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Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» ISTANBUL - Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings who lives at an Istanbul shopping centre has been showered with snacks, love and affection.
Juan Ponce Enrile, architect of Philippine martial law, dies at 101: daughter
AFP, Published on 13/11/2025
» MANILA - Juan Ponce Enrile, a shrewd political operator who helped usher in the darkest repression of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos's rule, died on Thursday at the age of 101, his daughter said.
England v Australia: The Ashes explained
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» LONDON - England and Australia will renew their storied rivalry on Friday in the first Test of the latest Ashes series at Edgbaston.
Thousands mourn Thich Nhat Hanh, bringer of mindfulness to the West
AFP, Published on 23/01/2022
» HUE: Thousands of mourners packed a pagoda in Vietnam's Buddhist heartland on Sunday to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, credited with bringing mindfulness to the West.
France's cabaret queen Zizi Jeanmaire dies aged 96
AFP, Published on 18/07/2020
» PARIS: French dancer and singer Zizi Jeanmaire, an iconic cabaret showgirl from the 1950s whose grace and glamour was celebrated on stage and in film the world over, died on Friday in Switzerland aged 96, her family told AFP.
Country music star Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: Joe Diffie, a Grammy award-winning country music singer who had several chart-topping hits in the 1990s, has died of coronavirus. He was 61.
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103
AFP, Published on 06/02/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Kirk Douglas, one of the last superstars of Hollywood's golden age of cinema renowned for his intense, muscular performances in "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory," died Wednesday aged 103.
Writer, broadcaster Clive James dies aged 80
AFP, Published on 28/11/2019
» LONDON: Clive James, the Australian broadcaster, writer, critic and poet who charmed generations of Britons with his humour and wit, has died at the age of 80, his agents said.
Mugabe, Zimbabwe hero-turned-despot, dies aged 95
AFP, Published on 07/09/2019
» HARARE - Robert Mugabe, the former guerrilla hero turned despot who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years until the military forced him out, has died aged 95.
Blade Runner actor Rutger Hauer dies aged 75
AFP, Published on 25/07/2019
» THE HAGUE: Hollywood actor Rutger Hauer, who became a global cult icon for his role as the scary yet thought-provoking humanoid android in the 1982 sci-fi classic "Blade Runner", has died at the age of 75.