AFP Sitting cross-legged, 68-year-old Supadmi fires an arrow across a field into a small stick target and sets a bell ringing, taking the lead in the game — an ancient form of Indonesian archery. She was among sportsmen and women in colourful headdresses and sarongs who sent hundreds of arrows flying through the sky in unison at a recent ...

  DPA The heroes of Africa’s highest mountain like to call themselves Wagumu – “soldiers” in Swahili. On Mount Kilimanjaro, they perform the same role as the sherpas in the Himalayas: tireless burden bearers hauling baggage and equipment to the base camps for visiting mountaineers – through rainforest, scree and ice fields. For decades, it was a world dominated by ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday announced that its 47 UAE-listed companies showed a 100 percent compliance to disclose their Q2- 2016 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the quarter. In a statement, the DFM said it submitted a detailed report to the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) including the companies’ ...