Italy's new 'Buster Keaton' wins best actor at Cannes

A little-known Italian actor, wins best actor at Cannes film festival on Saturday for his portrayal of a cocaine-dealing dog groomer who faces down a local heavy in an urban western.
20 May 2018

Japan's 'Shoplifters' steals the show to win Cannes Palme d'Or

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes on Saturday for "Shoplifters", a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists.
20 May 2018

Russia unveils floating nuke power station

Russia yesterday unveiled the world's first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk
19 May 2018

From blind date to I do

Harry and Meghan go on a blind date in London after being set up by a mutual friend (as revealed by the couple in a post-engagement
19 May 2018

Divided Britain unites

At street parties and pubs around the country, Britons celebrated yesterday's royal wedding with bunting, booze and bonhomie in a
19 May 2018

Global royalists celebrate wedding

There was silence along the Long Walk in Windsor as thousands of well-wishers listened to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say their
19 May 2018

EU moves to save Iran deal

The European Union took formal steps yesterday to shield its firms from US sanctions on Iran as part of efforts to save the international nuclear deal with Tehran.
18 May 2018

UK royal wedding today

Prince Charles will be the one to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle when she marries his son Prince Harry, palace officials said yesterday as final preparations were under way on the eve of the royal wedding.
18 May 2018

Russia, China tighten Iran ties

Russia and China yesterday moved to extend their economic influence in Iran, while EU said they will begin moves to block the effect of US sanctions on Iran in the bloc from Today.
17 May 2018

Ebola spreads to Congo city: WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city, the World Health Organization said yesterday, fuelling concern the deadly virus may prove tougher to contain.
17 May 2018

Ozone treaty cheaters

The decline in the atmosphere of an ozone-depleting chemical banned by the Montreal Protocol has recently slowed by half, suggesting a serious violation of the 196-nation treaty, researchers revealed Wednesday.
17 May 2018

Markle confirms father will not attend

Meghan Markle finally confirmed yesterday that her father would not attend her wedding to Prince Harry, putting an end to days of speculation that had overshadowed the build-up to the glittering ceremony.
17 May 2018

EU takes UK, Germany, to court

The European Commission yesterday said it is taking Germany, Britain, France and three other countries to the bloc's highest court for failing to comply with EU air quality standards.
17 May 2018

Torra sworn in as president of Catalonia

Quim Torra, Catalonia's new separatist leader, was sworn in yesterday in a brief ceremony without central government representatives
17 May 2018

Auschwitz trial files get Unesco nod

Documents from the post-war Auschwitz trial have been classed part of the Unesco "Memory of the World Register", underlining their
16 May 2018

Iran would resist US plot

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday pushed back against Washington's rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the accord
16 May 2018

Scotland rejects UK's Brexit bill

The Scottish Parliament yesterday formally rejected legislation for taking Britain out of the EU, in an unprecedented move that sets the
15 May 2018

Markle's father won't attend royal wedding

Meghan Markle's father will not attend her wedding to Prince Harry this weekend, US media reported Monday, as Kensington Palace
15 May 2018

240,000 infant girls die yearly: study

Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society's preference for sons, a
15 May 2018

Torra appointed new leader of Catalonia

Quim Torra, a newcomer to politics who has campaigned fiercely for Catalonia's independence, was appointed regional president
14 May 2018