 -0500 Leader-Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203323392/ GIGLIO, ITALY - Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel and oil from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast suspended work on Saturday because ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203323941/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:33:48 -0500 Timmins Daily Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203323941/ When Victoria Summerley decided to take her octogenarian mother to Marrakech, her friends doubted her wisdom. But after snake-charmers, souks and shopping, she'd proved them ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328514/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:23:01 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328514/ Imagine the perfect road trip, just six hours away from the UK. Picture stunning coastal drives, picturesque lighthouses, dramatic cliffs, rocky inlets and quaint, colourful towns. Spend your days ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328515/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:22:45 -0500 The Independent http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203328515/ Hotels in Riyadh achieved the highest Average Room Rate (ARR) and Gross Operating Profit Per Available Room (GOPPAR) in the region for the month of December and full year 2011, according to the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203323990/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:37 -0500 AME Info http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/203323990/