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With miles of red tape and embassy staff prone to accidentally shredding passports, it seems some countries don’t really want tourists

As viewers continue to depend on free over-the-air TV, stations in the Twin Cities and across the country are making major changes to the way they broadcast the signals, with the promise of better reception and sharper pictures.

We are nothing here if not always aware that we owe our gentle readers the widest window on happenings in the world we can possibly open. In light of that solemn duty, and a recent, unexplained travel...

“To be honest, a major part of going on the trip was that I was bored as f— at my desk job doing nine to five, five days a week,” mulls Callum Darragh, a 26-year-old office worker from Swindon, Wiltshire. “Maybe it was a slight overreaction to the mundanity of modern life, but there we are. We turned up in Kabul after 40 hours, on four different flights, and when we landed it was kind of terrifying because you see the Taliban posters and whatnot and then you think to ...

The beleaguered Islamic emirate isn’t a top holiday spot. But bored of his 9-5, that's where one office worker flew. He’s not the only one…

New Zealand plans to wipe out every last rat, possum and stoat. Can the plan work?

Extreme tourism promises an elusive high — with a steep price and steeper risk

Financial Times: Why do people pay small fortunes to risk their lives?

New Zealand plans to wipe out every last rat, possum and stoat. Can the plan work?

Most of the time, headlines about Afghanistan are ringed with tragedy: food shortages, orphaned children, and even executions.