Alang, India – Standing on the windswept coastline of the Arabian Sea in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Ramakant Singh looks towards the empty, endless horizon. “In the olden days, ships lined up at this yard like buffaloes before a storm,” says the 47-year-old. “Now, we count the arrivals on our fingers.” Ramakant works…
Two men and a teenager have been charged in the mistaken identity murder of a south suburban high school basketball player, officials said on Sunday. South Holland officials say 16-year-old Thornwood High School student Davell Holden was shot to death near 160th Place and Drexel Avenue on the evening of Aug. 2. ABC7 Chicago is…
Election Commission. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Election Commission said it has appointed five nodal officers for first-level checking (FLC) of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of next year’s West Bengal Assembly polls. All the officers hailed from other states, the poll panel said in a statement. The EC has introduced rules by…
Science reveals red lipstick’s profound impact, influencing how others perceive women as more confident, competent, and desirable. This bold color triggers primal, instinctive responses, signaling health and vitality. Beyond attraction, it asserts authority and control, empowering the wearer by reinforcing self-belief and presence. There’s something about red lipstick that just does something to a woman….
In 2011, a group of teenage boys spray-painted a warning on to a wall in their school playground: “It’s your turn, Doctor.” The graffiti was a thinly veiled threat that Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, a London-trained ophthalmologist, would be next in the line of Arab dictators toppled by the then raging Arab spring. It took…
Trade unions at the crisis-hit Louvre museum in Paris will begin a strike on Monday to demand urgent renovations and staffing increases, and to protest against a rise in ticket prices for most non-EU visitors, including British and American tourists. The world’s most-visited museum – which has had a difficult few months after a jewel…
Endangered and , such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, can help draw attention to sharks and rays that are at risk. But because their populations span international borders, with migratory routes around the globe, sharks and rays need international protection, not just local efforts. That’s why the international trade agreements set…
Rob Reiner, the director of beloved films including When Harry Met Sally, Misery, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and This is Spinal Tap, has died aged 78 in an apparent homicide, along with his 68-year-old wife Michele Singer Reiner. Reports first began to emerge on Sunday afternoon that the bodies of a 78-year-old man…
Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on December 3, 2025, when, , he was kidnapped by Jewish settlers. Over several hours at a nearby settlement, the 18-year-old Palestinian is alleged to have endured . Israel military soldiers were reportedly involved in the incident, before they eventually…
Australia and England have paid tribute to the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack while Pat Cummins has urged people to donate blood. Sixteen people have died after gunmen opened fire on crowds gathered to mark the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday, on Sunday evening. In a joint statement, the two boards…