PARIS- Palaeontologists on Wednesday said they had uncovered the earliest known complete nervous system, found in an unusual fossilised creature that lived 520 million years ago. Measuring just three...
LONDON- Britain's prestigious National Theatre on Tuesday named stage and film director Rufus Norris as its new chief, following in the footsteps of luminaries including Laurence Olivier. Norris, 48,...
LONDON- Late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, branded one of Britain's worst sex offenders, said he brushed off women who accused him of assault "like midges" and claimed they were trying to make money by...
CAIRO- Egyptian authorities freed Monday a Briton who was arrested in the restive north Sinai town of El-Arish for possessing clothes similar to police uniforms, state media reported. The Briton, who...
WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- When the guns fall silent in Syria and the killing eventually stops, a key part of helping a traumatized people rebuild and heal will be bringing to justice those behind years...
DAMASCUS- Gunmen have abducted seven International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent staff in Idlib province, one of the main theatres of Syria's brutal war, the ICRC said. It came as two...
MECCA, Omar Hasan- Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have poured into the holy city of Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage as Saudi Arabia issued a stern warning against politicising the world's...
ROME- Celebrations for opera maestro Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday began in his home village in Italy on Thursday and were due to continue throughout the day across the globe. Opera lovers gathered...
UNITED NATIONS- The UN Security Council on Friday formally approved a first joint mission with the Nobel Peace Prize winning global chemical arms watchdog to destroy Syria's weapons. The Organization...
ACCRA- Mourners paid tribute Friday to renowned Ghanaian poet and statesman Kofi Awoonor, who was killed last month in an Islamist attack on a Kenyan mall, at a funeral attended by Ghana's president...
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