Deadly Middle East respiratory virus strikes in US
The first case of MERS, a dangerous respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East and has a high death rate, has been confirmed in the United States, officials said.
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas split
Prince Harry and his girlfriend of nearly two years, Cressida Bonas, have split up, Britain's Daily Telegraph and US magazine People reported.
30 April 2014
Denmark's Noma reclaims world's best restaurant title
Denmark's Noma restaurant on Monday reclaimed the title of world's best restaurant, becoming a four-time winner having lost the title last year to Spain's El Celler de Can Roca.
Spanish island to be fully powered by wind, waterThe smallest and least known of Spain's Canary Islands, El Hierro, is making a splash by becoming the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power.
29 April 2014
Pope Francis declares John Paul II, John XXIII saintsPope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Church's newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th-century history.
28 April 2014
Kazakhstan celebrates Unity Day with May 1-3 offKazakhstan is celebrating the People’s Unity Day on May 1-3. Almaty arranged to start the celebration early - with a bike ride on April 26 - but cancelled the event in the last moment.
28 April 2014
Handbags for big bucks: the latest global auction crazeThe bargains start below $150 and the most expensive go for more than $100,000: designer handbags are the latest craze taking global auction houses by storm and fetching record prices.
26 April 2014
John Paul II sainthood a delicate issue for MexicansMany Mexicans have mixed emotions about seeing the late pope John Paul II become a saint: they loved the man but feel he covered up sexual abuses by priests.
26 April 2014
Singaporeans defy ban on e-cigarettesSingaporeans are defying a ban on electronic cigarettes despite stiff fines for distributors and smugglers, health authorities said.
Britain's Camilla 'devastated' by brother's death in fallCamilla, wife of Britain's Prince Charles, was on Wednesday left "utterly devastated" after her brother died in an accident during a night out in New York, Clarence House said.
24 April 2014
Saudi prince killed endangered birdsA Saudi prince with a taste for the traditional sport of falconry illegally hunted 2,100 endangered birds while on holiday in Pakistan, officials said.
24 April 2014
Canadian woman's letter arrives -- after 45-year delayA 45-year-old letter mysteriously arrived in the mailbox of a Canadian woman, who received the ancient correspondence from her younger sister decades after it was sent, Canadian media reported.