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Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, is closing off some private-property alleys in its famous geisha district because of complaints about misbehaving visitors. Tourists crowd the narrow, quaint streets of the area called Gion, often following tour guides who show people around and lecture for long hours, local district official Isokazu Ota said Friday. “We …

A crew of Italian rescuers all survived a helicopter crash on a mountain peak over the weekend before going on to complete its mission to save a mountaineer who fell into a crevasse, officials said. The helicopter crew was responding Saturday to a distress call on Monte Rosa, the second-highest mountain in Western Europe, when it crashed on the mountain’s …

Mexico’s president on Tuesday praised Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa for his 1916 attack on Columbus, New Mexico, a raid that killed 18 Americans, mostly civilians. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called the attack “daring” and said “we should thank” Villa for it. “We should thank Villa for, among other things, the daring feat of having attacked Columbus, New Mexico, …