It was meant to be a question to test teenagers at an elite high school in Singapore but it has baffled adults worldwide, triggering a string of attempts to solve it.
Football, we were told on the first day at big school, is played with an oval ball. That game with the round ball is called soccer, and it is not a game for real men.
It is often said that with age comes wisdom, patience and a better fine wine. Now, it seems there could be one other thing to look forward to: a best-selling novel.
Sir Elton John has called for a boycott of fashion label Dolce & Gabbana after the legendary designers criticised same-sex families.
Eleanor Tomlinson is fast becoming television's newest period drama darling as she stars as the flame-haired Demelza in the acclaimed romantic saga Poldark.
Crime writer Ian Rankin may have sold more than 20 million books, but he still jokingly "ribs" global sensation JK Rowling for edging into his territory.
He was once revered for treading the boards of the world's most respected theatres, but today's generation know him best as "the bloke who directs superhero movies".
Indonesia supports the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and expects to join at an early date, Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Sunday.
Myanmar President Thein Sein expressed confidence in a lasting peace in his country's northern area and pledged follow-up efforts to help Chinese investors carry out economic cooperation projects smoothly.
Sino-Singapore cooperation will move westward into China's inland provinces with lower labor and land costs, a move signaling that the two countries are pushing for deepened exchanges.
Journalists arriving at the media center at the National Convention Center for the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders' Week might think they have walked into a traditional Chinese art exhibition.
Beijing traffic has decreased by 70 percent since the city launched an odd-even license plate system to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads during the APEC meeting, transport authorities said on Sunday.
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