Deadly fugu fish flub prompts Japan emergency warning
TOKYO: A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish,…
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World’s fifth largest diamond discovered in Lesotho
MASERU, Lesotho: A diamond thought to be the fifth largest of gem quality ever found has been discovered in…
The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dies aged 46
Irish singer-songwriter Dolores O’Riordan, frontwoman of the multi-million selling rock band The Cranberries, died suddenly in London on Monday, aged…
Lamborghini races to new sales record
MILAN: Italian sports carmaker Lamborghini said Monday it set another sales record in 2017, delivering 3,815 cars to customers around…
Artisanal allure of Lamborghini marvels of modernity
SANT’AGATA BOLOGNESE, ITALY: The Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese feels like an Aladdin’s Cave of luxury Italian cars — a…
Venezuelan police surround fugitive chopper attack pilot
CARACAS: Oscar Perez, a rogue helicopter pilot who vanished last year after dropping grenades on Venezuela’s Supreme Court, said Monday…
Pope ‘afraid’ world is ‘one accident’ from nuclear war
ON BOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said Monday that the world stood on the “edge” of nuclear war and…
Controversial Indian film gets release date
MUMBAI: A Bollywood epic about a legendary Hindu queen will finally be released next week despite months of violent protests,…