(Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) Airline passengers soon will be able to use devices such as tablets and e-readers throughout flights, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. The agency will be loosening , allowing the use of tablets, e-readers, DVD players and video game consoles during these critical phases of flight, according to NBC News. Connecting to the Internet remains prohibited when the plane is less than 10,000 feet in the air. during the entire flight, under a Federal Communications Commission rule,...

Only one-third of the Caves of Nerja in Andalusia, Spain can be visited, but the Plymouth Caving Club went on an expedition to enter previously unexplored passages in the cavern and captured some unbelievable photos. “We had to take a grueling two-and-a-half hour hike with a lot of gear to reach a new cave called Chupadora in which I pushed some new previously unexplored passage,” caver Josh Bratchley from Gunnislake, England told Caters News Agency. (MORE: 10 Spectacular Caves of...

A 'coven of witches' line up for a Halloween portrait dressed in festive witch's hats and improvised costumes circa 1910. (Tanscendental Graphics/Getty Images) The crisp autumn air means it's time to pick out a pumpkin, don a costume and get ready to trick or treat. And it's been that way for a long time. The history of Halloween goes back a long way - about 2000 years - with its roots as deep as the pre-Christian, pagan past of Europe,...

A rendering of how San Biagio island in Venice will look like as a theme park. The $110 million project, planned by Alberto Zamperla of Zamperla, will transform this abandoned island that once housed an incinerator. (AP Photo/Zamperla Press Office, HO) VENICE, Italy — An Italian company that built Coney Island's latest attractions and an amusement park in a never-activated nuclear plant in Germany on Wednesday unveiled plans to invest 80 million euros ($110 million) for a theme park in...

With 16 linked lakes, dozens of waterfalls, brilliantly green forests and dark caves, the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia is one of the most breathtaking destinations in the world. Named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979, the park attracts naturalists and hikers from across the globe. According to the park's website, the lakes have been attracting people to their shores since prehistoric times. The land has been admired and built on by Romans, Turks, and eventually Croatian farmers....

The 54-story Ponte City Apartments in Johannesburg, South Africa is one of the country's most iconic skyscrapers. Once known as one of the poshest addresses in the country, the cylindrical tower has been in a state of disrepair and decay due to years of neglect. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) With its 54-story cylindrical tower dominating the Johannesburg skyline, the Ponte City Apartments (or Ponte Tower) is the tallest residential building in Africa. It is also crowned by the largest sign in...

Transportation Security Administration personal checks traveler's identification at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. A gunman armed opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, killing a TSA employee. Flights were disrupted nationwide. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Thousands of fliers across the U.S. were delayed Friday after a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport closed parts of the airport. A prolonged shutdown at the nation's third largest airport will be particularly troublesome for those hoping to...

Hidden away in rural Poland is a small village with a dark secret. Czermna is home to the Kaplica Czaszek, also known as the Skull Chapel. Built in 1776 by local priest Father Waclaw Tomaszek, the chapel is decorated with 3,000 human bones and skulls, while another 20,000 bone fragments lie below the chapel in a crypt. Father Tomaszek was inspired by the Capuchin cemetery while on a pilgrimage to Rome, says the Polish National Tourist Office. With the assistance...

The giant Rubber Duck by artist Florentijin Hofman in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on Sept. 19, 2013. The duck on display in Taoyuan started to deflate after a power outage caused by the 6.3 earthquake that struck Taiwan. It later exploded after workers attempted to re-inflate it. (Ashley Pon/Getty Images) Artist Florentijn Hofman's giant rubber duck, which has attracted millions of visitors on previous, met an untimely end after sustaining damage caused by the on Thursday. The 59ft duck began to deflate...

Guests of the Attrap'Reves Bubble Hotel in France sleep in transparent pods that provide amazing views of their surroundings and the open night sky. (Photo: Attrap'Reves/ www.attrap-reves.com) An innovative hotel chain in France knows there's nothing like sleeping under the stars to feel really close to nature. The , with locations in Allauch, La Boulladisse, Montagnac, Puget Ville and Saint Maime, features fully-furnished, transparent pods that offer views of the open night sky and the forested surroundings while protecting guests...

Intangible Cultural Heritage Rodney Stott brings James, a Lanner Falcon, to his hand during a training session at a bird sanctuary in Laurel, Maryland on June 14, 2012. Falconry was named a 'living human heritage' by UNESCO in 2012. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images) UNESCO, the branch of the United Nations charged with promoting international collaboration in science, education and culture, has spent years protecting various historical and natural sites as part of its mission. To date, the organization has given 981...

Dubbed "Monkey City," the province of Lopburi in Thailand is known for its population of long-tailed macaques that guard its ancient ruins and temples. Thousands of tourists flock to the province, located about 93 miles northeast of Bangkok, to see these urban-adapted monkeys, which some , according to CNN. To give thanks to the monkeys, which help boost tourism in the area, the city holds an annual "monkey buffet" feast at the ancient Khmer temple,Prang Sam Yot,every last week of...