Finnair is holding special promotions for round-trip tickets from Korea to Europe, costing as little as 700,000 won for an economy-class seat to 37 destinations in Europe via Helsinki, Finland. Business-class seats cost 4.4 million won for two on flights to 15 major European cities. Reservations must be made through Aug. 16. For the special rate on economy class, departure must be made between Oct. 1 and March 31, 2014. For business class, departures must be made by Oct. 25 and the trip complete

Tourism Malaysia is promoting Hari Raya Aidilfitri, an event with Islamic roots that has become a festival that anyone can enjoy. In a country with a population that is 60 percent Muslim, the majority of Malaysians participate in Ramadan, which is the practice of fasting for a month. People do not consume food or water until sunset during this time. Ramadan began on July 10 ends on Aug. 8, which is when Hari Raya Aidilfitri will take place. The government has announced a two-day national holiday

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― As it trundles down busy roads, the minibus packed with tourists would be unremarkable except for two things ― its passengers are Westerners and the city they are in is Baghdad.Iraq is no stranger to tourism, with countless pilgrims visiting its religious shrines, but now the country that touts itself as the “cradle of civilization” also wants a different kind of visitor.Though almost entirely dependent on oil exports for government income, Iraq does play host to millions of Shii

South Korean actor, Park Yong-sik, well-known for his uncanny resemblance to former president Chun Doo-hwan, died Friday at the age of 67.Park’s acquaintance told local media that he passed away at 7 a.m. while receiving treatment at Kyung Hee University Medical Center for sepsis-like symptoms. He fell ill after spending 20 days in Cambodia for a movie shoot.Park’s funeral will be held at Samsung Medical Center in Ilwon-dong, southern Seoul, and his coffin will be borne out Tuesday.Park debuted

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Security Adviser Susan Rice called for more “eureka moments” and “unorthodox partnerships” on Wednesday, as she addressed scientists working on decreasing nfant and maternal mortality in poor countries.Researchers, many of whom were finalists for a competitive USAID grant, came up with varied schemes, including using a football to stop women from bleeding to death after birth, using contaminated hospital waste to keep hands cleaner and engineering bacteria to fortify yogurt wi

MARION, Massachusetts (AP) ― An original manuscript of a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe has sold for $300,000 at an auction in Massachusetts.The Standard Times of New Bedford reports that the handwritten poem with Poe’s signature was purchased Saturday in Marion, about 50 miles south of Boston, by a collector who was given 10 days to verify its authenticity.The item had been owned by a Rhode Island family since the 1920s.The poem, “The Conqueror Worm,’’ is believed to have been written in the 1