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Five actors who had a big impact in 2015
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2015
Five actors who had a big impact in 2015
They earned millions or helped make billions for their movies, they won awards or landed a role which could change…
The most ‘Instagrammed’ hotels of 2015
Life & Style
December 6, 2015
The most ‘Instagrammed’ hotels of 2015
The most Instagrammed hotel and resort of 2015 is not an opulent, five-star property, or a paradisiacal retreat on a…
Tourists try to identify safer destinations after attacks
Life & Style
December 6, 2015
Tourists try to identify safer destinations after attacks
Visitor numbers to Paris should recover quickly after last month's deadly attacks but destinations such as Tunisia and Egypt may…
London Zoo offers chance to sleep with lions
Life & Style
December 6, 2015
London Zoo offers chance to sleep with lions
London Zoo began taking bookings yesterday for a new safari lodge it is building in the lion enclosure to allow…
France’s Fabius: Assad’s departure not necessary before political transition
Middle East
December 5, 2015
France’s Fabius: Assad’s departure not necessary before political transition
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he no longer believes that Bashar al-Assad's departure is necessary before any political transition…
Pressure on Taliban to prove ‘injured’ leader still alive
World
December 5, 2015
Pressure on Taliban to prove ‘injured’ leader still alive
Pressure mounted on the Afghan Taliban Saturday to offer proof of life for their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour after sources…
Central African Republic rebel leader pledges to block elections
World
December 5, 2015
Central African Republic rebel leader pledges to block elections
An ex-Seleka rebel leader said Friday he would not allow elections due later this month to take place in the…
Veteran Israeli dove Yossi Sarid dies at 75
Middle East
December 5, 2015
Veteran Israeli dove Yossi Sarid dies at 75
Veteran Israeli dove Yossi Sarid, who championed the cause of a Palestinian state over a political career spanning three decades,…
Obama says US ‘will not be terrorized’ in wake of California attack
World
December 5, 2015
Obama says US ‘will not be terrorized’ in wake of California attack
President Barack Obama insisted that the United States "will not be terrorized" and renewed his call for tighter gun control…
Battling climate change — with worms
Environment
December 5, 2015
Battling climate change — with worms
Nicolas Denieul plants his spade in the ground and turns over a clod of soil to reveal a mass of…