Society

Unlike the isles just over the horizon, including Lanta, Phi Phi and Phuket, the islands of Trang, a sleepy province…

When the reception desk is staffed by a robot dinosaur, the chances of a room upgrade are going to be…

Comedian Bill Cosby, who faces accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted women in incidents dating back years, described himself…

President Barack Obama carved out some time this weekend for two people he has described as "magnificent" but who, he…

According to Ahmed Amer, a historian and an archaeologist, Eid al-Fitr cookies, a longstanding festive feature of the Islamic feast…

An autistic kid has been honored by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for memorizing the Holy Quran during a traditional…

A restored World War Two Spitfire which was shot down over northern France in 1940 is expected to raise about…

Essam Sayed works in a time-honored profession — one that employs him for one month a year. He is a…

Child marriage is widely accepted in Brazil, where girls seek older husbands to escape from sexual and other violence in…

Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan and Han Solo will beckon visitors to Shanghai when Walt Disney Co opens its first theme…