Yearly Archives: 2024
Preserving the past
BERNAMA - Visitors exploring the thousands of manuscripts, historic copies of Al-Quran, and 1,000-year-old ancient artefacts at the Muzium al-Quran Melayu Raya in Narathiwat,...
Cambodian deputy PM, royal palace minister dies
PHNOM PENH (XINHUA) - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Royal Palace Minister Kong Sam Ol died yesterday at the age of 94 due to...
Blazing streets
AFP - Sweating under the brutal Athens sun on a hot August afternoon, Emil Kamenov tugged the armpit of his T-shirt and said, “Smell...
Truck crash covers LA freeway in french fries
UPI - A Los Angeles highway was backed up for miles during the morning commute after a crashed semi-truck covered the roadway in boxes...
Expressions matter: Macaques use faces to keep groups together
AFP - Like humans, monkeys are animals that feel and express emotions, notably through postures, vocalisations and facial mimics.
This range of emotions not only...
Torrential floods kill 25 in southern India
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s southern states have killed at least 25 people, with thousands rescued and taken...
Israeli strike kills two in southern Lebanon
AFP - Two people were killed yesterday in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon, according to the Health Ministry, with a...
Thousands protest law to remove stray dogs in Turkiye
ISTANBUL (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Sunday to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing of...
Frenchman accused of letting dozens of men rape his drugged wife
AVIGNON (AFP) - A French pensioner went on trial yesterday for allowing scores of strangers to rape his wife after he drugged her in...
Man wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend extradited
AP - A Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled the United States...