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Rihanna reveals third pregnancy on Met Gala night

Rihanna loves to make an entrance at the Met Gala, and on her way to the event Monday, she revealed she is pregnant with her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky.

Stars shine at Met Gala, showcasing Black dandyism

It's the first Monday in May, which means the stars are hitting the red carpet for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights Black style through the lens of dandyism's subversive history.

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Kibbutz Beeri near Gaza a symbol of Israel's trauma

Two weeks after Kibbutz Beeri lost 10 percent of its population in the bloody Hamas attack, Israeli soldiers are stationed within sight, primed for a looming ground invasion of Gaza.

Top China beermaker opens probe after worker urination video

One of China's biggest beermakers said it had opened an investigation after a video appearing to show a factory employee urinating on raw ingredients went viral this week.

In US, invasive spotted lanternflies are devastating crops

At first glance, the spotted lanternfly looks like an elegant butterfly, speckled with black spots on white wings with a splash of bright red.

Like Escobar, Ecuador's drug lords build 'narco-zoos'

A pair of jaguars discovered in a cage on a ranch exposed a cruel new fashion among Ecuador's drug lords. In the style of Colombian cocaine baron Pablo Escobar, they are erecting private, illegal zoos as a status symbol.

French star Isabelle Adjani fails to show for tax trial

The tax evasion trial of French film star Isabelle Adjani began in Paris on Thursday, though she did not attend after claiming she was unable to fly from the United States.

French cult film 'La Haine' to return as musical

Nearly 30 years after the release of cult film "La Haine" -- a groundbreaking look at France's suburban ghettos -- it is returning in the form of a hip-hop stage musical.

French cult film 'La Haine' returning as musical

Nearly 30 years after the release of cult film "La Haine" -- a groundbreaking look at France's innercity ghettos -- it is returning in the unlikely form of a hip-hop stage musical.

10% of dolphins killed as Amazon drought hits lake: study

An estimated 10 percent of the dolphins in a picturesque lake in the Brazilian Amazon were killed in a week as a record drought and searing temperatures devastate the region, researchers said Tuesday.

Madonna puts health woes behind her to launch 40th anniversary tour

Pop legend Madonna kicked off her 40th anniversary "Celebration Tour" in London on Saturday, enthralling fans three-and-a-half months after a bacterial infection led to her hospitalisation and its postponement.

After health scare, Madonna launches tour celebrating 40 years as 'Queen of Pop'

Three-and-a-half months after she was hospitalised with a bacterial infection that forced the cancellation of her 40th anniversary "Celebration" tour, Madonna returns on Saturday with the start of a 78-date tour.

Oh my gourd: Hippo-sized pumpkin is world's biggest

A monster pumpkin weighing the same as a hippopotamus has claimed the world record for the mightiest gourd -- and bagged its grower a $30,000 prize.

US voters weighing candidates for Fat Bear Week winner

Voters in the US were busy addressing weighty issues Tuesday, casting their ballots for the overall champion of a national park's annual Fat Bear Week.

Pharrell Williams to hold Vuitton show in Hong Kong

Musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams will hold his second show as creative director for Louis Vuitton in Hong Kong, the brand announced on Tuesday.

Vaclav Havel rights prize awarded to Turkey's jailed Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has come under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Claudia Goldin of the US wins Nobel economics prize

The Nobel prize in economics was on Monday awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research helping understand the role of women in the labour market.

The Burmese barmaid who nabbed a North Korean assassin

Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Yangon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade.

Nobel winner Mohammadi 'celebrates' prize in her cell: family

Rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi "celebrated" her Nobel Peace Prize with fellow detainees in their Tehran prison cell, her family told AFP on Saturday.

French ex-president Sarkozy charged in witness tampering probe

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible witness tampering, adding to his long list of legal woes, including over illegal campaign financing.

UK judge throws out harassment case against Spain's former king

A UK judge on Friday ruled that the former lover of Spain's former king Juan Carlos I cannot bring a claim of harassment against him in the courts in London.

Iran women's activist Narges Mohammadi wins peace Nobel

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran, many of whom are removing their hijabs despite a harsh crackdown.

Nazi past shakes Dutch royals as popularity wanes

Revelations that the Dutch king's grandfather was a card-carrying member of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party have stunned the Netherlands and its royal family, whose popularity was already in free-fall.

Norway playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel in literature

Norway's Jon Fosse, whose plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in the world, won the Nobel prize in literature on Thursday.

Playwright Fosse 'surprised, but also not' by Nobel win

Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse, who on Thursday won the Nobel literature prize, said he was "surprised, but also not" as his name has cropped in the past.

UK government urged to tackle 'killer' XL bully dogs

The UK government is facing calls to crack down on the backyard breeders of XL bully dogs, and even to cull the breed, following a string of horrifying attacks.

Jon Fosse: the writer of silence

Norwegian author Jon Fosse is an all-rounder whose writing is defined more by form than content -- what is not said is often more revealing than what is.

Quantum dots: the tiny 'rainbow' crystals behind chemistry Nobel

Quantum dots are tiny crystals that scientists can tune to different colours, giving an extra-vivid pop to next-generation TV screens or illuminating tumours inside bodies so surgeons can hunt them down.

Canada's wildfires take devastating toll on wildlife

No droppings, tracks, nests or other traces of wildlife -- Canada's boreal forests were devastated by record wildfires this year.

Inuit hunters blame cruise ships as narwhal disappear

To hunt the narwhal, whose long tusk was the unicorn horn of medieval myth, you need absolute silence.

What are attoseconds? Nobel-winning physics explained

The Nobel Physics Prize was awarded on Tuesday to three scientists for their work on attoseconds, which are almost unimaginably short periods of time.

Nobel prize goes to mRNA Covid vaccine researchers

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines.

Wildfires upend Indigenous Canadians' balance with nature

Adrienne Jerome is heartbroken.

Taylor Swift spotted as rumored beau Kelce's Chiefs play NY Jets

Taylor Swift has remained mum on her rumored relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce, but the pop superstar was on hand again Sunday as Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs took on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium outside the Big Apple.

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