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Mayor of Madonna's 'provincial' hometown hits back
The mayor of Madonna's hometown has risen to the city's honor after the pop superstar said she would never want to return to such a "provincial" place
18 March 2015
Obama, Putin satirised in Spain's explosive spring fest
A grinning Barack Obama in a white tutu kicks Vladimir Putin in the privates. Angela Merkel bends and bares her bottom.
17 March 2015
Tokyo Fashion Week opens with petal-strewn labyrinth runway
Tokyo Fashion Week opened on a floral, fairy tale-inspired note, as a popular brand from Thailand turned the catwalk into a labyrinth strewn with petals.
16 March 2015
Glamour over gloom as Baghdad hosts fashion show
Leggy models in striking designer clothes strutted down a catwalk in front of Iraq's high society for the first edition of the Baghdad Fashion Show.
14 March 2015
'Top Gear' presenter Clarkson jokes about suspension
Jeremy Clarkson, the controversial presenter of hit BBC programme "Top Gear", joked about his suspension as an online petition for him to be reinstated gathered more than half a million signatures.
12 March 2015
Philippine Cinderellas beat poverty, seize world stage
As a child she waded in muddy Philippine rice paddies, now teenager Janicel Lubina struts down runways for the country's top designers.
12 March 2015
200 years on, Napoleon returns to southern France
Napoleon landed in southern France, announcing "It's good to be back!"
02 March 2015
Versace thrills with thigh-high boots at Milan fashion
It was a traffic-light colour scheme to get any fashionista hot under the collar: red, yellow and green thigh-high boots sauntering down the catwalk at Versace's show.
28 February 2015
GDP inventor's Nobel medal sells for $391,000
A Nobel Prize gold medal awarded to the economist who invented the calculation for the gross domestic product, Simon Kuznets, has been sold at auction here for $390,848.
28 February 2015
Pop star Katy Perry visits Auschwitz death camp
US pop princess Katy Perry said she was full of emotion as she visited Auschwitz, the infamous World War II-era Nazi German death campю
27 February 2015
Former Beatle Paul McCartney's childhood home sold
The childhood home of former Beatle Paul McCartney sold for £150,000 ($231,000, 206,000 euros) at an auction in Liverpool, hometown of the legendary 1960s rock band.
27 February 2015
'Cape calm and carry on': Madonna mocked after Brits tumble
Madonna's on-stage fall at the Brit Awards was mocked mercilessly on the Internet, unleashing a wave of jokes and memes about the 56-year-old star's cape malfunction.
26 February 2015
Double Brit wins for Sheeran, Smith as Madonna tumbles
British singers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith took two prizes each at a glittering Brit Awards marred by a mishap that saw Madonna dragged to the ground by her cape.
26 February 2015
Scarlett Johansson took our name, band says
Scarlett Johansson can expect her name to boost sales, but her new band's decision to call itself the seemingly innocuous The Singles has triggered a firestorm.
26 February 2015
Chris Brown says denied entry to Canada
R&B star Chris Brown ditched a performance Tuesday in Canada at the 11th hour after he was barred entry.
25 February 2015
'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan
Thousands of worshippers flocked to a controversial "holy pig" festival in Taiwan which sees the carcases of giant overfed swine on display.
24 February 2015
Taylor Swift officially world's top seller in 2014
Taylor Swift was crowned the world's top-selling artist in 2014, although an industry group said that the Disney soundtrack "Frozen" would have beaten her.
24 February 2015
Ornate riches at play in Mary Katrantzou's London show
PVC, foam pyramids and paisley prints were laid side by side in Mary Katrantzou's new collection shown at London Fashion Week.
23 February 2015
Hong Kong wishing tree draws tens of thousands of hopefuls
Carnivals and fireworks are Hong Kong's trademark Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.
21 February 2015