International

BAYEUX, France — Matthiew Louvel, a professional steelpan player, can no longer tour for concerts like he usually does at this time of year—so he decided to take his act to the streets of Caen, […]

MEXICO CITY — Once the holiday season is over, many people don’t know what to do with their Christmas trees. In some states of Mexico, families shouldn’t throw them away. Instead, per instructions from such […]

One of the most awaited celebrations in Latin America is the Día de Los Santos Innocentes, or “Day of the Holy Innocents,” which occurs every year on Dec. 28. Just like Americans do during April […]

VIENNA — A Franciscan monk has taken to rapping to spread the word of God in Vienna, the Austrian capital that’s been home to musical greats such as Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss. In an exclusive interview […]

Some may be pleased to receive a nice sweater as a holiday gift, but foodies know the best way to win over their loved ones is through their stomachs. Whether you wrap them with a […]

MUMBAI — There’s a moment in “Home” — the lead single of Indian-American musician Priya Darshini’s debut album “Periphery”, released May 15 — when the cello slowly fades out, ceding the stage to Max ZT’s […]

AZAMGARH — A big fat Indian wedding crashed in the northern city of Mau in Uttar Pradesh state last week when the groom and his family roamed around the streets for the entire night looking […]

KOLKATA — Midnight mass at St Paul’s Cathedral, dinner at Park Street, and wine from Bow Barracks — that’s how Kolkata celebrates Christmas. The eastern metropolis of Kolkata — or Calcutta, as it was earlier […]

COLOMBO — The Maldives has offered to bury Sri Lankan Muslims who died due to Covid-19, amid outrage among Sri Lanka’s Muslim community over forced cremations of Muslim victims of the infection. The Sri Lankan […]

BEITBRIDGE, Zimbabwe — Faced with a deepening economic crisis where runaway inflation and weekly price hikes have long been ordinary, many Zimbabwean women risk their safety and arrest to cross into South Africa by “unofficial” […]