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Where do the Kurds fit into Syria's war? 14 Jan 2019 - 05:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Syrian-Kurdish women model traditional Kurdish attire during a fashion show in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on March 10, 2017 which coincides with the Day of Kurdish Clothing. AFP/Delil Souleiman
Rich kids see parents’ values more important than wealth: Survey 11 Jan 2019 - 11:32 pm
The children from rich families with a net wealth of at least $1m agreed that they are aware of their family wealth, but more than 90 per cent do not regularly meet to discuss family finances, according to the study. (Reuters/Eddie Keogh)
In 2019, immigration novels are especially timely 09 Jan 2019 - 09:35 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Ali Rasooli, a refugee from Afghanistan, sits on his mattress reading a book in a house he rents with other refugees in the western Sydney suburb of Guildford, Australia, July 17, 2016. Reuters/David Gray
New York's Met welcomed record 7.4 million visitors in 2018 05 Jan 2019 - 03:33 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 26, 2018 a banner for the upcoming
Barbie will soon be 60 -- and is still going strong 02 Jan 2019 - 02:47 pm
Barbie doll prototypes are displayed at a workshop in the Mattel design center as the iconic doll turns 60, in El Segundo, on December 7, 2018. AFP / Mark Ralston
Hello, 2019: Revelry, reflection as world greets new year 01 Jan 2019 - 11:19 am
Revelers gather for the rainy New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York, on December 31, 2018. AFP / Angela Weiss
Military Santa tracker live despite US government shutdown 25 Dec 2018 - 11:04 am
In this photo released by the US Airforce, volunteers work in the 2018 NORAD Tracks Santa Operation Center on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 24, 2018.  AFP PHOTO / US Airforce/ Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
France's Louvre planning Pierre Soulages retrospective next year 24 Dec 2018 - 02:18 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 28, 2014, French painter, engraver and sculptor, Pierre Soulages poses in front of one of his paintings at the museum of the « Outrenoir » master (« ultra-black »), in the French southwestern city of Rodez. AFP / Pa
Humans are beating robots to the jobs on Japanese Farms 24 Dec 2018 - 11:54 am
Image of a combined harvester and rice transplanter. Kubota Corp.
Italian toy story: retired mechanic carves old favourites 24 Dec 2018 - 10:11 am
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After delays, Egypt's new mega-museum set to open in 2020 23 Dec 2018 - 04:00 pm
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Inside the elephant at the heart of 'Circus 1903' 23 Dec 2018 - 12:10 pm
Actors rehearse during a media photocall for the play 'Circus 1903', which includes puppet Elephants, at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
South Korean grain silo transforms into world's largest mural 21 Dec 2018 - 05:58 pm
A mural listed by the Guinness World Records as the largest in the world is displayed on a grain silo in Incheon port, west of Seoul on December 19, 2018.  AFP / Ed Jones
Lithuania wraps tree in plastic to protest Christmas consumerism 21 Dec 2018 - 05:58 pm
A wrapped Christmas tree can be seen at the Independent Christmas Town located at the Vilnius Railway Station in Vilnius, Lithuania, on December 19, 2018.  AFP / Petras Malukas
Obama delights sick children as Santa in Washington 20 Dec 2018 - 10:16 am
This photograph, obtained courtesy of the Obama Foundation, shows former US President Barack Obama delivering gifts, greeting patients and their parents at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, December 19, 2018. AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of th
Kim shoots Trump dead in S. Korea art satire 20 Dec 2018 - 09:59 am
A visitor looks at an art installation by South Korean artist Lim Young-sun entitled 'The Show Must Go On' depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US president Donald Trump, at the Seoul Art Center on December 19, 2018. AFP / Ed JONES /
Bangladesh's most celebrated swimmer hangs up trunks at 67 18 Dec 2018 - 02:10 pm
In this photograph taken on October 4, 2018, Bangladeshi swimmer Kshitindra Baisya swims in a lake in Dhaka. AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
Commemorating Rumi on his 745th death anniversary 17 Dec 2018 - 07:01 pm
Members of Konya Turkish Sufi Music Ensemble perform Sema ceremony during an event to commemorate 745th death anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi, in Konya, Turkey on December 16, 2018 (Abdullah Co?kun/Anadolu Agency)