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‘Minions’ dominates box office with US$115 million debut
Cinema/TV
July 13, 2015
‘Minions’ dominates box office with US$115 million debut
"Minions" ruled the weekend box office, racking up a massive US$115.2 million (RM436.87 million) in North America, for the second…
Saudi king shuffles government again
Middle East
July 13, 2015
Saudi king shuffles government again
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday named a new housing minister and replaced the head of the royal court in…
Film legend Omar Sharif gets solemn sendoff in Egypt
Egypt
July 12, 2015
Film legend Omar Sharif gets solemn sendoff in Egypt
Close friends and family paid respects Sunday to cinema legend Omar Sharif, who will forever be remembered as the eponymous…
Blast damages citadel wall in Syria’s UNESCO-listed Aleppo
Middle East
July 12, 2015
Blast damages citadel wall in Syria’s UNESCO-listed Aleppo
A bomb explosion in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria on Sunday damaged a wall of the fortress that…
Kurdish militants threaten to attack Turkey dams
Middle East
July 12, 2015
Kurdish militants threaten to attack Turkey dams
A Kurdish militant group on Sunday threatened to target dams harnessing hydroelectric power in southeastern Turkey, accusing the government of…
Can smoking drive you mad? Study suggests it might
Health & Fitness
July 12, 2015
Can smoking drive you mad? Study suggests it might
People who suffer from psychosis are about three times more likely to be smokers, but scientists have long scratched their…
Myanmar youth strike a pose against hate in selfie campaign
Life & Style
July 12, 2015
Myanmar youth strike a pose against hate in selfie campaign
In a nation where religion and ethnicity are incendiary issues, a selfie campaign by Myanmar students promoting cross-cultural friendships has…
Ramadan festival breathes new life into Saudi’s old Jeddah
Life & Style
July 12, 2015
Ramadan festival breathes new life into Saudi’s old Jeddah
Residents of the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah are slowly returning to its historic center, where a Ramadan cultural…
Egypt to bid farewell to film legend Omar Sharif
Art news
July 12, 2015
Egypt to bid farewell to film legend Omar Sharif
Cinema legend Omar Sharif, who will be forever remembered as the eponymous "Doctor Zhivago", will be buried Sunday in his…
Liberia’s ‘Planet of the Apes’ chimps facing starvation
Environment
July 12, 2015
Liberia’s ‘Planet of the Apes’ chimps facing starvation
A speedboat laden with fruit approaches and four chimpanzees come bounding over from the dense forest, screeching excitedly as volunteers…