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Kenya's 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's white sandy beaches look set to have fewer visitor footprints meandering over them this year. - Reuters - 266 Reads

Muslim woman wins $5 million verdict from AT&T for discrimination

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Kansas City woman who converted from Christianity to Islam has been awarded $5 million in punitive damages by a jury who found the telecommunications giant AT&T created a "hostile work environment" after her conversion, according to a judge's order issued Friday. - Reuters - 17 Reads

Spirited Traveller: Scotch not the only game in Glasgow

NEW YORK (Reuters) - You can lead the locals to the whisky bar, but you can't make them drink. - Reuters - 31 Reads

Spanish chef Arzak has no plans to leave the cutting edge

MADRID (Reuters) - Chef Juan Mari Arzak has done much to put Spain's culinary heritage on the map and aims to keep it there despite an economic crisis by researching new ideas and giving free rein to the imagination. - Reuters - 40 Reads

Social media stress? There's an app for that

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nestle, purveyor of the decades-old KitKat snack, has launched an app it says addresses a growing problem among young social media users - giving them a break from the stress of posting updates by doing it for them. - Reuters - 31 Reads

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Retailer fires CFO for social media leak - United Press International

A century later, Niagara Falls high-wire feat set for June 15

NIAGARA FALLS, New York (Reuters) - High-wire performer Nik Wallenda announced on Wednesday that June 15 is the day his boyhood dream to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls will become a reality. - Reuters - 29 Reads

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Tightrope walker practices for Niagara walk - United Press International

Protestors just say no to Dutch cannabis ban

MAASTRICHT/TILBURG, The Netherlands (Reuters) - Tourists puffed on spliffs in the streets of southern Dutch cities and defiant coffee-shops sold joints to visitors in protest against a ban on selling cannabis to foreigners which took effect on Tuesday. - Reuters - 35 Reads

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Dutch name 36-man squad - Skysports.com

Michael Jackson dances again on one billion Pepsi cans

(Reuters) - Michael Jackson is dancing again, on Pepsi cans. - Reuters - 37 Reads

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Pepsi revives Michael Jackson ad campaign - United Press International

Stress of war prompts soldiers to take Afghan dogs home

KABUL (Reuters) - Spot made the clandestine journey from the Afghan Taliban stronghold of Helmand to the capital Kabul, where he is undergoing medical treatment before moving to the United States to live with the family of the Marine who rescued him. - Reuters - 29 Reads

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Young drivers know risks, but text anyway: survey

(Reuters) - Most young American drivers agree that it is dangerous to text while driving, but nearly a third admit they do it anyway, a survey by Consumer Reports shows. - Reuters - 30 Reads

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Ancient Chinese text goes on display - United Press International

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