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Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» ISTANBUL — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey.
'Welcome to hell': Freed migrants tell of horrors in Salvadoran jail
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» MARACAIBO (VENEZUELA) - Mervin Yamarte left Venezuela with his younger brother, hoping for a better life.
Witnesses against accused killer of US healthcare exec threatened
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/03/2025
» Witnesses against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a senior health insurence executive in New York City, have been subjected to intimidation and even death threats, according to prosecutors who have asked a judge to protect their identities.
True blue tradition: how Japan's coveted jeans are made
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» KOJIMA-AJINO (JAPAN) - Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim connoisseurs.
Petrol bomb attacks on Malaysian mart raise heat on Anwar
Published on 05/04/2024
» Attacks on a Malaysian convenience store chain over an insult to Islam have the potential to rock Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s fragile coalition in the Muslim-majority nation.
Malaysian store attacked after ‘Allah socks’ outcry
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR — A Molotov cocktail was thrown into a Malaysian convenience store on Saturday, police said, after the chain’s top executives were charged with hurting religious feelings for selling socks with the word “Allah” printed on them.
Julia Roberts wants cheeseburgers and booze at the apocalypse
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» PARIS - Julia Roberts, who stars in the new apocalyptic comedy-drama "Leave the World Behind", says the end of humanity would be a good time to indulge herself.
Survivor recalls watching Israel festival massacre from atop a tree
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» TEL AVIV - Like most others his age, Uriel Balas was just excited to celebrate his 26th birthday with friends, having saved up for his ticket to Israel's much-anticipated Supernova music festival.
France warned to 'pull their socks up' or pay World Cup price
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» SYDNEY - France coach Herve Renard has warned his team they must keep their focus or it "can all come tumbling down" after being stunned by an early goal from Panama and leaking another two late on.
'Cleanfluencers' sweep TikTok, drawing millions
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» HELSINKI - Marie Kondo may have admitted defeat, but a new generation of "cleanfluencers" is taking social media by storm, with millions watching them scour filthy homes and dole out cleaning hacks.