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Pope, in book foreword, vows crackdown on sexual abusers and protectors 16 Aug 2017 - 09:12 pm
Pope Francis waves at the end of his general audience in Saint Peters Square at the Vatican, November 9, 2016 (REUTERS / Stefano Rellandini)
Visitors flock to Belgium's giant omelette festival despite scandal 15 Aug 2017 - 08:42 pm
Members of the worldwide fraternity of the omelette prepare a traditional giant omelette made with 10,000 eggs in Malmedy, Belgium August 15, 2017. Reuters/Christopher Stern
Egyptian artist creates portraits out of burnt tobacco 13 Aug 2017 - 07:19 pm
Artist Abdelrahman al-Habrouk creates a portrait of the actor Johnny Depp with tobacco in Alexandria, Egypt August 10, 2017. Picture taken August 10, 2017. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Much-loved Kuwaiti actor Abdulrida dies at 78 12 Aug 2017 - 10:45 pm
The seventh of 14 children, Abdulrida was born and raised in Kuwait and rose to stardom through his satirical television and theatre work, largely critical of Arab and global politics.
Avoiding a Greek tragedy for Athens' modernist architecture 12 Aug 2017 - 07:27 pm
People pass a neoclassical building for sale in one of the oldest districts of Athens on July 7, 2017. AFP / Louisa Gouliamaki
Cuban graffiti artists bring social critique to Havana’s walls 12 Aug 2017 - 06:56 pm
A view of a graffiti by Cuban Artist Yulier Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, August 4, 2017. Reuters/Alexandre Meneghini
World's oldest man dead in Israel at 113: media 11 Aug 2017 - 07:53 pm
Marco Frigatti (R), Head of Records for Guinness World Records, presenting Israel Kristal (2nd-R) with his certificate of achievement for Oldest Living man, in the presence of the Kristal's daughter (top, son (L) and grandchildren In this picture released
Engraved prehistoric human bones show ritualistic cannibalism 09 Aug 2017 - 09:09 pm
An Upper Palaeolithic engraved human bone associated with ritualistic cannibalism can be seen in this undated photograph recieved from the Natural History Museum in London, Britain August 9, 2017. (Trustees of the Natural History Museum/Handout via Reuter
Kosovo Roma seek justice for lead-poisoned children 07 Aug 2017 - 11:24 pm
Jetullah Veliu, 16-years-old, sitting on a wheelchair along a street in the Roma neighborhood in the town of Mitrovica on July 7, 2017. AFP / Armend Nimani
‘Chickens vs. Aliens’ and other modern myths by Syrian refugee children 07 Aug 2017 - 09:26 pm
Illustrations from the book 'Travelling Tales', a collection of eight modern myths and fables invented by Syrian and Kurdish children living in Thessaloniki, Greece. Courtesy Beatriz de Pina Castiglione
Men replacing women CEOs marks step back on diversity 07 Aug 2017 - 01:47 am
“It underscores just how truly exceptional it is for a woman CEO to be succeeded by another woman,” said Brande Stellings, senior vice president of advisory services at Catalyst, which tracks diversity in companies.
Toxic waste from US pot farms alarms experts 07 Aug 2017 - 12:10 am
Thousands of used butane cans used to process concentrated marijuana dumped in the forest in Humboldt County, California are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters July 25, 2017. California Department of Fish and Wildlife/ via Reuters
Cash versus culture: tourism projects hit trouble in Greece 05 Aug 2017 - 10:44 pm
Tourists stand in front of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece August 5, 2017. Reuters/Costas Baltas
The immigrant success story that led Spanish police to a Chinese banking behemoth 01 Aug 2017 - 09:27 pm
A woman walks past a Chinese food store at Usera district in Madrid, Spain, July 24, 2017. Reuters /Susana Vera
Here’s who to blame for the resurgence of flamingo kitsch 31 Jul 2017 - 06:57 pm
Don and Nancy Featherstone hold their creation, the pink flamingo lawn ornament, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts September 20, 2012. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
Polish street artists out to revive sleepy Bulgarian village 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
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Artist uses Iraq refugees, war veterans in radio project 29 Jul 2017 - 07:33 pm
Michael Rakowitz  (Photo courtesy: YouTube / The Moving Museum)
Fairy tales overcome nightmares at South Korea’s militarised border town 29 Jul 2017 - 07:07 pm
Resident Woo Jong-il speaks inside his private bunker at his house near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, July 14, 2017. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji