Giant London glasshouse to reopen with world’s rarest plants
A gleaming monument to the ambition and creativity of its age, the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse will once again welcome…
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Thailand’s Mr Bean plays jails for laughs
With the signature red tie, brown blazer, briefcase and teddy bear, a Thai computer technician has become a national sensation…
Dutch FM resigns triggering vote of no-confidence
Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra resigned Tuesday after admitting lying, triggering a political bombshell and a vote of no-confidence in…
Israel police recommend corruption charges for Netanyahu
Israeli police recommended Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted for alleged corruption, shaking the country’s politics and raising…
Dutch FM resigns after lying about Putin meeting
THE HAGUE: New Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra resigned Tuesday, after admitting he had lied about his presence at a…
Myanmar still not allowing Rohingya to return: UN refugee chief
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: Myanmar has failed to put in place conditions for the safe return of 688,000 Rohingya refugees…
Pakistan still going easy on militants: US intel chief
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s military is holding back counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States while continuing to go easy on militant groups…
Oxfam’s deputy head quits after Haiti sex scandal
LONDON: The deputy chief executive of Oxfam resigned over the British charity’s handling of a prostitution scandal in Haiti involving…