From Java - and through trade - Islam spread to this region ... but more strategically nearby the Strait of Malacca and the Strait of Sunda. The VOC's choice fell on present-day Jakarta. In 1619 ...
Taking inspiration from Torres Strait architecture, Saibai Islanders used parts of the old church structures and local materials to craft features of the church. Rafters were made from timber from ...
Following From season 3's epic run in the US, the series is finally coming to the UK with a release date being confirmed for Sky and NOW. The new season follows on from that shock ending to season ...
It simply doesn’t get better. Back in 2016, The King himself, George Strait, returned to Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, to perform a nearly two-hour set in celebration of his then-new album, ...
Holiday makers have been left adrift after six passenger ferry crossings were cancelled today due to strong winds and large swells in the Cook Strait. Interislander cancelled two morning sailings of ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo taken from a video released by the Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office, shows a ...
A high pressure system currently resides south of the state and will begin to move eastward leaving a weak ridge along the coast. A trough is expected to pass over the far west coast on Wednesday but ...
“From Ground Zero” is a rare work for which superlatives are not only inadequate but useless. It’s an anthology of 22 short subject by Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip. Most are ...
Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait early in the morning. Winds turning easterly 10 to 15 knots ...