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'Unfailing gratitude': Western leaders remember D-...
Western leaders Thursday on the beaches of northern France marked 80 years since the D-Day landings to liberate Europe from Nazi o...
World's richest have never been so wealthy: study
The world has never had so many rich people and their investments in soaring stock markets have made them wealthier than ever reco...
Alec Baldwin, facing manslaughter trial, to star i...
Alec Baldwin is to star in a reality TV show, the US actor announced Tuesday, a month before he stands trial for manslaughter over...
Taiwan holds vigil for China's 1989 Tiananmen crac...
Hundreds gathered in Taiwan on Tuesday night to commemorate the 35th anniversary of China's deadly crackdown at Tiananmen Square,...
India heatwave hits wildlife as thirsty monkeys dr...
Dozens of monkeys in heatwave-hit India desperate for water have drowned in a well, a forest official said Tuesday, in a state whe...
Taiwan president vows to remember Tiananmen crackd...
Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te said Tuesday that the memory of Beijing's deadly crackdown at Tiananmen Square "will not disap...
Nigel Farage: eighth time lucky for Brexit figureh...
Nigel Farage, who announced on Monday an eighth bid to become a British MP, has risen from fringe eurosceptic rabble-rouser to an...
Price of victory: How Allied D-Day bombs killed Fr...
As the World War II victors celebrate the anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landings in Normandy, historians recall that 3,000 Fren...
Champions League kings Madrid deliver on celebrati...
Real Madrid celebrated the Spanish title with thousands of supporters in May, pledging to return in June with the Champions League...
Thousands protest Turkish stray dog cull plan
Thousands of protesters rallied in Istanbul Sunday in outrage at the Turkish government's proposals to put down stray dogs, yellin...
Rupert Murdoch marries again at age 93
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time at age 93, tying the knot with a retired molecular biologist a quarter...
Bird stops play at French Open
An injured pigeon rather than rain brought play to a halt at the French Open on Saturday during Daniil Medvedev's third round win...
'Innocuous-looking' fern wins world record for lar...
A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record ho...
US reports third human case of bird flu in current...
US officials on Thursday reported the country's third human case of bird flu linked to the current outbreak of the virus in dairy...
Running star wants world to move faster on air pol...
Kenya's 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha is urging the planet to combat air pollution, saying athletes need clean air...
Remains of Bulgaria's King Ferdinand return home
The remains of Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the first king of Bulgaria following five centuries of Ottoman rule, were repatriated...
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin to face trial for royal insult
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general's office said We...
'Palme d'Or whisperer': Tiny US distributor Neon w...
A tiny movie distributor founded seven years ago has won at the Cannes Film Festival for a stunning fifth consecutive time on Satu...
Iran director's identity was hidden even from his...
A hard-hitting Iranian film about the country's women-led protests that has wowed Cannes was kept so secret that even its star did...
Escaped Iranian director receives ovations at Cann...
It is one of the most dramatic storylines ever delivered at Cannes: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet Frida...
Cannes 'Palm Dog' goes to mutt on trial
Griffon pup Kodi scampered to victory in the Cannes Film Festival's annual Palm Dog for best canine performer on Friday — proving...
Escaped Iranian director receives ovation at Canne...
It is one of the most dramatic storylines ever delivered at Cannes: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet Frida...
Japanese dog of 'Doge' meme fame dies
The Japanese dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the $23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency beloved by...
Escaped Iranian director presents latest film at C...
It is one of the most dramatic storylines ever delivered at Cannes: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walks the red carpet Friday...
WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan's whaling m...
In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling "mothership", the Kangei...
Nepali smashes women's record for fastest ascent o...
Nepal's Phunjo Lama smashed the record Thursday for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman, conquering the world's highest mount...
Thousands bid farewell to Iran's Raisi ahead of bu...
Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in h...
World Economic Forum founder Schwab to retire from...
Klaus Schwab, the founder and for decades the face of the World Economic Forum, will step away from executive leadership in the co...
French actor Depardieu in 'violent' scuffle with p...
A well-known Italian paparazzi photographer accused French film star Gerard Depardieu of punching him in Rome on Tuesday, media re...
Trump vows to sue over explosive biopic
Donald Trump's team has vowed to sue over a biopic about his early years that includes rape, erectile dysfunction and ruthless bet...
Japan's new whaling mothership sets sail on first...
The chef fires up the grill and bastes a chunky whale steak, a Japanese delicacy that could soon appear on more plates nationwide...
Japan's Studio Ghibli receives honorary Palme d'Or...
Legendary Japanese animators Studio Ghibli on Monday became the first collective to receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes F...