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Rooted in the earth, India's traditional mud wrestling thrives
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» KOLHāPUR (INDIA) - Crowds cheer as muscular men in tight loincloths slap sacred scented soil on their bulging thighs and arms for a mud wrestling bout in India.
India’s vast Hindu festival draws to an end
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» PRAYAGRAJ, India — The Kumbh Mela festival wraps up on Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.
Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» NIMRUD (IRAQ) - A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.
Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» AKKARAIPETTAI (INDIA) - The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves.
NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» HOUSTON - A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space.
Scent of luxury: Indian jasmine infuses global perfume
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» MADURAI, India: Heady scents fill the air as skilled pickers in India pluck white jasmine before the still fresh buds are rushed for processing into a valuable ingredient for global perfumes.
Russia blames US, Ukraine, for attack on pro-Kremlin writer
AFP, Published on 07/05/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday blamed the US for an attack on a pro-Kremlin writer that killed his assistant and left him wounded.
The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BELGAUM, India: Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery.
Benin's famed Voodoo festival draws back Afro-descendants
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» OUIDAH (BENIN) - Every year in Benin, locals celebrate a festival in tribute to the deities of Voodoo, the indigenous religion worshipping natural spirits and revering their ancestors.
Nepal ganja campaign seeks return of Himalayan high times
AFP, Published on 29/04/2022
» KATHMANDU - Nepal's marijuana ban could soon be up in smoke, as lawmakers mull a return to the liberal drug policies that once made the Himalayan republic a popular pit stop on the overland "hippie trail".