Easteris the time of year when candy and sweets get thrust into the culinary spotlight -- for adults and children alike. Here is a roundup of some dessert recipes that make the perfect sweets to fill up Easter baskets, or serve at gath...
After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un did pay a visit to Beijing. The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim's first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011. He held &qu...
Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon announced on Monday she will run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination. It follows the announcement last month that Clueless actress Stacey...
A Brooklyn woman’s decision to post a cardboard sign saying that her bicycle had been stolen has sparked a chain of good deeds from complete strangers. Amanda Needham realized her bike -- which she uses daily to get to work -- was stol...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are to meet in person by the end of May, it has been announced, an extraordinary overture after months of mutual hostility. News of the meeting was delivered by South Korean offic...
You might have seen International Women's Day mentioned in the media or heard friends talking about it. But what is it for? When is it? Is it a celebration or a protest? And is there an equivalent International Men's Day? For more than a cen...
Some countries may be exempt from US plans to impose tariffs on metal imports, the White House has announced. The exemptions - on national security grounds - included Canada, Mexico, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. Reports, however, suggest...
Lupita Nyong'o, Kumail Nanjiani at Oscars: 'To all the Dreamers ... we stand with you'...
China's "two sessions" - the annual meetings of the national legislature and the top political advisory body - are opening in Beijing. The meetings are significant markers on the country's carefully choreographed political stage. ...
A teacher in Ghana who educates his students on computer technology - without any computers - has become a hit online. The man from Kumasi used his blackboard to meticulously draw a diagram of the popular Microsoft Word program. "Teach...
An emergency call went unanswered because a man rang 999 to complain about KFC being closed, police have revealed. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the "joke" call came on 21 February after the fast food chain closed some ...
What do you do after you have a strong attraction to someone you see on the subway, but get off before you've had the chance to meet or exchange numbers? When that happened to Brooklyn resident Devin Custalow she took to an online message bo...
Clad in coordinated outfits of red with white and blue accents, North Korea's throng of more than 200 cheerleaders are stealing the spotlight at the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as they chant, sway and dance in unison. North and ...
After arriving in South Korea with a high-level delegation, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly shook hands with the neighboring nation's president during tonight's opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kim Yo Jong...
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Many of the nation's favourite treats are getting smaller, but BBC research has found that some prices are falling too. Chocoholics and biscuit-lovers have been outraged in recent years by news of so-called "shrinkflation". That i...
Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp...
Vanity Fair's 24th annual Oscar issue features some of Hollywood's biggest stars, includingOprahWinfrey,Tom HanksandNicole Kidman, but the photo shoot by famed photographer Annie Liebowitz fell victim to some bus...
China has shut down the Chinese websites of Marriott International for a week, after the firm listed Tibet and others as separate countries. The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in Chi...
The sewage network is not something which usually attracts admirers. But it's a different story in Japan, where elaborate manhole covers adorn the streets. ...