Tag: History
Colombia demolishes drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s former home
Colombia destroyed an infamous apartment building which was once home to drug trafficker Pablo Escobar...
Israeli spacecraft aims to make history by landing on Moon
A rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's...
House of cards – Land Law (Five years of unrest)
The two moments of passage of the Land Law were arguably the most embarrassing in...
Polish PM cancels trip to Israel in wake of comments on Poles in Holocaust
Poland's Prime Minister has cancelled a trip to Israel in the wake of reported remarks...
US taxpayers face bitter surprise after Trump’s tax cuts
Some taxpayers are getting a bitter surprise this year as their usual annual tax refunds...
Mandela’s life and legacy celebrated in London exhibition
For a man who spent nearly three decades in prison, the passage of time was...
What’s in a name? Everything, say Australia’s indigenous people
The north bank of Melbourne's Yarra River is dotted with a series of Aboriginal-made art...
Germany’s Merkel calls for ‘zero tolerance’ of anti-Semitism, hate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel underscored the urgency of combating anti-Semitism, racism and hatred more than...
Trump climbs down in wall row, Congress passes bill ending shutdown
President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in...
S. Korea court orders Japanese firm to pay for forced labour
A Seoul court dismissed a Japanese machinery maker's appeal against an order that it pay...
Essential Macau | The V&A Dundee is Scotland’s first design museum
The V&A Dundee - the first V&A outside of London - has been unveiled in...
US-Iraq relations since 2003
President Donald Trump's surprise troop visit to Iraq triggered criticism in the country still deeply...
Essential Macau | The man, the myth
Three decades have passed since the death of the most prominent figure in the history...
Japan rebukes S. Korea for weapons radar lock on war plane
Japan rebuked South Korea Friday after claiming one of the country's warships had locked its...
S.Africa bans advert in which black man ‘discovers’ Europe
South African regulators on Tuesday banned a television advert that showed a black man discovering...
South Korea’s Moon urges ‘restrained’ language in forced labour row with Japan
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in told Japanese lawmakers on Friday "cautious, restrained" language is needed...
Cyprus shipwreck reveals ancient boat-building methods
Archaeologists working to excavate a 2,400-year-old shipwreck off Cyprus have gained insights into the evolution...
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush dies; oversaw end of Cold War
Tributes to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who died at the age of 94,...
Bitter Iraqis remember George H.W. Bush as ‘Mr Embargo’
The death of former US president George H.W. Bush stirred bitter memories for Iraqis Saturday...
Ancient Chinese painting auctioned for almost $60 million
A nearly 1,000-year-old ink painting by one of China's greatest literati masters Su Shi fetched...
