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Henna losing its allure
Henna losing its allure
TUNISIA: In and around the Tunisian coastal city of Gabes, henna has long been a key driver of the economy – so much so that the plant is known as ‘red gold’.
Hong Hong’s buskers take a final bow
Hong Hong’s buskers take a final bow
HONG KONG: The rumbustious street performers who have long claimed one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping districts as their informal stage took their final bow last Sunday night (July 29) after local authorities caved to noise complaints over their legendary cacophony.
‘Heaven-guided’ underground maze proves Armenian tourist draw
‘Heaven-guided’ underground maze proves Armenian tourist draw
ARMENIA: When Tosya Gharibyan asked her husband to dig a basement under their house to store potatoes, she had little idea the underground labyrinth he would eventually produce would prove to be one of Armenia’s major tourist draws.
United shadowed by Mourinho’s mood
United shadowed by Mourinho’s mood
FOOTBALL: Jose Mourinho’s constant carping and foul mood during Manchester United’s increasingly tortuous tour of the United States is raising questions about team morale and title hopes just over a week away from the start of the new Premier League season.
Concern for climate as Sweden’s highest peak melts away
Concern for climate as Sweden’s highest peak melts away
SWEDEN: Researchers expressed concern yesterday (Aug 2) about the rapid pace of climate change, after a glacier on Sweden’s Kebnekaise mountain melted so much in sweltering Arctic temperatures that it is no longer the country’s highest point.
Thailand’s ‘Indiana Jones’ divers
Thailand’s ‘Indiana Jones’ divers
BANGKOK: Kneeling before his homemade metal scuba helmet, Bhoomin Samang prays for good fortune before he dives into the day’s work – scouring the bed of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river for sunken treasure.
Fears grow as flooding displaces 130,000 in Myanmar
Fears grow as flooding displaces 130,000 in Myanmar
MYANMAR: Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted yesterday (Aug 1) in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where more than 130,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed.
English refs to show cards to badly-behaved managers
English refs to show cards to badly-behaved managers
FOOTBALL: English football intends to start punishing managers who behave badly on the sidelines as severely as players on the field, the Football Association (FA) said yesterday (July 31).
Mozambican fugitive deported in sweep on foreign villains
Mozambican fugitive deported in sweep on foreign villains
BANGKOK: Thailand has extradited a Mozambican fugitive wanted for a string of kidnaps for ransom and murders, police said today (Aug 1), as a crackdown deepens on foreign gangsters using the country as a bolt-hole.
Police find shark stolen from US aquarium in baby stroller
Police find shark stolen from US aquarium in baby stroller
UNITED STATES: Police in the US state of Texas have recovered a small shark smuggled out of an aquarium in a baby carriage by three thieves, and arrested one of the alleged culprits.
Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation’s greatest mystery
Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation’s greatest mystery
MALAYSIA: Investigators said yesterday (July 30) that they still do not know why Malaysia’s Flight MH370 vanished four years ago in aviation’s greatest mystery, sparking anger and disappointment among relatives of those on board.
Hikers descend Indonesian volcano after quake
Hikers descend Indonesian volcano after quake
INDONESIA: Groups of hikers began to pick their way down the slopes of a Lombok volcano yesterday (July 30) after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped more than 500 tourists and guides on the mountain.
King of the ‘Ghats’
King of the ‘Ghats’
INDIA: It is well past midnight as Bahadur Choudhary, a fourth-generation caretaker of Varanasi’s ancient cremation grounds, sprinkles ceremonial butter on huge funeral pyres burning on the banks of the Ganges.
Faded architectural gems
Faded architectural gems
ROMANIA: In a spa town nestled near Romania’s border with Bulgaria and Serbia, Oana Chirila puts on her hard hat and gets down to work with a dozen other young architects to try to save their country’s heritage.
Poetry in motion: enter the world of the ‘Scrap Metal Poet’
Poetry in motion: enter the world of the ‘Scrap Metal Poet’
FRANCE: With its fairytale towers, quirky animated sculptures, fantastical constructions and musical fountains, the inventive world crafted out of discarded junk by the man known as the ‘Scrap Metal Poet’ is tucked away deep in the northwestern French countryside.
Acting New Zealand PM tells Australia to change its flag
Acting New Zealand PM tells Australia to change its flag
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand’s Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters called on neighbouring Australia to change its flag today (July 26), saying it had pinched the Kiwi banner’s design and was causing confusion.
Laos PM says 131 missing from dam collapse as 26 bodies recovered
Laos PM says 131 missing from dam collapse as 26 bodies recovered
LAOS: The Laotian prime minister said yesterday (July 25) that 131 people are still missing two days after a dam collapse swamped several villages in the country’s south, killing at least 26 people.
Guardiola says repeat of record-breaking season ‘impossible’
Guardiola says repeat of record-breaking season ‘impossible’
FOOTBALL: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled out another record-breaking Premier League campaign, warning fans that a repeat of last season’s feats will be “impossible”.
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
LAOS: Hundreds are missing and an unknown number feared dead after a partly built hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages, state media and contractors said yesterday (July 24).
‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week
‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week
JAPAN: An “unprecedented” heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said today (July 24), with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a “natural disaster”.