Cambodia
In 1955 someone dropped a 600 year old plaster Buddha statue only to discover it was solid gold!
The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama of India, is believed to have lived from about 566 to 480 BC.
As a child born into royalty, he lived a privileged life. At one point in early adulthood, Gautama decided to search for the meaning of life. After several encounters, he decided that enlightenment existed at the end of suffering.
Zbigniew Brzezinski, US National Security Adviser to Jimmy Carter, Dies at 89
Zbigniew Brzezinski, the hawkish strategic theorist who was national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter in the tumultuous years of the Iran hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s, died on Friday at a hospital in Virginia. He was 89.
Philippines' Duterte says Turkey, Mongolia could join ASEAN
Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on May 16 that he would push for the inclusion of Turkey and Mongolia in a grouping of Southeast Asian nations, dismissing concerns about their geographic location.
Acropolis among top 29 photographed sites on Instagram (photos)
Acropolis is among the most photographed sites in the world on instagram, as Buzzfeed reports.
Here is the complete list:
29. Sagrada Família, Barcelona
Gaunt Brad Pitt looks a shadow of his former self in shock new pictures
Reclusive Brad Pitt emerged looking shockingly thin and gaunt in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
In recent months the 53-year-old has been locking himself away in a Los Angeles art studio while nursing a broken heart following his split from Angelina Jolie.
Crete 6th best destination worldwide: TripAdvisor
The island of Crete was chosen as the 6th best tourist destination globally by the users of online travel site TripAdvisor. The Greek island came behind some of the most popular choices in the world like, London, Paris, Rome, New York and Bali. Bali was the top pick, followed by London.
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Athens in TravelChannel writers’ dream destinations (photos)
Angelina Jolie being tattooed (photos)
She’s known for her love of intricate body art, having amassed over 15 tattoos since she was a teenager.
Now never-before-seen images of Angelina Jolie have surfaced showing the star being tattooed by ex Thai monk Ajarn Noo Kanpai alongside her estranged husband Brad Pitt in Siem Reap in Cambodia.
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Angelina Jolie and the family eat bugs in Cambodia (UGLY VIDEO)
Angelina Jolie visited Cambodia in order to promote her new film as a director, “ First They Killed my Father”. She brought along her six children and in an interview for BBC with journalist Yalda Hakim, they all cooked and ate the special dish of Cambodia: bugs!
Angelina teaches her children how too eat them, giving advises and explains things about their cooking.
Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva: Bulgaria Emerging as Destination for Indian Film Industry
It is heartening to learn that some Bulgarian and Indian companies in the IT field are exploring cooperation through joint ventures/technology transfer and investment, India's Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Mr Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva, has told Novinite.