A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 73 people, mainly Shiite pilgrims, south of Baghdad on Thursday, as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul from the extremists.
Israeli firefighters on Friday reined in a wildfire that had spread across the country's third-largest city of Haifa and forced tens of thousands of people to flee, but continued to battle more than a dozen other fires around the country for the fourth day in a row.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating has fallen to 4 percent amid a deepening political crisis, according to an opinion poll released on Friday.
It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. Its claws are a mighty weapon.
When Bishnu Pandey, a Nepali migrant working in India, returned home last month, he had hoped to clear a loan taken by his family to rebuild its village home with his savings.
Sprawling urban growth and water management problems are threatening conservation efforts at Thailand's ancient city of Ayutthaya, experts say.
Some fight with meter-long machetes, others are armed with daggers curved like the claws of big cats, while other combatants rely on only their minds.
How many enthusiasts does it take to restore a fleet of rust-riddled Volkswagen camper vans? Ask the Italians.
Parts of Britain risk becoming cultural deserts after 50 museums were forced to close because of spending cuts, the Museums Association said on Monday.
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