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The Burmese barmaid who nabbed a North Korean assassin
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» YANGON, Myanmar: Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Rangoon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade.
Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon greats
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» MONT VALéRIEN (FRANCE) - An Armenian poet and communist fighter in World War II will enter the Pantheon mausoleum and join an elite group of France's revered historical figures, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.
Vast cemetery in Iraq echoes 14 centuries of life and death
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» NAJAF (IRAQ) - Tombstones stretch as far as the eye can see across Iraq's Wadi-al-Salam cemetery, often described as the world's biggest, which bears silent witness to life and death over 14 centuries.
DR Congo dandies honour fallen icon
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» KINSHASA: Flamboyant dandies paraded near the tomb of one of their icons in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, flaunting coveted designer labels in stark contrast to the grinding poverty surrounding them.
Nature plays star role at celeb cemetery
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/01/2023
» Dry leaves rustled under Benoit Gallot's footsteps as he rambled his way across the rugged terrain. Stopping by shrubs of laurel and elder, he pulled aside their foliage to uncover a crumbling stone colonnade. A parakeet, perched up in a nearby tree, squawked.
Brazil says final farewell to 'King' Pele
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» SANTOS, Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the tributes on Tuesday as Brazil said its final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.
Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» SANTOS (BRAZIL) - An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill.
New capital rises, but at what price?
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/10/2022
» Sprawled across a patch of desert four times the size of Washington, DC, a showy new capital is rising in Egypt, imperial in scale and style, embodying the grandiose ambitions of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and his mantle as the country's unchallenged ruler.
Iran president says Amini 'riots' pave way for attacks
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» PARIS - Iran's president on Thursday claimed "riots" sparked by Mahsa Amini's death paved the way for "terrorist" attacks, a day after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a Muslim shrine.
Recalling Bangkok's dark side
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2022
» Many places are veiled in darkness. Arguably, they were once -- or still -- a reminder of things that should be left unsaid. You may entertain the thought of them, but should not make them known. Who wants to hear of social evil and death? But these places can offer a deeper understanding of what our city is made of.