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Iranian director's unique take on Les Miserables

[2019-01-07 07:50]

TEHERAN, Iran - Iranian theater director Hossein Parsaee calls Victor Hugo's classic a "masterpiece without borders" but his groundbreaking production of Les Miserables that has hit the stage in Teheran has a few unique twists.

Chinese filmmaker wins best picture of the year from critics society

[2019-01-07 07:50]

NEW YORK - The National Society of Film Critics (a US film critic organization) on Saturday chose Chloe Zhao's low-budget debut feature, The Rider, as best picture of 2018.

Johannesburg's colonial Rand Club transformed

[2019-01-07 07:50]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - With its imposing columned facade, hunting trophies and oil portraits, the Rand Club in Johannesburg's city center is a relic of South Africa's colonial past.

Seasonal retreat just the tonic

[2019-01-05 06:18]

For people who are escaping the wintry mainland for tropical areas like Sanya city, their vacation starts as they begin packing.

For China's intrepid venturers, it's all on the road

[2019-01-05 06:18]

SHANGHAI - Long Zhijiao, 25, took her parents to Iceland to see the legendary Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis this year. The unconventional trip was truly unforgettable.

Winter magic draws crowds to frosty frolics

[2019-01-05 06:18]

URUMQI - Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region received around 2.1 million tourists during the recent three-day New Year's Day holiday, which started on Dec 30, 2018 - a year-on-year increase of 40.58 percent.

NASA releases first images of new world

[2019-01-04 08:23]

LOS ANGELES - Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission on Wednesday released the first detailed images of the most distant object ever explored - the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, unveiling the very first stages of the solar system's history.

Pakistan's grill kings serve up the meat

[2019-01-04 08:23]

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The sweet aroma of mutton smoke drifts through a maze of crumbling alleyways, a barbecue tang that for decades has lured meat-eaters from across Pakistan to the frontier city of Peshawar.

Thai islands brace for tropical storm

[2019-01-04 08:23]

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai authorities suspended ferry service and began evacuations on Thursday ahead of a powerful tropical storm that is expected to pound the Southeast Asian nation's famed southern beach resorts.

Death toll jumps to 37 in gas blast

[2019-01-04 08:23]

MOSCOW - The number of confirmed dead from a New Year's Eve gas explosion in a Russian apartment block jumped to 37 on Thursday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of the partially collapsed building.

Migrant heroes get Greek citizenship

[2019-01-04 08:23]

ATHENS, Greece - Three migrant fishermen received Greek citizenship on Wednesday for helping rescue dozens of people who were forced into the sea by flames from a summer wildfire that caused 100 deaths.

Russia's Putin drops clues to future goals

[2019-01-03 07:25]

Where will Russia go?

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