Venice’s most luxurious spa
Life & Style
June 2, 2015
Venice’s most luxurious spa
After enjoying the spotlight this fall thanks to George Clooney’s splashy wedding, Venice opened the doors to a new private…
How’s your romantic relationship? Check your blood pressure to find out
Health & Fitness
June 2, 2015
How’s your romantic relationship? Check your blood pressure to find out
A wife's stress could have important implications for her husband's blood pressure, according to a recent study conducted at the…
Christie’s: Crocodile-skin handbag sells for a record $222,912
Culture
June 2, 2015
Christie’s: Crocodile-skin handbag sells for a record $222,912
A fuchsia-colored crocodile-skin Hermes bag has broken the record for the most expensive handbag sold at auction, selling for US$222,912…
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
Middle East
June 2, 2015
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
US-led coalition members carrying out air raids against the Islamic State group were preparing to meet on Tuesday after a…
Report: Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps
World
June 2, 2015
Report: Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps
Muslim Rohingya women who were held at human-trafficking camps in Thailand and Malaysia were subjected to gang rapes by their…
Cooking up a storm for India’s school lunch scheme
Life & Style
June 2, 2015
Cooking up a storm for India’s school lunch scheme
Churning out 1.2 tons of curry in under an hour, staff running the spotlessly clean, high-tech kitchen are hoping to…
Qigong gaining popularity as healing tool in the West
Health & Fitness
June 1, 2015
Qigong gaining popularity as healing tool in the West
Qigong is a thousand-year-old discipline that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention to heal the body and mind.…
Egypt seizes over 64 million smuggled cigarette packs
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Egypt seizes over 64 million smuggled cigarette packs
Egypt said on Monday it seized more than 64 million packs of smuggled cigarettes in May, of which over two…
With hijab, but no swimsuit: Muslim pageant challenges Western beauty contests in Indonesia
Life & Style
June 1, 2015
With hijab, but no swimsuit: Muslim pageant challenges Western beauty contests in Indonesia
An eclectic mix of women from around the world competed in the finale of a pageant exclusively for Muslims in…
How to live 100 years: Supercentenarians share their secrets
Health & Fitness
June 1, 2015
How to live 100 years: Supercentenarians share their secrets
According to her family, the oldest Frenchwoman alive, Eudoxie Baboul, aged 113, owes her longevity to cassava semolina. From genes…