EU envoy criticises 'tightening' curbs on China human rights
The European Union's outgoing ambassador to China on Friday criticised growing curbs on human rights in the country, raising several individual cases including an arrested activist and a detained Uighur academic.
Valentino kicks off men's fashion in Paris
Hard on the heels of Milan, Paris kicked off its winter menswear series Wednesday with shows by Valentino, Carven and Raf Simons featuring everything from variations on the classic suit to paint splatter looks.
16 January 2014 15:22
Angry wife outs Indian minister's 'affair' on Twitter
The furious wife of the Indian government's top-tweeting minister admitted Thursday she had hacked his account to send out messages exposing an alleged affair he was having with a Pakistani journalist.
Burberry says sales sparkle over Christmas
Sales of Burberry's luxury handbags and clothing soared over the crucial festive trading period, boosted by impressive growth in Asia, the British fashion group revealed on Wednesday.
Is life better with kids? Not always, says study
Are people with kids happier than people without? In the United States, those with and without kids rate their lives about the same, but globally children tend to diminish well-being.
15 January 2014 10:43
Chinese New Year travels to top 3.6 billion: official
A total of 3.6 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chinese New Year holiday, officials said Tuesday, as workers head home in the world's largest human migration.
14 January 2014 16:33
Spanish prince's star rises as monarchy stumbles
As Spain's royal family reels from scandals and its elderly king leans on crutches after numerous operations, one figure is standing tall, offering the monarchy hope: heir apparent Prince Felipe.
For sharks, old age may be 70 or more: study
Great white sharks may live until their 70s, more than three times as long as previously thought, according to a new analysis of the marine predator's backbones out Wednesday.
14 January 2014 10:39
Legs bared around the world for annual 'No Pants' commute
Bare legs and briefs filled train cars from Sydney to New York Sunday as passengers traveled trouserless -- provoking laughs and perplexed looks -- for the 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride."
13 January 2014 16:37
1,500 N. Koreans escape to South in 2013: ministry
More than 1,500 North Koreans fled to South Korea last year, maintaining a recent fall in the number of escapees that coincided with a clampdown by new leader Kim Jong-Un.
Rescuers get drunk man down from wires in Ust-Kamenogorsk
A men had a bet with his fiends and tried to climb from one high rise building to the neighboring one using electric wires.
