WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.WhenyoutraveltosouthChina’sislandprovinceofHainan,themostvernacular,localthingtodoistospendalazyafternoonatanOldDad’sTeashop,whereHai
TheOldVictheatresaidThursdaythatithadreceived20claimsof"inappropriatebehaviour"againstUSactorKevinSpacey,whowasartisticdirectorattheprestigiousLondonvenueforove
Hanoi,capitalofVietnam,isthesecondbiggestcityinthecountry.Itisover1,000yearsoldandhasaninterestingmixofEastandWest.Itisalsoapopulardestinationfortravelershoppin
IsraelsentextrapoliceintoJerusalemonFridayandsaidmenundertheageof50wouldbebannedfromtheOldCity'sal-AqsaMosqueforthedayinanticipationofmoremassprotests.Tensionsh
IraqisecurityforcesonSaturdaycontinuedtopushtheremainingIslamicState(IS)militantsintoasmallpocketintheOldCityatthebankofTigrisRiver,asthetroopsrecapturednewarea
After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State's de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group's self-styled caliphate at an end.
IraqiforcesbattleddeepintothedevastatedhistoricalheartofMosulandclosedinfastonthelastpocketsofjihadistsSunday,eightmonthsintoanepicbattletoretakethecity.Threeye
Iraq's armed forces blocked a major wave of attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers outside the Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said.
IraqiforcespusheddeeperintoMosul'sOldCityonMondayafterlaunchingafinalassaultontheIslamicStategroup,warningcivilianstostayinsideandtellingjihadiststo"surrenderor
Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author Madeleine Thien and acclaimed Korean-American writer Krys Lee are among more than 60 influential literary figures attending The Script Road this year, Macau’s literary festival, making it the biggest since the event was launched in 2012.
An Australian state government will face opposition over its proposal to raise the smoking age to 21 or 25, with the region's powerful hospitality industry planning to challenge the bid.
Part of a full-size replica of the Old Summer Palace is about to open to tourists in east China's Zhejiang Province, some 1,000 kilometers from the real Beijing landmark.