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Hallstatt, Austria, is in China. So is the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer and a soon-to-be-completed Manhattan. There are others, too, and it's all part of this weird (at least to us Westerners, or this one Westerner who is writing ...

PARIS: A middle-aged man with a history of family problems shot himself dead on Thursday in a Paris primary school near the Eiffel Tower, in front of about a dozen stunned children. The man, who was not affiliated with the school, forced his way ...

I had a surprise visitor last week. A vial of French perfume and a miniature model of the Eiffel Tower was the surprise hamper that came with the surprise visit. This was not all my friend had more up her sleeve. Two hours of non-stop babble of her ...

Earlier this year I committed with my Channel 4 co-presenter Jon Snow to cycle from C4 HQ to the Eiffel Tower in 24 hours in aid of the Duchenne Children's Trust. Sadly Jon has had to pull out of the ride for "boring domestic" reasons. In penance he ...

Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and automobile tailpipes. And there is talk of outfitting Sao Paulo, Brazil, with sensors that sniff the ...

There's a reason why you can't escape the hordes of tourists surrounding the Eiffel Tower. Not only is it one of France's most popular tourist destinations, but according to data from the World Bank, France is the world's

Nations convene to discuss global warming issues.A view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris(Photo: Creative Commons)Story HighlightsAttendance at United Nations meetings has increased, albeit unsteadily, as participants address climate changeSomewhat ...

The Eiffel Tower is perhaps Paris's most iconic monument. Standing at 324 metres, it is the city's tallest building. Arko Datto /Al Jazeera Children of visiting tourists compare their replica statues to the real thing. The lattice-iron tower, ...

The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower and the Kremlin -- along with a slew of other landmarks around the world -- went dark Saturday to draw attention to climate change.