The British-born wife of Bashar al-Assad, Asma, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the Syrian president’s office has announced via its social media accounts. Read More »

The United Nations Population Fund has records showing that at least 17 percent of girls in Georgia are married before they’re 18 years old—the nation’s legal age for marriage. But what makes it hard to track is that families sometimes circumvent the law, by holding off on registering the marriage for several years. Read More »

It’s still hard to see such a stalwart US ally make the list, but here we are. In our last rundown of the world’s airborne worst, Canada was the least worst of those listed. Last time, we specifically mentioned how terrible the state of Canada’s Ch-124 Sea King fleet was. Just to get them airborne required something like 100 hours ... Read More »

But guess what? Just because it’s freezing out, doesn’t mean we have to collectively resign ourselves to giving up on style—it just means we all have to think a bit more creatively when getting dressed in the morning. Read More »

Gigi Wu, a Taiwanese internet star famous for hiking mountains, has been found dead after falling into a gorge 30 meters deep (100 feet), the island’s state media reported. Read More »

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE). It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BCE. Read More »

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup is the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is being held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019. Read More »

Hamid Jebelli (born 1958) is an stage and film actor and director. Read More »

The cabins can fit up to 16 passengers, with separate dining areas and workspaces. If you don’t want to own a plane, renting a typical high-end private jet costs nearly $9,000 an hour … Read More »

North Korean TV on Tuesday aired footage of Kim’s departure for Beijing. He is seen walking along a red carpet to board the train, and waving to dozens of government officials and army officers who lined up to send him off. Read More »