Long before Denzel Washington, Spike Lee or even Sidney Poitier, generations of pioneering and revolutionary Black US filmmakers played a key role in shaping...
Algerian firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain wildfires that have devastated much of the drought-stricken North African country and killed nearly 40 people, including...
The suspected assailant of Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty on Thursday to attempted murder and assault charges at a brief court hearing in upstate...
Dressed in jeans, sweatpants and abayas, dozens of Ethiopian schoolgirls practice the art of landing and finding their balance — and their confidence —...
The United States and Taiwan on Wednesday announced targets for trade negotiations set for early fall to strengthen ties even as tensions with China...
Towered over by high-rise buildings on the outskirts of Hong Kong, a group of college students practice body-slam tackles and vicious ankle-wrenches in their...
The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop Awich has stories to tell, from discovering rap as a rebellious teenager in Okinawa to losing her husband...
Japanese designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the Parisian haute couture world and was dubbed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature motif, has died in Tokyo...
Malaysia’s top court on Thursday began hearing ex-leader Najib Razak’s appeal to overturn his jail sentence for corruption in a high-stakes legal gambit that...
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Wednesday posted its first drop in quarterly earnings since its IPO as the company grapples with China’s economic slowdown,...
A Swiss Guard fainted during Pope Francis’ weekly audience Wednesday, hitting the floor with a clang while still clutching his halberd, as a concerned...