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The world’s oldest man has died at his home, a hot springs inn on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, at the age of 113. His family said Masazo Nonaka died peacefully from natural causes in the early hours of Sunday

An unusual set of celestial circumstances comes together Sunday for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where a total lunar eclipse may be glimpsed, offering a view of a large, red Moon. The full Moon will appear bigger than normal

In an attempt to keep Saudi women in the loop on decisions their husbands make regarding their marital status, Saudi courts will now notify ex-wives by SMS if their partners divorce them, according to a new regulation that took effect Sunday,

Uganda’s president elicited a flurry of remarks on Twitter after he wrote that Miss Africa should have shown “African beauty in its natural form” instead of “wearing Indian hair.” Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday shared a picture alongside Miss World

A 4,400-year-old tomb belonging to the Pharaonic period and decorated with hieroglyphs and statues was unearthed in the western Egyptian city of Giza, Cairo-based MENA news agency reported Saturday. The tomb was uncovered at the Sacred Animal Necropolis in Saqqara excavation

Those who think the political and environmental state of the world is worsening to an unprecedented level may be heartened to hear humans have had it a lot worse. In fact, one century that kicked off with a doozy of a

Famous Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn came to Istanbul Wednesday to shoot a documentary about dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The Oscar-awarded actor, who is also known for his political and social activism, took footage in front of Saudi

The Muslim world has to develop its own sense of confidence and ambition, Yusuf Islam, world-famous musician, lyricist and educator, said on Thursday. “It is hard to find a Muslim country producing its own airplanes, cars or televisions,” said Islam, also