With powerfully haunting eyes and an enigmatic expression, "Portrait of Frederick," an enslaved man painted circa 1840, stares out at visitors of the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Beekeepers on Kangaroo Island are demanding that biosecurity measures be boosted to prevent a deadly parasite from wiping out the island's world-famous bee sanctuary.

The spur line, or rail offshoot, in Kelantan that stretches from Pasir Mas to Rantau Panjang, and then across the border to Sungai Golok in Thailand, has been shuttered since February 2007 due to ...