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A dash of bugs with that? Insect-topped noodles sell out in Tokyo 10 Apr 2017 - 08:23 am

TOKYO: Curious Japanese foodies queued up outside a Tokyo restaurant for a taste of a rare dish - ramen garnished with deep-fried worms...

Beijing hutongs: village life in the city 10 Apr 2017 - 07:54 am

Beijing: Gu Chen has slept and worked in the same one-room apartment in Beijing's ancient "hutong" neighbourhood of Beixinqiao all his life. Most...

German art exhibit Documenta debuts shared Athens experience 09 Apr 2017 - 01:26 am

Athens: One of the world's premier art events opened in Athens on Saturday, bringing a much-needed spotlight, artistic inspiration and visitor boost to...

New museum reveals power of poo in Italy 08 Apr 2017 - 09:06 pm

Castelbosco, Italy: It may pong, but Italy's "Shit Museum" has the whiff of success about it: here in Castelbosco, farmers are transforming sloppy...

In Berlin, a street art gallery designed to be destroyed 08 Apr 2017 - 08:28 pm

Berlin: It may seem an unlikely venue for an art gallery -- an old bank building in the centre of a busy shopping...

New Armenian temple is beacon of hope for Yazidis 08 Apr 2017 - 08:13 pm

Aknalich, Armenia: A gleaming white structure topped with seven domes, set to be the world's biggest Yazidi temple, is being built in a...

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...

This gene may explain why you are a night owl 08 Apr 2017 - 11:10 am

New York: Are you a night owl and have trouble getting up in the morning? It may be because your internal clock is...

Olive oil can decrease cardiovascular diseases 08 Apr 2017 - 10:09 am

New Delhi: As heart attacks continue to kill one person every 33 seconds in India, health experts on Friday said that olive oil...

Big asteroid to fly 'very close' to Earth in mid-April: NASA 08 Apr 2017 - 09:48 am

Washington: A large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19th, US space agency NASA has...

Google adds 'fact check' to global search results 07 Apr 2017 - 07:51 pm

Washington: Google is adding a fact-checking tag to search results globally, its latest initiative to help curb the spread of misinformation and "fake...

Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars 06 Apr 2017 - 10:27 am

Estación Yungay, Chile: Chile's Atacama desert may seem to contain little besides red-grey rocks and sand -- but scientists are busy searching here...

Twitter creates 'lite' version for data-starved users 06 Apr 2017 - 09:29 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc is launching a faster version of its mobile service on Wednesday aimed at people with sporadic connections or little...

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...

Apple aims for more control, less cost as it accelerates in chip design 05 Apr 2017 - 08:43 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc’s decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest example yet of the iPhone...

Netflix is looking for a thumbs-up as star ratings fade away 05 Apr 2017 - 04:33 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix's video-streaming service is officially scrapping its familiar star-rating system, hoping to make it easier for its 94 million subscribers to...