WHO-BUNGLING EBOLA

GENEVA - In a delay that some say may have cost lives, the World Health Organization resisted calling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a public health emergency until last summer, two months after staff raised the possibility and long after a senior manager called for a drastic change in strategy, The Associated Press has learned. 

EUROPE-SOLAR ECLIPSE

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway - Sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse Friday as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky, casting a shadow over Norway's remote archipelago of Svalbard. People shouted, cheered and applauded as Longyearbyen, the main town in Svalbard, plunged into darkness. The skies were clear, offering a full view of the sun's corona - a faint ring of rays surrounding the moon - that is only visible during a total solar eclipse. 

TUNISIA-ATTACK

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - The two extremist gunmen who killed 21 people at a museum in Tunis trained in neighboring Libya before carrying out the deadly attack, a top Tunisian security official said. 

TUNISIA ATTACK-TOURISM.

The terror attack in Tunisia that killed 21 people is a fresh blow to the North African nation's tourism industry, which has been struggling ever since the country's revolution of 2011.

EU-SPAIN-TUNISIA-CRUISE

BARCELONA, Spain - Two cruise ships that carried passengers killed and injured in the terrorist attack in Tunisia arrived in Spanish ports Friday, with disembarking passengers telling reporters chilling tales of how they escaped the slaughter. The Costa Fascinosa docked at the port in Palma on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca while the MSC Splendida arrived at Barcelona's port in northeastern Spain. 

FRANCE-GASTRONOMY

PARIS - France is launching a huge, new culinary event, the "Gout de France," to promote French cuisine around the world with thousands of chefs from different continents coming together to cook at sites including the Versailles Palaces.

ITALY-RESTORING POMPEII

ROME - Italy unveils the restored crown jewel of Pompeii's frescoed villas, a rare success story for the UNESCO heritage site that has been marred by mismanagement and corruption. 

NORTHERN IRELAND-TEMPLE OF FIRE

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland has never before seen a bonfire so graceful or heartfelt. More than 5,000 people daily have been visiting a hand-crafted wooden tower designed by American sculptor David Best in the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry. The 72-foot-tall (22-meter-tall) structure, reminiscent of a Buddhist temple or an arabesque palace, is to be burned to the ground Saturday night in front of 15,000 ticket-holders.