A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against Apple for moral harm claiming that an iPhone app had turned him gay, according to a copy of the complaint seen by AFP. The man filed suit in a Moscow court asking for one million rubles (€14,058) after an...
Pop icon Michael Jackson found himself in the running in 1998.
The show must go on, and in Paris this week that meant convincing a mezzo-soprano who came to enjoy Handel's "Messiah" to hastily take the stage after a soloist bowed out halfway through the concert. Adele Charvet, who had never before sung the famed...
It's a bitter issue that has divided families, Britain's prime minister included. But Boris Johnson on Wednesday revealed that while he may have fallen out with his brother and sister over Brexit, at least his mum agrees. "I know there are some keen...
Quick-thinking employee saves the day at Chicago's O'Hare airport
A well-known Sicilian chef who was arrested with drugs at his home, justified their presence by saying he was looking for "new flavours" for contemporary cuisine, Italian media reported. Officers found two two-metre-high marijuana plants and 500 grams...
Wasteserv ceremony was a hot political ticket
Her words had huge implications, but for many social media users watching the president of Britain's Supreme Court rule Tuesday on the suspension of parliament, it was all about her spider brooch. Judge Brenda Hale delivered the court's damning verdict...
Woman captures the rare phenomenon on camera
The undergraduate began his course in July
A British man named Thomas Cook said Monday he feared his dream wedding in Greece was ruined after the collapse of the holiday firm with the same name. Cook, 29, is on the island of Rhodes with his partner Amelia Binch, 27, and their two children ahead...
It appears to be France's most coveted cat: A black panther rescued from rooftops near the northern city of Lille last week has been stolen from the zoo where it was taken after capture, officials said. The feline was seized overnight from the zoo in...
A Tasmanian garlic lobbyist admitted to doing the thing she accused others of
Saudi Arabia's Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman brought some humour to his debut as the kingdom's new oil minister Monday, joking that the industry outlook could drive him to take Prozac if he took it seriously. Speaking at an international energy forum in...
Big cat seen peering into window of three-storey building
A masked sharia officer rained down between 20 and 22 strokes from a rattan cane
Overweight people are more likely to have overweight dogs, partly because they are more likely to feed them treats, Danish researchers said Wednesday. The study by the University of Copenhagen lends credence to the saying "like owner, like dog", the...
Sharing a name with one of Europe's most brutal dictators isn't a problem in his home country, but Indian politician MK Stalin admitted Friday it raised eyebrows on a visit to Russia. "As soon as I landed at a Russian airport, I was asked to mention my...
An Air India flight was delayed by several hours after a swarm of bees landed on the cockpit window, attacking ground staff when they tried to remove them, officials said. The insects landed on the window just before the plane was due to leave the...
Flushing out the burglars could be difficult
Minister highlights Visit Malta ads at Old Trafford
Cadavers do not exactly rest in peace
A study of whether pizza made and eaten in Italy wards off cancer and an inventor of a diaper-changing machine are among the winners of this year's spoof Nobel prizes. Scientists who measured children's saliva and those examining the pleasure of...
A young child sparked panic at his Swedish pre-school when he brought in a grenade he found on a military firing range to show his friends, local officials said Wednesday. The child arrived with the grenade in his hand at the school in the southern...
A team of Sri Lankan scientists caused uproar in parliament and sparked a police probe after they used the names of mythical heroes and national figures to name six newly discovered species of gecko. Two of the new species - discovered on the Indian...
A British man said he spent tens of thousands of pounds in savings earmarked for his children's inheritance unsuccessfully fighting a speeding fine - for £100 (€112), the BBC reported Tuesday. Richard Keedwell, 71, from Gloucestershire in western...
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A mass marriage at a temple in Kuala Lumpur
Confusion during Euro qualifier at Stade de France in Paris
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