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1:14am, 12th May, 2019

Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island...

Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in spotlight in new show

9:53am, 3rd May, 2019

Entertainment

Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in spotlight in new show

English Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives are a staple tale of costume dramas - now a new television series is turning viewers' attention to the story of the first, Catherine of Aragon.

Venezuela's Fabiana Rosales, a young activist, emerges into the political spotlight

6:18pm, 28th March, 2019

World

Venezuela's Fabiana Rosales, a young activist, emerges into the political spotlight

Barely two months after emerging from obscurity in her home country of Venezuela, political activist Fabiana Rosales sat in the Oval Office across from U.S. President Donald Trump in a yellow armchair normally reserved for visiting heads of state.

'A target on the back': North Korea embassy raid thrusts shadowy group into the spotlight

10:19am, 27th March, 2019

World

'A target on the back': North Korea embassy raid thrusts shadowy group into the spotlight

A shadowy group seeking to overthrow North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been thrust into the international spotlight after a Spanish court investigating a break-in at North Korea's embassy in Madrid named apparent members as suspects.

Prince Charles visit shines spotlight on Cuba's classic British cars

5:04pm, 26th March, 2019

UK

Prince Charles visit shines spotlight on Cuba's classic British cars

Cuba's rolling museum of vintage U.S. cars may be world-renowned, but it was the island's collection of British vehicles, from Jaguars to MGs, that were on display on Tuesday for Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their historic tri...

Trump stance on Muslims, Fox host in spotlight after mosque shootings

12:46pm, 17th March, 2019

Politics

Trump stance on Muslims, Fox host in spotlight after mosque shootings

President Donald Trump on Sunday championed a Fox News personality who made anti-Muslim remarks as his White House rejected any attempt to link the U.S. leader to a shooter who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques.

Boeing's 737 MAX back in spotlight after second fatal crash

3:38pm, 10th March, 2019

Business

Boeing's 737 MAX back in spotlight after second fatal crash

A fatal crash in Ethiopia on Sunday involving an updated version of Boeing Co's best-selling 737 is putting the spotlight back on the aircraft just five months after another deadly crash involving another brand-new model of the same type in Indo...

Bollywood movie premiering in Berlin puts spotlight on India's hip-hop scene

4:52pm, 9th February, 2019

Entertainment

Bollywood movie premiering in Berlin puts spotlight on India's hip-hop scene

Actor Ranveer Singh said India could be on the cusp of a musical revolution with the kind of Hindustani hip-hop that is the subject of his new movie premiering at the Berlin Film Festival.

Harvard bias trial to spotlight use of race in college admissions

10:22am, 12th October, 2018

US

Harvard bias trial to spotlight use of race in college admissions

A lawsuit challenging the use of race as a factor in U.S. college admissions will go to trial in Boston on Monday, when Harvard University will face accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants.

Police brutality gets spotlight at Toronto film festival

12:04am, 8th September, 2018

US

Police brutality gets spotlight at Toronto film festival

"The Hate U Give" held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, shedding a light on how police brutality affects the lives of black communities.

Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline

7:05am, 2nd August, 2018

US

Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline

Native American tribes that tried to block the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a months-long standoff with authorities in North Dakota more than a year ago are carrying on their fight in federal court, in what they contend is a symbol of their ongo...

Manafort's accountants to take spotlight in trial's third day

5:37am, 2nd August, 2018

Politics

Manafort's accountants to take spotlight in trial's third day

The trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to shift focus to the accountants who prepared years of his allegedly false tax returns as the court battle heads into its third day on Thursday.