'Tis the season of fresh resolutions, still glittery with promise before time constraints, reality and your extreme laziness settle over them like a moist gray tarnish.
The longest railway in the world is an economic lifeline to the towns it passes through.
Considered one of the greatest train journeys in the world, the Trans-Siberian railway is a voyage into the heart and soul of Mother Russia.
At some point in my youth, someone told me that the Great Wall of China was the only structure built by humans that is visible from outer space. I don't remember who told me, but it was someone I trusted, as I committed the fact to memory. Chances are this person thought it was true and wanted to share the knowledge.
I don't believe in voodoo or evil eyes or curses -- especially in sports. I never believed in the Curse of the Bambino upon the Red Sox or that a goat has cursed the Cubs. However, I do firmly believe that if there are curses, or that there should be curses, then the New York Yankees will be cursed forever, starting right now.
A billboard featuring President Obama that was erected three days ago will be coming down, according to a spokesman for the company that paid for the outdoor ad in Times Square.
For a heady dose of holiday spirit, dive into Opryland.
BEIJING -- Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall of China more than 2,000 years ago, but the guess here is China's first emperor, guarded in his eternal repose by a terra cotta army, did not actually do the brick-and-mortar work himself. If there is a lesson in the murky past of the Middle Kingdom that can be transferred to the architectural confection known as the Water Cube, it is this: If Michael Phelps wins a record eight gold medals in the capital this week, it will be the toil of Jason Lezak that made the difference.
BEIJING -- Dremiel Byers doesn't flinch easily. The man is an Army supply sergeant and was a world champion super heavyweight in Greco Roman wrestling in 2002. He is 6 feet, 264 pounds of guts and granite. But on Thursday, the man had met his match.
The Beijing Olympics will be the most expensive in history, as CNN's Emily Chang reports.
Jackie Chan: A-list Asian megastar, iconic kung fu hero to millions and basically a really famous guy. We had been pursuing an in-depth interview with him for months through "The JC Group," Jackie's all-conquering management company.
MARYVALE, Ariz. -- Ryan Braun, you'd have to think, would be perfectly comfortable shagging balls in rush-hour traffic. He'd be absolutely fine running down a long fly on the edge of the Grand Canyon, or going nose-to-stone to bring back a home run over the Great Wall of China.
Olivia Newton-John, a breast cancer survivor since the '90s, will head to Asia in April trek along Great Wall of China to raise money for a cancer charity.
This month Art of Life goes East.
China's fashion
updated: Mon Nov 26 2007 10:09:00
CNN's Monita Rajpal is at the Great Wall in China for a fashion show to remember.
The LVMH chairman and CEO talks about his groundbreaking show in China, globalization and how to crack down on counterfeits
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Worldwide online voting to select a new list of the Seven Wonders of the World ended July 7.
The new seven wonders of the world were named Saturday following an online vote that generated server-crushing traffic in its final hours.
'7 wonders' to be revealed 7/7
The World Heritage Committee will soon pick another list of natural and human-made wonders most in need of protection
Chuck Carpenter's passport looks more like an exotic guidebook than an official document.
Quest for magicupdated: Mon Dec 11 2006 06:14:00
From the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas theatres, seeing is disbelieving this month as Richard goes on a Quest for magic.
It occasionally occurs to me that if I could understand the Bush administration's foreign policy, I might like it. After months of threatening Iran with everything up to and including nuclear war, we are now full of Sweet Reason and offering to have diplomatic talks with the very people we have been denouncing as Beyond Vile.
Before the tidal wave of political correctness, nothing can stand--not even a "Chinese Wall." Yes, the favored phrase of barristers and bankers looking to rationalize conflicts of interest (as in "...
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