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Traditional “goat pulling” sport outlasts Afghan wars, politics 08 Apr 2017 - 08:04 pm

PANJSHIR, Afghanistan: A crash of horses and men deep in a mountain pass signals the start of another game of buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national...

Palestinian poet Ahmad Dahbour dies at 71 08 Apr 2017 - 06:56 pm

Bethlehem: Well known Palestinian poet Ahmad Dahbour died Saturday at a Ramallah hospital following deterioration in his health, said the Ministry of Culture...

Berlin gives refuge to Rosa Parks' Detroit house 06 Apr 2017 - 08:45 am

Berlin: Rosa Parks fled the American South for Detroit in the 1950s at the height of her civil rights struggle. Now the house...

At war with the in-laws: Tanzania’s evicted widows push for rights 05 Apr 2017 - 08:51 pm

CHAMHUNDA, Tanzania: When Rosemary Cyprian tried to speak to her sick husband after he was rushed by relatives to their home on the...

Inventor of World Wide Web wins computing's 'Nobel Prize' 04 Apr 2017 - 02:05 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Most people who search on Google, share on Facebook and shop on Amazon have never heard of Sir Tim Berners-Lee. But...

Babies cry more in UK, Canada and Italy, less in Germany, study finds 03 Apr 2017 - 10:38 am

LONDON: Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and...

What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business 02 Apr 2017 - 06:41 pm

Beijing: In a one-room shop tucked inside a Beijing alley, a bearded 74-year-old fortune-teller in crimson tunic offers what Chinese parents have sought...

Spain shocked by violent parents at youth football games 02 Apr 2017 - 06:31 pm

Madrid: Ugly scenes captured on video of parents trading blows at youth football matches in Spain are exasperating referees, who are calling for...

History of “papal tyranny” catches up with pope in northern Italy 02 Apr 2017 - 05:53 pm

CARPI, Italy: Perhaps the last thing Pope Francis expected to find during a visit to the northern Italian city of Carpi on Sunday...

Paris commuter train tracks France’s political divide 02 Apr 2017 - 04:12 pm

PARIS/MALESHERBES: A 90-minute train ride from the Gare de Lyon station in Paris traces a political gulf between big-city voters and the rest,...

Ferrari F430 once owned by President Donald Trump sells for $270K 02 Apr 2017 - 09:03 am

Miami: A 10-year-old bright red Ferrari that belonged to President Donald Trump went on the block Saturday and sold for $270,000, auctioneers said....

80 years on, Picasso's anti-war Guernica still resonates 01 Apr 2017 - 08:27 pm

Madrid: Close to 80 years ago, Picasso painted Guernica in a Paris attic, a haunting work of art that has become a universal...

How Iceland's teens cleaned up their act 01 Apr 2017 - 08:19 pm

Reykjavik: Fifteen-year-old Kristjan Johannesson says he has never had a drop of alcohol or touched a cigarette. At an age when many teenagers...

Picasso's tragic first wife emerges from the shadows 30 Mar 2017 - 12:19 pm

Paris: She was Picasso's forgotten wife, written out of history as a "neurotic", snobbish depressive who was a drag on the great artist....

Decorated bird bone suggests Neanderthals had eye for esthetics 30 Mar 2017 - 11:15 am

Washington: A 40,000 year old piece of raven bone that was etched with near-even lines suggests Neanderthals had an eye for esthetics, French...

Cobain's last photographer turns his lens to African music 30 Mar 2017 - 11:12 am

Dakar: Best known for taking the last professional images of Kurt Cobain before his suicide, French photographer Youri Lenquette's newest exhibition reveals an...

'Unparalleled' number of dinosaur tracks found in Australia 27 Mar 2017 - 11:06 am

Sydney: An "unprecedented" 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been found on a stretch of Australia's remote coastline, scientists said Monday, dubbing...