A pair of his father’s old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream — the world’s first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country’s often overlooked cuisine. Like many of Hong Kong’s 85,000 strong South Asian population,
Mosul’s celebrated museum has not recovered since Islamic State group jihadists ravaged its ancient treasures several years ago, but part of the complex reopened Tuesday to showcase more contemporary art. For the first time since IS overran the Iraqi city in 2014, visitors on Tuesday could wander the grandiose royal
A drawing by Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens sold for US$8.2 million in an auction in New York on Wednesday that was criticised by some in the Netherlands who said the work should have been offered to a Dutch museum. Sotheby’s described the small, rectangular “Nude Study of a
LONDON: Spanish football top flight La Liga will sponsor tennis’ Davis Cup finals under the tournament’s new guise led by Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique’s investment group, the ITF announced on Thursday. In an unusual cross-sport move, La Liga will promote the Davis Cup during broadcasts of its live matches. “The
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Anthony Martial to fulfil his potential at Manchester United by following Cristiano Ronaldo’s example. United announced on Thursday that the France striker had signed a new contract that commits him to the club until at least June 2024, with the option for
LONDON: Cesar Azpilicueta hopes Maurizio Sarri’s decision to hold a lengthy inquest after Chelsea’s humiliating defeat at Bournemouth can reignite their stuttering season as they prepare to host bottom club Huddersfield. Sarri’s side were crushed 4-0 on Wednesday in a shocking setback that was Chelsea’s heaviest Premier League loss since
NEW YORK: The US Super Bowl halftime show, one of pop music’s most visible gigs, this year went from highly coveted to largely unwanted, leaving the NFL scrambling for takers as a cultural firestorm over social justice rages. Prominent artists including Rihanna, P!nk and Cardi B reportedly turned down the
LAGOS: Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has urged Nigerians to reject President Muhammadu Buhari and his main challenger in this month’s presidential election, saying it was time for a “totally new direction.” Buhari, 76, came to power in 2015 and is seeking a second term in the February 16 vote. His
PARIS: French sex workers failed Friday in their bid to overturn a law that bans paying for sex, as the country’s Constitutional Council ruled that it does not breach the constitution. A law introduced in 2016 made it illegal to buy sex in France but not to sell it, shifting
TAICHUNG, Taiwan: Every year is the Year of the Pig in Jenny Tsai’s ninth-floor apartment in Taiwan’s Taichung City which she shares with one fellow human and four pampered porcine housemates. Website designer Tsai says her pigs are so clever they’ve worked out how to open the fridge, which