The day before she was ordained the Bishop of Oslo in the presence of Norway's king, Sunniva Gylver stretched out barefoot in front of the altar, leading a service ...
The world's most populous nation could soon become a mainstay of the global touring schedule
200 years after the birth of Austria’s waltz king Johann Strauss II - revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime - his music has lost none of its magic. ...
Millions in East Africa rely for their treatment on PEPFAR, a scheme launched by then-US president George W Bush in 2003.
A new museum of laughter is offering to put people through the spinner to wash away the negativity of modern life.
One accused, 299 victims: French surgeon on trial for sex assaults
African students from Generation Z display a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries.
Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public ...
The latest in the Captain America film franchise which premiered in Hollywood Tuesday presents a vision of the United States out of step with the Trump era
Cooking an egg is a delicate art because the yolk and the white do not cook at the same temperature.
Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell took to the ice at a figure skating gala in Zurich trying to push the limit of the sport as a same-sex ...
The Philippines is one of just two countries - along with Vatican City - where divorce remains illegal.
The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India is having a dramatic effect on its economy.
Several South African HIV/AIDS healthcare providers that have been confused, angry and scrambling for survival since US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day freeze ...
President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into “panic mode”, with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped ...
Recovering shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to buy new clothes almost daily - until a $1. 50 winter coat triggered an awakening that stopped her ...
A member of the central European country's marginalised Roma minority, Anna Adamova was about to give birth to her fourth child aged just 22 in 1991 when she was ...
Iran may seem an unlikely setting for women's ice hockey, but a fledgling league has seen its young players confront the country's deeply conservative values and ...
Performed across China and around the world, at weddings or during business openings, it is a mainstay of Lunar New Year celebrations, which began on Wednesday. ...
Journeying across India for the pinnacle celebration of the Hindu calendar, Laxmi and her family were sleeping by the roadside Wednesday as they waited to cleanse ...
Comprised of local residents from disadvantaged backgrounds, they make their instruments from unwanted paint cans, plumbing pipes, oil drums, shoe brushes and an ...
Paul Marcon, son of the former winner Regis Marcon, clinched the title
Voodoo is more powerful than threats as traditional elders co-opted into its conservation plans
The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia, a crucial wildlife breeding ground in the South Atlantic. ...
A strange sight appears on the streets of Mogadishu: a figure dressed all in black, including a cowboy hat, riding a horse through the beeping traffic