Centuries Old News Today

At dawn on Sunday (April 7), Cambodian villagers gathered to race their ox carts across a field, reviving centuries-old tradition in the South-East Asian nation.

In a remarkable auction discovery, a 285-year-old lemon found within a 19th-century cabinet fetched an astonishing £1,416 at Brettells Auctioneers in Shropshire, UK.

NEW DELHI: Bulldozers have knocked down a centuries-old mosque in Indias capital during a demolition drive to remove illegal structures from a forest reserve, a member of the buildings managing committee said on Thursday.

Centuries-old mosque torn down in Delhi - World - NEW DELHI: Bulldozers have knocked down a centuries-old mosque in India’s capital, a member of the building’s managing committee said Thursday, during a de...

Varanasi: A centuries-old life-size idol, a 256-year-old dream and ardent Bengali devotees mark the Durga Puja festival in Varanasi’s Madanpura locali.

A novice’s guide to the centuries-old Japanese beverage. Here are five sake recommendations, from the everyday to the upgrade.

IT did not take long after the declaration of Bagong Pilipinas — that it is now morning in the modern, dynamic and inclusive Philippines — that the rude awakening came, and the message bearer was neither a member of the political opposition nor a part of the underground Left. The business magazine Forbes, probably the most prolific wealth tracker in the world, came out with its yearly list of the worlds wealthiest families and individuals. Just a bare-bones report on names and, across each n...

ISTALIF, Afghanistan: Twice a month, Noor Agha Faqiri lights up the kiln at his small workshop around 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of the Afghan capital to fire a fresh batch of pottery.

A novice’s guide to the centuries-old Japanese beverage. Here are five sake recommendations, from the everyday to the upgrade.

A novice’s guide to the centuries-old Japanese beverage. Here are five sake recommendations, from the everyday to the upgrade.