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Olive business roots young farmers in drying rural Morocco 26 Nov 2016 - 10:15 pm
Ait Bella Omar (right), president of the Amghras civic forum, shows off olive trees, planted to prevent erosion of steep mountain slopes in Amghras, Morocco, Nov. 13, 2016. TRF/Megan Rowling
Roots revival: India's classical dance is back en vogue 26 Nov 2016 - 09:38 pm
A twenty-six year old Kishan Manocha (3rd L) participates in an Odissi dance lesson under the tutelage of acclaimed dancer Madhumita Raut inside a garage-turned-studio in New Delhi. Class participants range from from pre-teens to surgeons and marketing ma
Fat lady sings for Chinese rural opera 24 Nov 2016 - 12:49 pm
This photo taken on November 19, 2016 shows actors from the Jinyuan Opera Company performing in a temple in White Horse town in Daying, in China's southwest Sichuan province. AFP / STR
Anne Frank poem fetches 140,000 euros at Dutch auction 23 Nov 2016 - 08:26 pm
Bubb Kuyper auction house shows a rare handwritten poem by Anne Frank (AFP)
Artist transcribed Quran on silk 23 Nov 2016 - 06:12 pm
Painter and decorative artist Tünzale Memmedzade wrote Quranic verses on silk. Nov. 2016. (AA Photo)
Many Thanksgiving travelers hoping to leave politics behind 23 Nov 2016 - 09:47 am
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Tokyo holds its first fashion show for Muslim women 22 Nov 2016 - 04:40 pm
A model presents a creation by designer Lynn Siregar from her brand Weddingku Gallery during Tokyo Modest Fashion Show, Muslim fashion show, at Halal Expo Japan in Tokyo, Japan, November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Buckingham Palace gets funds for urgent overhaul 22 Nov 2016 - 01:15 pm
A general view of Buckingham Palace in central London, Britain, 18 November, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Huge interest as Anne Frank poem goes up for auction 21 Nov 2016 - 06:48 pm
This photo taken on November 21, 2016 at the Bubb Kuyper auction house in Haarlem shows a rare handwritten poem by Anne Frank, penned shortly before she went into hiding from the Nazis, addressed to
Tommy Hilfiger says you can be too popular 21 Nov 2016 - 01:47 pm
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Climate-threatened nations aim for 100 pct renewable energy 20 Nov 2016 - 06:54 pm
High-Level Delegates at the first Climate Vulnerable Forum at Male Maldives, November 2009. Photo courtesy:  Maldives Presidency
Interview: Pacific island poet marshals youth against climate threats 20 Nov 2016 - 06:44 pm
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner (Reuters file photo)
Nigeria fights myths, fear in polio vaccine drive 20 Nov 2016 - 06:34 pm
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Conservationists cry foul over India’s landmark forest rights law 20 Nov 2016 - 06:16 pm
(Photo courtesy: fra.org.in)
Farm impasse at climate talks threatens goal to end hunger: FAO chief 20 Nov 2016 - 06:02 pm
José Graziano da Silva (Agência Brasil)
Finding a toilet in cities around the world is no easy task 20 Nov 2016 - 05:54 pm
Indian skilled workers build toilets at a factory in Morbi, some 230km from Ahmedabad, on November 18, 2016, on the eve of World Toilet Day. World Toilet Day (WTD), held on November 19 each year, is a campaign held around the world to mobilize people over
Madagascan farmers need urgent help to stop hunger levels spiralling: UN 20 Nov 2016 - 05:37 pm
A farmer harvests rice at a rice paddy at Ambohimanambola near Antananarivo in this 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Escaped Chibok girls overcome doubts and jealousy to attend university 20 Nov 2016 - 05:29 pm
File photo of Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari meeting with the rescued girl Amina Ali Nkeki and her mother Binta Ali Nkeki with Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State at the Presidential villa in Abuja, May 2016.  (EPA)