Category: News
India’s pickle people: Decades-old culinary heirlooms, nostalgia
A self-proclaimed pickle enthusiast explores India's familial pickle-making traditions, which stretch back generations.
Wife of deposed Gabonese president arrested for ‘money laundering’
Sylvia Bongo Valentin has been under house arrest in the capital since her husband was overthrown in an August 30 coup.
IOC allows Paris Olympics participants to wear hijabs at athletes’ village
French athletes are still subject to a headscarf ban as their sports federation restricts the hijab during the games.
‘Bold step’: Philippines vows to remove future South China Sea barriers
Comments come after coastguard dismantled a Chinese buoy barrier set up on a disputed shoal that raised tensions.
US Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Tributes pour in from US lawmakers after news of the death of Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the US Senate.
Qatar mediates opening of Gaza-Israel crossing as protests end
Border opened after demonstrations by Palestinian workers with an informal agreement Qatar helped mediate, envoy says.
At least five killed as another blast hits Pakistan on prophet’s birthday
Two killed in explosion at mosque in Hangu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province shortly after the Balochistan bombing.
EU’s Mediterranean, southern European leaders meet in Malta on migration
The summit comes after the UN says 2,500 people had perished or disappeared crossing the Mediterranean this year.
A dozen soldiers killed after rebel attack in southwest Niger
The deaths come as former colonial power France prepares to withdraw a counterinsurgency force stationed in the country.
Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82
Irish actor known for playing Albus Dumbledore died after becoming ill with pneumonia, family statement says.