Year of the Snake begins
Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Snake with raucous celebrations on Saturday, setting off a cacophony of firecrackers in the streets and sending fireworks blazing...Politicians want author’s ear
A pro-government party in Azerbaijan has offered a bounty to anyone who slices off the ear of a celebrated writer it says insulted the nation with his depiction...Romance at a beauty salon
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In the Ontario town of Beamsville, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Niagara Falls, a small crowd of bundled-up figures crouched in a moonlit vineyard on a...Money can wait
New Zealand schoolgirl golfing sensation Lydia Ko, still at the tender age of 15, has said the financial rewards for her astonishing success can wait - for now....The myth of genital mutilation
Religious leaders must convince women carrying out female genital mutilation that it is not required by scripture and it can cause infection, infertility or even death in young...Everest scaled twice in a week
A young Nepali sherpa climber has become the world's first woman to scale Mount Everest twice in a week, Guinness World Records has confirmed. Chhurim Sherpa, 29, climbed...Jamaat calls 48-hour strike from Sunday
Jamaat-e-Islami will hit the country with a nonstop 48-hour shutdown from Sunday, having rejected the death sentence for party executive council member Delwar Hossain Sayedee. The party’s Acting...When will you Grow Up?
Many parents say watching their children grow into responsible, independent-thinking adults is the most satisfying reward after putting in at least 20 years of thankless labour. You've literally...Paris is Coming to Town!
Dhaka may have become the city of never-ending excitement for the wrong reasons. Fashion is the last thing on the weary Dhakaite's mind at a time of such...