New exhibition reveals secret history of Rome’s Colosseum
ROME: It is famed as the place where gladiators battled lions to the amusement of the citizens of ancient Rome.…
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US starts deploying THAAD system in S.Korea day after North’s missile test
The United States started to deploy the first elements of its advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system…
N Korea temporarily bans M’sians from leaving the country
SEOUL: Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially holding them hostage amid…
Luxury in focus as Geneva car show opens
PARIS: Europe’s biggest annual car show kicks off in Geneva on Tuesday with luxury and crossover vehicles in the…
Swift childhood cancer deaths more common than thought: study
MIAMI: Childhood cancer often strikes its youngest victims the hardest, and the death rate for infants may be up…
Is Arctic sea ice doomed to disappear?
PARIS: There’s good and bad news for people, and polar bears, threatened by the Arctic’s vanishing sea ice, scientists said…
Norway says half of new cars now electric or hybrid
OSLO: Norway, which already boasts the world’s highest number of electric cars per capita, said Monday that electric or hybrid…
Poachers kill rare giant elephant in Kenya
NAIROBI: One of Africa’s oldest and largest elephants was killed by poachers in Kenya on Monday, according to a conservation…