Nearly 25 years ago, it was a charmed time for news reporters and consumers in China. "A prime example of that golden age was the Southern Media Group," according to Maria Repnikova, assistant professor

Torrential rains and flooding in northeastern Tunisia have left at least four people dead, including two sisters, according to the country's interior ministry. A 60-year-old man drowned near the town of Takilsa, 60km east

It has taken 18 years for Mexico City’s replica of the Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel to be completed; it will open to the public this week. A retired graphic designer spent years of his time

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NABEUL, Tunisia: Flash floods in Tunisia’s Cap Bon peninsula have killed at least four people, authorities said Sunday, as surging waters caused by heavy rains carried away homes, cars and chunks of road.Among the

Maldives opposition has claimed victory in the tense presidential election after its officials and an independent newspaper reported results from 90 percent of the ballot boxes which showed Ibrahim Mohamed Solih bagging 58 percent of

They are more than 1,000 coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean. They are the Maldives - loved by tourists from all over the world for their beaches, blue lagoons and tropical reefs. About 250,000

Istanbul, Turkey - American Kathryn Balleh sang the country classic Jolene at a rooftop bar in Istanbul, while her Syrian husband Bashar Balleh strummed the guitar. She closed her eyes as she hummed the

Nepal is set to become the first country to double its tiger population as part of the World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) "Tx2" programme which aims to double the number of tigers all over the

A temporary ban on quarrying has been imposed in the Philippines following two major landslide disasters in the past week. The latest killed at least 45 villagers when dozens of homes were buried when