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Macau has been invaded by pandas; they're everywhere - clinging to the tops of lampposts, cuddled together in clumps in public squares, smiling at you from the middle of roundabouts. The cute little black-and-white-blow-up animals couldn't look more innocuous but they act as a constant reminder of where you are in the world, and, more to the point, who lives next door.

A WOMAN is suing over an incident where airport staff allegedly pulled down her top and joked about her breasts in public view.

More than 100 angry passengers refused to leave a Ryanair flight Wednesday after it was diverted to Belgium -- demanding instead that they be taken home.

It was the Tweet heard 'round the L.A. food world. Noted Los Angeles food stylist Adam C. Pearson was settling into his seat aboard a Delta flight Saturday morning when the flight attendant tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to come to the front of the plane. His first thought? "I'm getting an upgrade!" Not exactly.

The Christmas and New Year holiday is always the most colourful and romantic season in Hong Kong, when the city is embraced by a festive spirit and the shopping centres and skyscrapers on both sides of the island decorated with dazzling Christmas illuminations.