Eiffel Tower illuminated in blue for French E.U. presidency
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in blue with yellow stars symbolizing European Union colors at a ceremony in Paris on June 30, 2008. France formally takes the rotating E.U. presidency from Slovenia on July 1. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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For some security analysts, the recent bloodbath in Nairobi's premier shopping mall, in the heart of the Kenyan capital, underlines how terrorists are targeting major cities across Asia and Africa, just as an earlier generation wreaked havoc in Europe's major cities in the 1960s and 70s.
Hundreds of tourists were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower Friday after a bomb alert, but the Paris landmark was reopened two hours later, police said.
French police said a crackdown on illegal street peddling in Paris led to the seizure of 66 tons of miniature Eiffel Tower figurines in a suburban warehouse.
About 4,800 soldiers participated in France's annual Bastille Day military parade on Sunday, including Malian and Croatian troops, as well as U.N. peacekeepers.
Officials said the Eiffel Tower, the most visited tourist site in Paris, reopened Thursday after a two-day workers strike.
The Eiffel Tower was closed for a second straight day Wednesday after 300 staff members walked out, protesting working conditions and low pay, employees said.
A protein's odd structure could lead to new ways to diagnose and treat chlamydia, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio scientists said.
U.S. singer Mariah Carey and actor Nick Cannon shut down Disneyland Park for their lavish fifth wedding anniversary vows renewal outside Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber released his latest music video for "All Around the World," featuring a montage of his life during the "Believe" tour.
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