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Gundam's big twist? A 39-year-old Guns N' Roses anthem suddenly climbing the charts in Japan (VIDEO)

TOKYO, Feb. 8 -- When Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe hit Japanese cinemas on January 30, audiences expected cutting-edge mecha spectacle - not a blast of late-'80s American ro... Read More


Slowing down the fast fashion crisis - Audrey Kang Nian, Jelina Teoh and Mohd Istajib Mokhtar

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 8 -- According to the Fast Fashion Statistics 2025, the global fast fashion industry is worth more than US$163 billion. Brands like Shein, which now controls close to half of the g... Read More


Epstein controversy fuels calls for PM Starmer's resignation, party eyes successors

London, Feb. 8 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein. But his job is under threat because of the fallout from the late sex offender's global web of relationships. His own p... Read More


Nozomi Ikuta: From US concentration camp legacy to freedom campaigner, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- Liam Conejo Ramos, five, a preschooler at Colombia Heights Public School, Minnesota, returned home on 20 January, 2026. He might have looked forward to the warm embrace of his mothe... Read More


Decoding the revival of Jamaat-e-Islami: The who, what & why ahead of 2026 Bangladesh polls

India, Feb. 8 -- Bangladesh is just a week away from its most critical elections, the first since the August 2024 student uprising and the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina's government. The country is p... Read More


"India does not bow to anyone": BJP's Gulam Ali Khatana hails India-US trade agreement

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gulam Ali Khatana on Sunday praised the India-US Interim Trade Framework Agreement, highlighting that India does not bow to any external pressu... Read More


Voters secretly decided whom they'll vote: Nahid

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam said on Sunday that the people of Bangladesh have already decided in secret whom they will vote for and are set to carry out that 'gr... Read More


PM Modi departs for India after concluding two-day Malaysia visit

Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed from Kuala Lumpur airport on Sunday after concluding his two-day official visit, during which a series of initiatives were unveiled to dee... Read More


"Imagine how many Hindus are rotting in jails": VHP's Vinod Bansal after Bangladesh former minister's death

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) National Spokesperson, Vinod Bansal on Sunday expressed concern over the condition of Hindus "rotting" in Bangladeshi jails after Hindu leader, Rames... Read More


'I'm not stupid': Katie Price defends her marriage to Lee Andrews

United Kingdom, Feb. 8 -- Katie Price has defended her decision to marry Lee Andrews. The 47-year-old former glamour model tied the knot with the businessman in Dubai last month after a whirlwind rom... Read More