Being mixed race like Kamala Harris: ‘I feel just as Indian as I feel black’
Kamala Harris made history when she became the first female, black and South Asian vice-president of the United States in January. Three women who share...
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Yuri Gagarin: Sixty years since the first man went into space
Sixty years ago, a man went into space for the very first time. For the USSR, Yuri Gagarin’s single orbit of the Earth was a...
Why India’s forest fires are worrying scientists
“Government planners usually think about forests just as carbon sinks. They often forget forest fires, and how they can become sources of carbon emissions,” said...
Camille Pissarro: Transatlantic struggle for painting stolen by Nazis
The American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors have both warned that “parties to future disputes may be reluctant to enter...
Cambodia criticises edited photos of Khmer Rouge victims
Despite hundreds of millions of dollars in international aid spent, only three former Khmer Rouge have ever been sentenced – Comrade Duch, the regime’s head...
Iran nuclear: ‘Terrorist act’ at underground Natanz facility
Ron Ben-Yishai, a defence analyst at the Ynet news website, said that with Iran progressing towards nuclear weapons capability it was “reasonable to assume that...
Sydney remembers Prince Philip: ‘We feel more connected now’
Church services and prayers have been held around the world for the Queen after the death of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. One of...
US army officer sues police over violent traffic stop
The suit, filed at the US District Court of Norfolk, Virginia, against the two Windsor Police Department officers, Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker, alleges violations...
US soldier faces guns and pepper spray in traffic stop
A black US army lieutenant has filed a lawsuit against two police officers who pointed their guns at him and pepper-sprayed his face during a...
St Vincent volcano: Power cuts after another ‘explosive event’
People on the island of St Lucia, which is around 76km north of St Vincent, have been warned to expect air quality to be affected,...