Man arrested in France after Quran stolen, burned outside Lyon mosque
LYON, June 4 — A man suspected of stealing a Quran from a mosque…
French police officer to face trial over teen’s killing that ignited 2023 riots
PARIS, June 4 — A French policeman who shot and killed a teenager at…
No quick peace: Russia rules out breakthrough in ‘complex’ Ukraine talks
MOSCOW, June 4 — Russia on Tuesday said it was wrong to expect a…
‘Reestablishing warrior culture’: Pentagon to rename ship honouring gay icon Harvey Milk
WASHINGTON, June 4 — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a…
Lee Jae-myung takes power in South Korea after landslide snap election win
SEOUL, June 4 — South Korea’s centre-left Lee Jae-myung was declared president Wednesday after…
‘Pork-filled disgrace’: Musk rips Trump’s spending bill as ‘a disgusting abomination’
WASHINGTON, June 4 — Billionaire Elon Musk plunged on Tuesday into the congressional debate…
Cairo’s Zawya cinema keeps artistic ambition alive and screens indie films that others won’t
CAIRO, June 4 — In the heart of Cairo, a small cinema has for…
Meet Malaysia’s new wave of directors shaping cinema from box office hits to Cannes acclaim (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — More often than not, film directors are influential people,…
Carbon-14 never lies: How science dated Notre-Dame’s iron and caught art fakers
SACLAY (France), June 4 — From unmasking art forgery to uncovering the secrets of…
FEMA 101: How America handles disasters, and why that’s now in question
WASHINGTON, June 4 — Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled…
When the going gets rough, Myanmar players keep the ‘chinlone’ ball rolling
YANGON, June 3 — Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball…
Don’t have money, bus card will do: Can Lebanon’s new public transport system get Beirut moving again?
BEIRUT, June 3 — On Beirut’s chaotic, car-choked streets, Lebanese student Fatima Fakih rides…