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Long-lost treasure of Russian aristocrats displayed for first time 27 Mar 2019 - 01:12 pm

Saint Petersburg: Thousands of pieces of antique silver that a Russian aristocratic family hid from the Bolsheviks have gone on public display for...

The tree helping Kenyan farmers beat drought and poverty 26 Mar 2019 - 07:06 pm

KIBWEZI: Worried that a drought could wipe out his crops back in 2000, farmer Jonathan Kituku Mung'ala remembered meeting agricultural customers, in his...

Does #nomakeup trend help women or is it bare-faced cheek? 26 Mar 2019 - 07:06 pm

LONDON: From the skies to the stage, women are taking a stand for equality by wiping off their make-up, sparking a bare-faced trend...

Shakespeare's birthplace mirrors a scepter'd isle riven by Brexit discontent 26 Mar 2019 - 03:08 pm

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: In William Shakespeare's ancient birthplace, discontent over Brexit runs even deeper than three years ago when this "scepter'd isle" shocked the world...

Offbeat art fest puts abandoned California town back on map 24 Mar 2019 - 09:05 pm

Bombay Beach, United States: By any stretch of the imagination, Bombay Beach is an oddity, starting with its exotic name, its location by...

Golan Heights an area of beauty, strategic value 22 Mar 2019 - 09:56 pm

BEIRUT: President Donald Trump's move to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights turns the tables on decades of U.S. diplomacy and...

Tourists pose under a sign displaying directions to Jerusalem, Amman, Baghdad and Damascus among other destinations at an army post on Mount Bental in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on March 22, 2019. AFP / Jalaa Marey

Empty dresses spotlight North American violence 'epidemic' against native women 21 Mar 2019 - 08:43 pm

WASHINGTON: Dozens of empty red dresses sway in the wind at the foot of Capitol Hill, reminding passersby of the thousands of native...

Eternal shell: Sacred turtle embalmed in Hanoi 21 Mar 2019 - 07:38 pm

Hanoi: A sacred giant turtle that died in Hanoi's storied Hoan Kiem lake has been given a new lease on life by city...

Going 'Under': Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway 20 Mar 2019 - 10:10 am

BAALY, Norway: Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway on Wednesday with more than 7,000 customers booked in to eat among the fish....

'I Live! I Die!' -- New Zealand uses haka to heal after attacks 19 Mar 2019 - 10:46 am

Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealanders are gathering to thump chests, stomp feet and stick out their tongues -- staging impromptu performances of the...

Paris catches Asian tigers in most expensive city race 19 Mar 2019 - 09:20 am

TBILISI: Paris and Hong Kong for the first time joined Singapore as the world's most expensive cities to live in, a study revealed...

Retired musicians enjoy 'grand finale' at Verdi home 18 Mar 2019 - 01:43 pm

Milan: Nearly 120 years after Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi called it his "most beautiful work", ageing musicians still play out their days at...

Belgian pigeon flies high in record 1.25 million euros auction 18 Mar 2019 - 08:21 am

Brussels: A star racing pigeon named Armando has fetched a record 1.25 million euros in an online auction, Belgian media reported Sunday. The...

Should media avoid naming the gunmen in mass shootings? 17 Mar 2019 - 10:52 pm

A few months after teen shooters killed 12 classmates and her father at Columbine High School, Coni Sanders was standing in line at...

Crusades & Serb war criminal song: New Zealand terrorist brandished white supremacist iconography 15 Mar 2019 - 06:59 pm

The self-proclaimed racist who attacked a New Zealand mosque during Friday prayers in an assault that killed 49 people used rifles covered in...

'Snail's pace' progress of women in politics calls for tougher measures, leaders say 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The number of women in the top echelons of world politics has crawled to an all-time high, but progress is so...

"Style muse": Meghan's rise to a royal fashionista 13 Mar 2019 - 02:39 pm

LONDON: Her jackets and jeans, bangles and bags can instantly send tongues wagging and designers' sales soaring. Since being catapulted into the global...

Wedlocked: tangled webs trap Cambodian 'brides' in China 11 Mar 2019 - 09:15 pm

KAMPONG CHAM, Cambodia: On the Chinese messaging service WeChat, Ol En scrolled back through time. Call unanswered. Call unanswered. Call declined. The last...