Deborah Henry: A Queen of Hearts, Offers Salve in Refugee Plight
From a beauty queen to a champion for education, AWANI Review’s Syed Farradino Omar talks to Fugee School co-founder, Deborah Henry on In Person.
Thu Mar 01 2018

Miss India knocks out competition to be crowned Miss World 2017
20-year-old Chhillar was clearly surprised with by her win, as television coverage of the event showed.
Sat Nov 18 2017

Miss Puerto Rico is crowned Miss World 2016
Miss Puerto Rico is crowned Miss World 2016
Mon Dec 19 2016

Miss Puerto Rico crowned Miss World 2016
The first runner-up was Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramirez of the Dominican Republic. Indonesia's Natasha Mannuela took third place.
Mon Dec 19 2016

Spanish beauty queen claims crown at Miss World pageant
Spanish model and student Mireia Lalaguna claimed the crown after winning over the contest's judges during the 65th edition of the world famous pageant in China's Sanya.
Sun Dec 20 2015

Indian jewellers pull 'racist' ad with Bollywood star, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
A top Indian jewellery company has withdrawn an advert featuring Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after activists slammed it as racist and for promoting child slavery.
Fri Apr 24 2015

Hero's welcome for S. Africa's first Miss World in 40 years
South Africa on Saturday welcomed back home its first Miss World winner in 40 years, Rolene Strauss, with wild cheers and ululations.
Sat Dec 20 2014

Miss World Final 2014
Miss World Final 2014
Mon Dec 15 2014

Miss South Africa crowned Miss World
Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the contest's glitzy final in London on Sunday, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe.
Mon Dec 15 2014

Miss World set to be crowned in London
The event has been overshadowed by the murder of Miss Honduras, 19-year-old Maria Jose Alvarado, shot dead with her sister in their homeland last month on the day she was due to travel to London.
Sun Dec 14 2014

Honduras buries slain Miss World contestant, sister
Mourners sobbed as coffins holding the remains of Maria Jose Alvarado, and her sister Sofia Trinidad Alvarado were buried.
Fri Nov 21 2014

Miss Honduras shot dead 'after fleeing sister's boyfriend'
The bodies of the beauty queen and her 23-year-old sister had been found buried along the banks of the Aguagual River in the town of Arada.
Thu Nov 20 2014

Bodies of beauty queen, sister found in Honduras
Authorities said Wednesday they have found the bodies of Miss Honduras, Maria Jose Alvarado, and her sister, both kidnapped on the eve of this week's Miss World contest in London.
Wed Nov 19 2014

Family make tearful plea for abducted Miss Honduras
The family of the reigning Miss Honduras pleaded with police to find their teenage daughter, who was abducted last week.
Tue Nov 18 2014
Celebrating Miss World 2013!
Miss Philippines, was crowned Miss World on Saturday, followed by Miss France and Miss Ghana on second and third place respectively.
Wed Oct 02 2013

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025