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A Stowaway In Suitcase Stopped

EDIRNE, Turkey — A 22-year-old German man was arrested on Saturday for attempting to smuggle a 20-year-old Lebanese man in his suitcase across the border from Turkey to Greece. The Edirne Customs Enforcement Directorate in Smuggling and Intelligence arrested the German at the Pazarkule border crossing while he was trying…

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Bengali New Year’s Day celebrated

DHAKA, Bangladesh— The Bengali nation celebrated the Pahela Baishakh (New Year’s day) on April 14 amidst festivity and much fanfare throughout the country to welcome the Bengali year 1419. The Bangla calendar was first introduced by the Mughal Emperor Akbar ( 1556-1605AD) to keep tract of the tax collection time in…

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Cheerful Crawfish Festival

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Danyale Jones spits a live crawfish from her mouth as she competes in the bobbing for crawfish competition during the 20th annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival benefiting Porter-Leath in downtown Memphis, Tenn. Sunday, April 15, 2012. This year 16,150 pounds of crawfish were cooked and served to…

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Thai Songkran Festival in America

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Children play in the water at the Songkran and Thai Food Festival held at Wat Buddharangs in Homestead, Fla. Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Songkran Festival is the traditional Thai New Year, and is celebrated with a religious ceremony and public festivities. People enjoy splashing water on…

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