Following reports on the arrest of New-York based Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade (39) last week, which quoted unnamed sources saying that she was “detained with sex workers and drug addicts,” and “subjected to strip and cavity searches like an ordinary criminal,” the U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed that she was indeed strip-searched and “placed in a cell with other female defendants awaiting court proceedings.” However in doing so, the USMS […]

A man is sitting in a room surrounded by a life-sized plastic llama, an indoor slide and a disco tunnel. It might sound like the beginning of a strange dream, but these are all objects found in some of the UK’s “coolest” offices, writes Kate Magee. Companies, particularly in the creative or tech industries, are ploughing money and energy into designing offices that look more like adult playgrounds than a […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two-year anniversary marked for death of Kim Jong Il North Korea’s top brass attended ceremony Attention to North Korea after execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle New: More restrictions in North Korea On the second anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, the nation held a memorial in his honor, lauding his life and achievements. During the ceremony, his son, Kim Jong Un […]

Jessenia Henry played Jesus in the nursery-school play It is a tradition at Dolphin Nursery in Hove to use real baby and not a doll It was her first starring role, but little Jessenia Henry played it to perfection. At just two weeks old, she appeared as the infant Jesus in a pre-school nativity play, snuggled in a fleecy manger. The rest of the 36-strong cast – aged between three […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bali’s Green Village sets a precedent for high-end design and sustainable architecture Locally sourced bamboo used to create million dollar luxury villas Project aims to change mindsets and push boundaries of design and architecture Nestled among the lush forests of Bali, near the hill town of Ubud, is one of the island’s most remarkable villages. It’s not just that each of the 18 homes of Green Village is […]

Photographs of super cars were taken by student Meeka Nasser Vehicles include a Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Aston Martin Judging by the car park at the American University of Dubai students here are not going to struggle with making ends meet. A Rolls-Royce, a Ferrari and a black Aston Martin, which wouldn’t look out of place in a Bond film, line the student car park row after row. The gallery of […]

Prem Singh, 65, claims never to have been burnt or injured The chef has been using bare hands to fry fish for past 25 years Stunt draws crowds to his street restaurant in Old Delhi, India Singh says he sells over a hundred kilograms of fried fish each day When Prem Singh was asked to lend a helping hand frying fish at his family restaurant he took it rather too […]

South Korea’s president has convened a meeting of security officials after the shock execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle. Ahead of the meeting President Park Geun-hye warned of possible “reckless provocations” by the North and called for increased border vigilance. Last week’s execution of Chang Song-thaek left the region in a “grave and unpredictable” situation, she said. Mr Chang, a key figure, was executed for allegedly planning a […]

A passenger bus plunged from an elevated highway in suburban Manila and fell onto a van passing below Monday morning, killing at least 21 people and injuring 20 others, police said. TV footage showed a number of bodies strewn around the bus wreckage with police officers nearby. The van was an unrecognizable pile of smashed white metal. The bus veered off the Skyway, as the elevated road is called, and […]

Do you load your Christmas tree with angels the kids have made out of loo rolls and multi-coloured baubles that have been hanging around in the loft for the past 20 years? Or are you determined to go for the latest and chicest look? And can anyone tell the difference between them anyway? We asked top Christmas tree decorator Sharon Creates — who has dressed trees this year for one […]