Maps are famous for distorting the earth. Because they portray our world in only two dimensions, continents and countries become skewed, as does...
Maps are famous for distorting the earth. Because they portray our world in only two dimensions, continents and countries become skewed, as does...
New York--Oliver Sacks, the British neurologist and best-selling author of numerous books including "Awakenings," said Thursday he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer....
Istanbul---Turkey has for the first time introduced a set of criteria for baklava, the sweet pastry made in the country's southeast and known...
London--Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is undergoing treatment for a cancerous tumour on his tongue, the band said on its official website on...
London----The backgrounds of Oscar hopefuls Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne have fuelled a running controversy ahead of Sunday's awards ceremony over whether acting...
Mumbai--The credits rolled for a final time on Thursday for the Bollywood classic "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" as it ended a record-breaking 1,009-week...
Paris--Young directing talent, a battle of Yves Saint Laurent biopics and Kristen Stewart as a rare American nominee are the focus of this...
Riyadh--Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet on Friday for its second film festival in seven years but the deeply conservative country...
Sydney--Two cyclones were roaring towards Australia Thursday with residents scrambling for shelter as one of the tempests rapidly picked up intensity, with warnings...
Tokyo--As the world's electronic companies scramble to set the agenda for wearable devices, one Japanese vegetable juice maker went one better Thursday --...
New York---"It is a very cozy collection," billionaire American designer Michael Kors told AFP before his New York show, a vision of restrained...
Finding cheap flights is complicated. But what if there were a magical day when you'd be guaranteed to find them at their absolute...
When you're talking about finding peace of mind in the office, it pretty much comes down to one obvious thing: happy boss =...
Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and says an additional 60,000...
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans for projects outside Earth with its eyes on the deserts of Mars. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed...
DELHI – India’s Supreme Court has banned Muslim men from having multiple wives arguing that it is not an integral part of Islam,...
URUMQI – In another crackdown on religious freedoms, China has forced the imams of eastern Muslim majority district of Xinjiang to dance in...
BERN, Switzerland – Sending a call for unity among followers of different faiths across Europe, a groundbreaking interfaith centre has been inaugurated in...
