Denmark named world's best country for women
Denmark is consistently among the globe's happiest nations.
Jan 21, 2016
Spanish Queen Letizia opens international tourism fair in Madrid as world travel grows
International tourism reached new heights in 2015, according to UN World Tourism Organization.
Jan 21, 2016
Turkey: World's first temple at 12,000-year-old Gobekli Tepe to get facelift
The archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe, which dates back to 10000BC, may soon be restored to boost tourism.
Jan 21, 2016
Signed Princess Diana sketch by Michael Jackson to be sold in collection valued at over £70m
Signed drawings of The Beatles, Barack Obama, Charlie Chaplin and Bart Simpson going on sale for charity
Jan 20, 2016
Denmark: Randers City and DPP spark 'meatball war' with mandatory pork edict for public institutions
City Council of Randers in Denmark makes it mandatory for public institutions including schools to serve pork.
Jan 20, 2016
Brazil: 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics ticket sales disappoint organisers
According to organisers, while the best tickets for both games are selling quickly, overall sales are "a little lower"
Jan 20, 2016
Privilege of the white: Princess Charlene wears white dress and mantilla to meet Pope Francis
Princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert II are visiting the Vatican.
Jan 18, 2016
Oscars 2016: Kate Winslet tips Leonardo DiCaprio to win best actor award
Titanic star says it could be 'Leo's year' at the Academy Awards.
Jan 18, 2016
Astronaut Scott Kelly tweets pictures of first flower to bloom in space
The first flower of the outer world is an orange zinnia, which blossomed aboard the International Space Station.
Jan 18, 2016
Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco to visit Vatican
Monaco's Prince Albert II and his wife Princess Charlene will travel to the Vatican for a state visit on 18 January.
Jan 16, 2016
Scientists trace origin and genetic lineage of Indian migrant Jews
Study by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad sheds light on Indian Jews.
Jan 16, 2016
France: Chauvet cave paintings depict 36,000-year-old volcanic eruption
Cave paintings in southern France could be the oldest known depiction of an eruption.
Jan 16, 2016
Unique fossils museum of extinct whales unveiled in Egypt to lure back scared tourists
Egypt has unveiled a first of its kind museum to try and attract new tourists.
Jan 15, 2016
Australia: Crocodile that ripped off woman's arm near Wyndham killed by rangers
Saltwater crocodile attacked woman, 60, at 3 Mile Swamp.
Jan 15, 2016
Imam launches website to log harassment faced by Muslims flying to the US
The British imam was barred from boarding a flight to New York in December.
Jan 15, 2016
China: Court conducts trial on messaging app WeChat to 'speed up proceedings'
In a first of its kind, a court in China has conducted a trial on an instant messaging app.
Jan 14, 2016
Netherlands: Five giant sperm whales die after becoming stranded on Dutch island
The whales were washed up on Texel Island and died overnight.
Jan 14, 2016
Australia: Male kangaroo found grieving for mate who died in his arms
The buck apparently cradled his dying companion's head while she tried to touch her joey one last time.
Jan 14, 2016
China: Well-preserved mummy of dead Buddhist monk unveiled in Quanzhou
China unveils mummified body of a monk in south eastern city of Quanzhou, Fujian province.
Jan 13, 2016
Japan Railways reportedly runs train from abandoned station in Hokkaido to ensure a girl goes to school
Kami-Shirataki station will be closed in March after the only school girl who uses it graduates, claim some reports.
Jan 13, 2016
China: Disney theme park and resort set to open in Shanghai in June 2016
Mainland China's first such park is being built for £3.8bn via joint venture with a local government-owned company.
Jan 13, 2016
Spain: Queen Letizia goes mauve and purple for drug foundation visit
Letizia donned a mauve coat as she made a visit to the Foundation Against Drug Addiction in Madrid.
Jan 12, 2016
Peru: GPS vultures help crack down on illegal garbage dumps in Lima
Ten vultures in Peru have been fitted with GPS devices and video cameras in a unique bid to locate garbage sites.
Jan 12, 2016
India: Mumbai police recover gold chain from thief's poo after force feeding him 48 bananas
Police force thief to eject gold chain through his stools.
Jan 11, 2016
China: 14,000 gold, silver and copper relics recovered from 800-year-old shipwreck
Nanhai No 1, a cargo ship, sank in South China Sea 800 years ago.
Jan 11, 2016
Golden Globes 2016: Kate Winslet wins best supporting actress award
Kate Winslet has won a Golden Globe for her role as Joanna Hoffman in biopic Steve Jobs.
Jan 11, 2016
China: Mao Zedong's giant statue knocked down days after construction
A massive gold-painted statue of Mao Zedong appears to have been demolished in Tongxu county
Jan 09, 2016
Spain: Queen Letizia makes first public appearance of 2016 in style
Queen Letizia accompanied her husband King Felipe VI to the annual Pascua Military ceremony.
Jan 09, 2016
Turkey: Marble urinals at 16th century Ottoman mosque removed
The medieval era Coban Mustafa Pasha mosque in Gebze district was built in 1522AD.
Jan 08, 2016
Melting Arctic ice: Wreckage of more than 100-year-old whaling ships found in Alaska
Noaa archaeologists say shipwrecks were revealed as a result of melting Arctic ice due to climate change.
Jan 07, 2016
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