Leisure News
|
By AFP
Indonesia -
A tableau of white sandy beaches, colourful coral reefs and turquoise water, the islands of Raja Ampat are set to be Indonesia's next tourism hotspot -- but locals fear the government is failing both them and the environment in its development push.
|
|
By AFP
Seoul -
Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into force on Friday, with the two countries at loggerheads over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Parisian nudists will finally have a spot to take it all off -- for the next few weeks at least -- at a secluded zone in the Bois de Vincennes park east of the city.
|
|
By AFP
Daegu -
The bodies of dozens of female models were turned into living canvases at a festival in Seoul this weekend, as delicate brush strokes and flamboyant illustrations covered up their bare skin.
|
|
By AFP
Itagui -
Colombians in the city of Itagui hauled mattresses and hammocks into the streets Sunday to mark the annual "World Laziness Day," a quirky effort to urge overstressed workers to slow down.
|
|
By AFP
Saint Louis -
Benny Pirogovsky turns a brass king piece around in his hand as he stands by an outdoor chess table shaded by a tree. After hours spent driving through the American Midwest, the teenager is finally about to see his idol.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
The number of international visitors to the United States has dropped for the first time since 2009, as did their spending, the US Department of Commerce said Friday.In 2016, 75.
|
|
By AFP
-
Take several dozen North Korean clams. Arrange vent-down on concrete slab. Douse liberally with petrol. Ignite. Add fuel until cooked.
|
|
By AFP
-
Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded volcanoes of northwestern Rwanda in search of mountain gorillas.
|
|
By AFP
Toukyo -
Japan's latest super-deluxe train left the station Saturday with a select group of passengers who paid thousands of dollars for a leisurely trip harking back to an era of Art Deco opulence and a slower pace of life.
|
|
By AFP
Canc -
Three dismembered bodies stuffed in suitcases were found Friday in Cancun, hours after the Mexican resort town was rocked by a shootout and police chase that left one gunman dead.
|
|
By AFP
Canc -
Three dismembered bodies stuffed in suitcases were found Friday in Cancun, hours after the Mexican resort town was rocked by a shootout and police chase that left one gunman dead.
|
|
By AFP
Manila -
The Philippines has fired one of the world's top advertising firms in a row over alleged plagiarism, adding more misery to its tourism industry already reeling from a war with Islamist militants and a deadly crackdown on drugs.
|
|
By AFP
Grenoble -
A cable car whose dramatic breakdown last September forced 33 tourists to spend the night stranded -- suspended high over the French Alps -- is to reopen on Thursday, local officials announced.
|
|
By AFP
Fangshan -
The water might be chilly but dozens of naked men happily relax in an outdoor pool in a Beijing suburb making the most of the sunshine."This is a paradise for Chinese nudists," says 18-year-old Zhen, displaying a tiger tattoo on his chest.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods.
|
|
By AFP
Serrekunda -
For decades, The Gambia has built a reputation as a haven for tourists willing to pay for sun, sand, sea... and sex.
|
|
By AFP
Berlin -
German sports giant Adidas said Wednesday it had agreed to sell its golfing brands TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth to US fund KPS Capital Partners for $425 million (390 million euros).
|
|
By AFP
Reykjav -
It's named after a Nordic god and drills deep into the heart of a volcano: "Thor" is a rig that symbolises Iceland's leading-edge efforts to produce powerful clean energy.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
Congressional Republicans sounded an alarm Wednesday over rules allowing millions of Europeans to travel to the United States without a visa, warning that jihadists could exploit weak links in the program.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Amorous couples, here's your chance to own a piece of the world's most romantic city: Paris is selling off the "love locks" that lovebirds attached to the city's bridges before officials cracked down on the practice.
|
|
By AFP
On the ski fields of Mount Taehwa, groomed pistes snake down wooded hillsides to a luxurious hotel and a giant screen showing a North Korean army choir. But the runs are empty.
|
|
By AFP
Jerusalem -
Hundreds of Israelis gathered on a grassy hill overlooking parliament on Thursday to smoke marijuana in an act of communal defiance of current laws.
|
|
By AFP
Los Angeles -
A house clad in mirrors pops out of the California desert. It blends into the landscape, reflecting a kaleidoscope of the urban grid and arid valley of Palm Springs -- to the delight of photographers and selfie-seekers.
|
|
By AFP
Seoul -
Pyongyang's travel ban on Malaysians leaving North Korea sharply escalated the already-high tensions with Kuala Lumpur -- but is only the latest episode of the isolated country's diplomatic brinkmanship.
|
|
By AFP
Bejing -
High in the misty hills of southwestern China, an hour's hike from any road, the lowing of livestock echoes through Zhongdong village, where a group of 18 families live inside an enormous natural cave.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
The thwarted attack near the Louvre museum on Friday will likely further tarnish the reputation of Paris, still reeling from a series of terror attacks, as a tourist destination.
|
|
By AFP
Brussels -
European travellers will no longer have to pay roaming charges for using their mobile phones within the EU after the bloc reached a deal Wednesday that will take effect in June.
|
|
By AFP
Atenas -
A senior Athens city official has resigned in an unprecedented fiasco over a Ferris wheel that was erected for Christmas but then dismantled over safety concerns before ever operating.
|
apis-346047 apis-344244 apis-344135 apis-343862 apis-343317 apis-342998 apis-342588 apis-341871 apis-341241 apis-337889 apis-337875 apis-337875 apis-337815 apis-336962 apis-336735 apis-336614 apis-336608 apis-335721 apis-334568 apis-334065 apis-333978 apis-333949 apis-333228 apis-332893 apis-330468 apis-329116 apis-327585 apis-326799 apis-326558 apis-324017
Leisure Image
|
|
