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NEW ORLEANS - By New Orleans standards, the Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival is relatively young, reaching its sixth year this month.

LANSING, Mich. - Pocketknives are prohibited in Michigan airports, but beginning next month the Transportation Security Administration says agents will allow them through security checkpoints anyway.

NEW DELHI - Five men have been arrested and have confessed to raping a Swiss woman who was attacked in central India while on a cycling vacation with her husband, police said. Two other suspects are being sought, said D. K.

VATICAN CITY - Walking up to crowds, shaking hands with surprised bystanders in the street, mixing his formal speeches with off-the-cuff remarks, Pope Francis stamped his own style on the papacy Sunday.

BERLIN - David Hasselhoff put his name behind a campaign to preserve one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, calling it a "sacred" monument to cheers Sunday from Germans who fondly remember his schmaltzy hit "Looking for Freedom" as one

ROSS ISLAND, Antarctica - Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labeled sleepy. But when it's Antarctica, every footstep matters.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The family of writer Ken Kesey is reviving plans to restore his original psychedelic bus in time for the 50th anniversary of its passengers' LSD-laced trip across America.

MAIPU, Argentina Ten minutes in the orchard and already my hands felt raw. How do they do this all day without gloves, I wondered, shuffling my feet for a better foothold in Argentina’s sandy clay.

VANCOUVER — With its mild temperatures, not too hot in summer or too cold in winter, and its location on Canada’s 91Ô­´´ Coast, 91Ô­´´ wins accolades annually as one of the world’s most livable cities.

MIAMI - The world's largest cruise line has suffered through a number of high-profile mishaps. Yet passengers continue to book vacations thanks to discounts, albeit at a slower pace. Carnival Corp.