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From an estancia in Uruguay offering polo lessons by the beach to an Irish castle with challenging cross country jumps, these are the most luxurious vacations on horseback.

A record 31.6 million passengers will travel on US airlines during the Thanksgiving holiday period, according to an industry forecast. While airports will be busy, the bulk of American travelers will still be going by car.

Thieves have stolen around 100 pieces of priceless treasure from a castle vault in the German city of Dresden, the site of one of the largest collections of masterpieces in Europe.

A quick review of TSA-approved Thanksgiving food.

Egypt has unveiled an unprecedented discovery of dozens of mummified sacred animals, including cats, crocodiles and two lion cubs, found during the excavation of a tomb of a royal priest.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is one of the largest in the world. The complex is almost the size of four football fields and can accommodate at least 40,000 worshippers at once.

Thousands of people say they have stopped flying and are traveling by train instead, because of climate change.

AirlineRatings.com has announced the winners in its Airline Excellence Awards for 2020. Virgin Australia comes in at No. 10. What nine airlines are rated even higher?

A church in Zacatecas, Mexico, commissioned what it calls the largest statue of baby Jesus in the world. But the internet is hung up on how eerily similar it looks to a certain '80s frontman.

Concern over aviation's environmental impact is prompting airlines to pledge they'll become carbon neutral. But do schemes to offset airplane emissions actually work or are they merely pointless exercises in greenwashing?

You don't need to be morbidly or politically inclined to appreciate why these 11 assassination spots around the world are so important to history.

Two men jailed for stealing a rare ancient Viking hoard "of national importance" from a British field.

Passenger Adam Taylor meant to record his toddler daughter's reaction to takeoff. He got that and more, capturing flashes outside a window as his daughter looks around stoically.

It's hard to stand out in a country dotted with so many landmarks, but for a taste of Spain minus the crowds, Extremadura makes a compelling case.

Your drive home for the holidays may carry some nasty hitchhikers you didn't think about: infectious bacterial germs.

Cities around the world are banning electric scooters after deadly accidents, littering problems and research suggesting they're not always green as thought. Find out where they're no longer welcome.

No, the 16-year-old climate activist is not a time traveler. And even if she were, she most certainly would not pose near a gold mine.

A search and rescue team recovered a body Thursday below Angels Landing, a 1,488-foot tall rock tower in Utah's Zion National Park.

From steamed dumplings to hot pot, traditional Chinese food has often proved hugely popular in the West. Now, Chinese restaurant owners are hoping they have found the next delicacy to crack the Western market -- donkey burgers.

State-Run Food Shop #37, located in a Hanoi village, is a restaurant modeled after Vietnam's postwar period.