Lifestyle

5 day Mountain Fair will be inaugurated today (December 7th) at 03:30 pm at Shilpakala Academy premise, Segunbagicha to mark the International Mountain Day 2017. Mountain products from the Chittagong Hill Tracts will be displayed and...

Same-sex couples will be allowed to get married in Austria from 2019, the country’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday, saying a current law to the contrary violated the principle of non-discrimination. The move brings Austria into...

Sierra Leone sold one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction on Monday to raise funds for development projects in the West African country. The egg-sized gem — known...

As dark falls, Adeeb Joudeh, a Muslim, makes his way through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem’s walled Old City cradling the ancient key to one of Christianity’s holiest sites. Centuries ago, the imposing iron key to...

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo muscled his way into Instagram’s top-followed ranks this year as he documented his career and growing family, but pop star Selena Gomez still reigned supreme on the social media platform. Ronaldo,...

Google’s YouTube has updated its recommendation feature to spotlight videos users are likely to find the most gratifying, brushing aside concerns that such an approach can trap people in bubbles of misinformation and like-minded opinions. The...

Beauties from across the globe converged in Las Vegas Sunday, where Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22, edged out her rivals from Colombia and Jamaica to take the crown. Nel-Peters, a graduate...

Finnish bakery and food service company Fazer launched on Thursday what it said was the world’s first insect-based bread to be offered to consumers in stores. The bread, made from flour ground from dried crickets as...

The billionaire chairman of Hong Kong developer Henderson Land said he will donate HK$1 billion ($128 million) to charity after the city’s benchmark index surpassed the 30,000-point level, keeping a pledge he made seven years ago...

It’s bad news for white truffle fans. Dry weather and changing climate patterns have hit production and sent prices soaring. The winning bidder for the biggest truffle at this year’s Alba White Truffle auction in Italy,...