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...
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...
At least 13 people are dead and more than 20 are injured in California from weather-related incidents, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The southern part of the state has been drenched with severe rain just weeks after ...
Christmas prank makes kids cry, then laugh...
Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips. It emerged this week that tech companies have been racing to fix the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, that could allow hackers to steal dat...
Vin Diesel, Dwayne \\\\\\"The Rock\\\\\\" Johnson and Gal Gadot kicked some major butt on screen and at the box office this year, according toForbes magazine's listof the top-grossing actors of 2017. Diesel topped the list, with hi...
London (CNN)Britain's Prince Harry and American actor Meghan Markle published a set of official engagement photos Thursday, the latest milestone on the road to their wedding next year. The couple, who announced their engagement last mont...
A private funeral service is being held for Korean superstar Jonghyun, who took his own life last week aged 27. Jonghyun, whose real name was Kim Jong-hyun, was the lead singer of one of the biggest K-pop groups, SHINee. His death has spark...
Blackout at Atlanta airport leaves thousands stranded...