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Music from a rusty rababa becomes a lifeline for a father and son in...
Music from a rusty rababa becomes a lifeline for a father and son in Syria
War in the country has forced more than 12 million people out of their homes. Over half of them are...
7 charged in Greece with belonging to violent neo-Nazi group
7 charged in Greece with belonging to violent neo-Nazi group
ATHENS, Greece
A Greek prosecutor has charged seven men with alleged membership in a violent neo-Nazi group linked to a series of arson attacks on...
Peru president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigns amid corruption scandal
Peru president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigns amid corruption scandal
Dan Collyns in Lima
Secret video recordings link government to vote buying.
Congress about to hold second impeachment vote on 79-year-old.
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Greece acts against Russian diplomats over ‘security breach’
Greece acts against Russian diplomats over 'security breach'
Spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry says, "Tit-for-tat measures will be taken, as is always the case in such situations." Greek diplomatic sources allege the Russian envoys...
Annabell Lee, by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Annabell Lee
by
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849)
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden...
Spanish Beans with Tomatoes {+ Recipe Video}
Spanish Beans with Tomatoes {+ Recipe Video}
These Spanish beans with tomatoes and smokey sweet spices are so easy to make in less than 20 minutes. They’re perfect as tapas, main meals or a side...
South Korean barista wows fans with latte art
South Korean barista wows fans with latte art
With meticulous strokes of tiny brushes and spoons, Lee recreates the likes of Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night using thick cream stained with food colouring atop...
Lego cuts 1,400 jobs following first drop in sales in 13 years
Lego cuts 1,400 jobs following first drop in sales in 13 years
By Luján Scarpinelli
The Danish toy manufacturer seeks efficiency after posting first revenue fall in more than a decade in the first half of...
Eric Radford: Skater is first openly gay man to win Winter Olympics gold
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Eric Radford: Skater is first openly gay man to win Winter Olympics gold
https://youtu.be/BBm5x1XYN4M
Canadian figure skater Eric Radford has said he "might explode with pride", after becoming the first openly gay male...
Traditional watchmakers have a secret weapon to use against smartwatches
Traditional watchmakers have a secret weapon to use against smartwatches
Interview with: Soren J Petersen, CEO, Urban Jürgensen
High-tech features will always challenge traditional craftsmanship, but they can never replace it.
The smartwatch is the latest hurdle...
Why is Kaia Gerber suddenly the centre of the fashion universe?
Why is Kaia Gerber suddenly the centre of the fashion universe?
Hadley Freeman
Cindy Crawford’s daughter is just 16 and already all over the catwalks. In her weekly advice column, our style expert asks if celebrity...
Migrant caravan arrive at Mexico-US border city
Migrant caravan arrive at Mexico-US border city
The first wave of migrants in the caravan, which became a central theme of the recent US election, began arriving in Tijuana in recent days, and their numbers...
World Refugee Day: 69 million people displaced
World Refugee Day: 69 million people displaced
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says the South Sudan, Congo and Rohingya crises have raised the overall figure of forced displacements in 2017 to 68.5 million.
Rohingya children...
Mark Zuckerberg: I regret ridiculing fears over Facebook’s effect on election
Mark Zuckerberg: I regret ridiculing fears over Facebook's effect on election
Sam Levin in San Francisco
Facebook founder, who called it ‘crazy’ to suggest misinformation on site affected voters, describes change of heart as company...
Martha is the biggest and the ugliest
Martha is the biggest and the ugliest
But having won the title, the Neapolitan Mastiff was not overly interested, promptly settling down to a snooze and belting out hersignature snore.
https://youtu.be/pYJ3gPgwQpQ
Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy....
Here’s How The Romanovs Spent Their Final Days Before Their Tragic Execution
Here's How The Romanovs Spent Their Final Days Before Their Tragic Execution
By Natalie Zamora
The slaughter of the Russian Royal family, the Romanovs, was a shock all over the world. It still is today, even...
Suspected poachers eaten by lions after breaking into game reserve to hunt rhinos in...
Suspected poachers eaten by lions after breaking into game reserve to hunt rhinos in South Africa
Shehab Khan
A head and a number of bloodied body parts found in the Sibuya Game Reserve.
At least three suspected poachers...
US-Turkey row escalates with tit-for-tat travel and visa restrictions
US-Turkey row escalates with tit-for-tat travel and visa restrictions
Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul
US restrictions appear to be linked to arrest of consulate employee in Istanbul over alleged links to Gülen movement.
The US and Turkey...
From Calvin Klein to Tom Ford, New York Fashion Week ready for kickoff
From Calvin Klein to Tom Ford, New York Fashion Week ready for kickoff
New York Fashion Week is the first in a series of global style weeks where more 100 designers will present their Spring...
Mogadishu truck bombing death toll rises to more than 300
Mogadishu truck bombing death toll rises to more than 300
Somalia's government has blamed the deadliest ever bombing attack on the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab group, but Al Shabab is yet to comment.
The most powerful...
At least 98 dead after quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok island
At least 98 dead after quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok island
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.0 quake struck at a depth of 10.5 kilometres about 2 kilometres east-southeast of Loloan.
Bikes are seen covered...
Daniel Ortega is causing a bloodbath in Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega is causing a bloodbath in Nicaragua
Could Nicaragua go the way of Venezuela?
IT BEGAN three months ago with a protest against cuts in pensions decreed by Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s president. Now his Central...
Apple’s latest milestone: selling 1.2 billion iPhones
Apple's latest milestone: selling 1.2 billion iPhones
WIth the 10th anniversary phone line-up on schedule for September, stock drives up 6 percent to an all-time high in after-hours trading. The latest iPhone promises better touchscreens...
Lady and the Unicorn: Mona Lisa of the middle ages weaves a new spell
Lady and the Unicorn: Mona Lisa of the middle ages weaves a new spell
Brigid Delaney
The tapestries on display at the Art Gallery of NSW have appeared in everything from the writings of George Sand...