Passenger opens emergency exit mistaking it for bathroom
A passenger on a UK-Pakistan flight at Manchester Airport caused severe delays after opening the emergency exit door in an attempt to reach the...
UK’s May quits as party leader, starting succession race
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will...
How a Brit got Asia to fall for Macau’s Portuguese egg...
With their flaky pastry casing, creamy custard filling and brulee topping, Macau's Portuguese egg tarts are as much of a part of the Chinese...
German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders
A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country's post-war history was handed a life sentence Thursday for murdering...
Trump reports progress, but not enough, in tariff talks with Mexico
President Donald Trump said insufficient progress was made Wednesday in talks with Mexico on averting the tariffs he threatens to impose unless America's southern...
Prosecutors insist Pell child sex conviction ‘unimpeachable’
Prosecutors insisted the conviction of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sexual abuse was "unimpeachable" as his appeal against the guilty verdict went into...
World leaders mark 75 years since D-Day on Normandy’s beaches
World leaders including President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will attend ceremonies Thursday on the beaches of Normandy, where 75 years...
Days are numbered for Norway’s fur farms
Baby minks, their skin still smooth and furless, snuggle up against one another under a pile of hay, letting out the occasional squeal: this...
‘Best ever’ simulation solves 40-year black hole mystery
Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most detailed simulation of a black hole yet, solving a mystery dating back more than four decades over how...
Chimpanzees in the wild reduced to ‘forest ghettos’
Urban expansion and hunting have pushed chimpanzees, humanity's closest relative in the animal kingdom, into shrinking islets of wildness, top experts said Tuesday after...
