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The 27-meter statue of Cristo Rei (Christ the King) on Cap Fatucama is a striking Dili landmark. The birth of Timor-Leste 23 ...
A free exhibition showcasing Timorese culture through Tais, art and photography has opened at Tactile Arts in Darwin.
The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest ...
Calligraphy by a South Korean independence hero, created while awaiting execution for assassinating a Japanese statesman, is ...
On Israel's 100th Independence Day, the population is expected to reach 15.2 million. Israel's population has grown on average in the last decade at a rate of about 1.5% per year, which is among ...
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — A bus carrying 34 passengers sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and leaving ...
Hull manager Ruben Selles was determined to enjoy the moment after seeing his side narrowly cling onto their Championship status with a 1-1 final-day draw at Portsmouth. The Tigers stayed up ahead ...
In what is set to be a gripping final day both teams came into this fixture ... Stoke would be safe with a draw. Third-bottom Hull City are favourites to go down and they must win at Portsmouth ...
This is Israel’s 77th Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) — just 77 years old, yet carrying millennia of history on its shoulders. While Yom Ha’atzmaut resonates across the Jewish world, in Israel it is ...
Marking the intense and emotional transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day on Wednesday evening, 35 individuals will light torches at the annual state ceremony on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl ...
Massive wildfires broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday, forcing Israel to cancel its Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony as road closures and mass evacuations paralyzed the country ...