Sombre mood after a Kolkata rape and murder dampens Durga Puja celebrations
Last year’s festival economy was pegged at $10bn. This year, things are starkly different as celebrations are scaled back after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.
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GISB: unmasking the shadowy sect behind Malaysia’s worst child sex abuse scandal
Celebration Mall had stood empty for years until new owners with grand ambitions swept in 24 years ago.
Dozens, Mostly Children, Drown During a Hindu Festival
At least 46 people drowned in the eastern Indian state of Bihar as millions of Hindu devotees were celebrating a three-day festival for the well-being of children, officials said on Thursday.
Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC's 'TODAY' show
Hoda Kotb will be leaving her role as a co-anchor on NBC's "TODAY" show early next year, she announced in a letter to staff on Thursday.
AP PHOTOS: As Thailand approves same-sex marriage, a couple celebrates feeling freed
BANGKOK (AP) — Kunchanok Khantiphong and Edward Jonathan Caiga were at work when the Senate voted to allow same-sex marriages on a June afternoon.
The unspoken rules of celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest is a worldwide phenomenon, a Bavarian beer festival celebrated in countries around the globe.
Pope cancels audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state,” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said.