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Carnival colours 12 Nov 2014 - 12:38 am

Revellers wearing colourful costumes celebrate the start of the carnival season in Cologne, Germany, yesterday. The season traditionally starts on November 11 at...

Perceiving Freedom 12 Nov 2014 - 12:37 am

People look at a pair of giant stainless steel spectacles titled ‘Perceiving Freedom’, a sculptural tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela,...

Glittering show 11 Nov 2014 - 01:07 am

The fireworks show during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing yesterday.

Singing nun releases first album today 11 Nov 2014 - 01:03 am

ROME: Cristina Scuccia (pictured), the singing nun who won Italy’s version of The Voice, today releases a first album containing an unlikely cover...

Belafonte awarded honorary Oscar 10 Nov 2014 - 08:25 am

From Left: Actress Susan Sarandon, and honourees Harry Belafonte, Hayao Miyazaki, and Jean-Claude Carriere pose onstage during the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts...

Countdown begins for landing on comet 09 Nov 2014 - 12:40 am

An artist’s impression of Rosetta’s lander Philae (back view) on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. PARIS: One of the biggest gambles in space...

Venezuela’s everlasting lightning storm enters book of records 08 Nov 2014 - 08:03 am

Lightning strikes over Lake Maracaibo in the village of Ologa. LAKE MARACAIBO, Venezuela: When Venezuelan environmentalist Erik Quiroga was five years old, his...

Yusuf Islam launches comeback tour 08 Nov 2014 - 08:02 am

LONDON: Four decades ago, folk legend Cat Stevens converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam and all-but-vanished from the stage. Now...

Fujairah’s bulls fight for honour, not money 07 Nov 2014 - 04:41 am

FUJAIRAH: There are no matadors or picadors, but bulls locking horns with each other draw big crowds to bullfights in the United Arab...

Japanese body artist has visions of the impossible 07 Nov 2014 - 04:40 am

TOKYO: A talk show host peering out of a man’s stomach and a piece of skin peeling away from a hand to unveil...

Manet’s ‘Le Printemps’ sets record at Christie’s auction 07 Nov 2014 - 04:39 am

NEW YORK: A celebrated 1881 portrait by French Impressionist Edouard Manet smashed the record for the artist when it sold for $65.1m at...

Singapore hotel pampers pet guests 05 Nov 2014 - 02:36 am

SINGAPORE: A luxury pet hotel featuring air-conditioned suites, spa services and gourmet meals was unveiled yesterday in Singapore, further raising the level of...

Australian novelist wins top French literary award 05 Nov 2014 - 02:13 am

PARIS: Australian writer Lily Brett (pictured) yesterday won France’s Prix Medicis literary award for best foreign book for Lola Bensky, a novel drawing...

Fashion world bids farewell to Oscar de la Renta 04 Nov 2014 - 03:01 am

A fan of Dominican-born fashion designer Oscar de la Renta leaves messages of condolence in the window of a store carrying his brand...

Thousands see Chicago high-wire act 04 Nov 2014 - 02:59 am

Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope more than two city blocks and 600 feet in the air across the Chicago River from the Marina...

Hello Kitty celebrates 40th birthday 02 Nov 2014 - 12:03 am

TOKYO: Hello Kitty, Japan’s global icon of cute, marked her 40th anniversary yesterday with a human-size version of the feline character regaling fans...

In global first, Lithuania enforces ban on energy drinks for minors 02 Nov 2014 - 12:03 am

Vilnius: Lithuania yesterday enacted a ban on selling energy drinks to anyone under 18, in what officials in the Baltic country claimed was...

Celebration 01 Nov 2014 - 05:45 am

A hippopotamus catches a pumpkin during Halloween celebrations in the Tiergarten Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna yesterday. Once a year the animals in the...