Court considers status of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia ANKARA: Turkey’s highest administrative court on Thursday began considering a request to turn Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia, which now serves as a museum, back into a mosque. The 6th-century structure was the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral... Art & Culture 02 Jul, 2020
Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia's status ISTANBUL: In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral, a mosque under the Ottoman Empire and a museum under modern Turkey, attracting millions of... Art & Culture 01 Jul, 2020
Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles is pregnant LOS ANGELES: Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles, who tragically lost her daughter and unborn child two years ago, is pregnant. The Tony-winner shared on Twitter Saturday that she is due this spring. In 2018, Miles and her 4-year-old daughter... Travel Abroad 23 Mar, 2020
Man quarantined after Hong Kong's first preliminary positive test for Wuhan virus HONG KONG: Hong Kong quarantined a 39-year-old man on Wednesday after the city's first preliminary positive result in a test for the new flu-like coronavirus found in an outbreak in central mainland China, authorities said. The tourist from Wuhan... Environment 22 Jan, 2020
Local authorities: Mysterious illness in China is not SARS BEIJING: The mysterious respiratory illness that has infected dozens of people in a central Chinese city is not SARS, local authorities said Sunday. The 2002-2003 SARS epidemic started in southern China and killed more than 700 people in mainland... Environment 06 Jan, 2020
Shinto festival carries on centuries-old tradition in Japan CHICHIBU, JAPAN: As fireworks light up the winter night, scores of men, women and teenagers crying "washoi, washoi" haul the last of six towering, lantern-covered floats up a small hill and into the town center, the culminating moment of a Shinto... Women 05 Dec, 2019
Pope in Japan says world must rethink reliance on nuke power TOKYO: Pope Francis met Monday with victims of Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster and called for the world to rethink its reliance on nuclear power as it considers the planet it wants to leave to future generations. Francis recalled that Japan's Catholic... Women 25 Nov, 2019
Hong Kong's clouds of tear gas spark health panic HONG KONG: Hong Kong residents have become distracted this week by fears of dioxin poisoning, as worry grows about the effects of about 10,000 rounds of tear gas fired across the financial hub over more than five months of anti-government... Women 22 Nov, 2019
Charity ship rescues 50 African migrants in sea off Libya ABOARD THE OCEAN VIKING: A charity ship run by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean spent a rainy Sunday searching open waters for a fragile rubber boat overloaded with migrants before finally plucking 50 people to safety not far off Libya’s... Women 09 Sep, 2019
Relief for South Africa after 1st win at Cricket World Cup CARDIFF: It may be too late — much too late — but South Africa finally kick-started its Cricket World Cup campaign with a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan under the DLS method at Sophia Gardens on Saturday. Quinton de Kock hit 68, including... 16 Jun, 2019
Roy floors umpire, Bangladesh in 106-run win for England CARDIFF: His eyes fixed on the ball that was trickling toward the boundary to bring up his century, England batsman Jason Roy wasn't aware he was about to clatter into an unsuspecting umpire who also was looking out into the field. Bang! Down... 09 Jun, 2019
Henry, Ferguson shine as Kiwis crush Sri Lanka by 10 wickets CARDIFF: New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka without losing a single wicket in Cardiff on Saturday to begin their World Cup campaign in style after seamers Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson had skittled their opponents out for 136. Kiwi opener Martin... 02 Jun, 2019
