Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries at the centre of the Asian giant's push to expand its global influence. The long...
Most Asian markets turned lower Friday following a healthy run-up in the week, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street where a plunge in retail giant Macy's fanned concerns about the key US retail sector....
Jean-Michel Basquiat occupies star billing on the auction block in New York this season, catapulting the artist into the rostrum of 20th century greats nearly three decades after his death. Riding...
The enigmatic champion of a global movement for transparency and democracy. A Russian stooge. A West-hating attention-seeker. A cold fish with questionable attitudes and alleged diabolical sexual...
Three Chinese hackers have been ordered to pay $8.8m (£6.8m) over a multi-million dollar insider trading scam. The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) said Iat Hong, 26, Bo Zheng, 30, and Hung...
Shares in Snapchat’s owner have sunk after it reported disappointing growth in the first three months of the year. In its first results since floating, Snap said the number of daily active users...
China hosts on Sunday a summit showcasing its ambitious drive to revive ancient Silk Road trade routes and lead a new era of globalisation, just as Washington turns inward in favour of "America...
Even as President Donald Trump steers the United States away from actively fighting climate change, a number of American cities and states are continuing to pursue renewable energies to reduce their...
From James Dean and the Beach Boys to "The Fast and the Furious," southern Californian pop culture is all about cars, surfing, movies and year-round sun. Yet the decades-old practice of "lowriding"...
A New York cab driver has been fined $2,500 for swindling migrants fleeing Donald Trump's America by over-charging for 30-minute taxi rides to the Canadian border, officials said Wednesday....
Steve McQueen, who won an Oscar for directing "12 Years a Slave," will film an authorized documentary on slain rap legend Tupac Shakur. The British director said he was "extremely moved" to explore...
It was the second deadliest conflict in the world last year, but it hardly registered in the international headlines. As Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan dominated the news agenda, Mexico's drug wars...
Socialite Hajia4Real has ‘introduced’ her daughter to the world on her first birthday. She posted two photos of Naila, who wore a pink Minnie Mouse dress on Instagram. “Today is a very special...
Seventeen year old Afia Larry could hold back her tears when her name was mentioned as winner of the maiden edition of The Belinda Baidoo Model Search Africa(BBMSA) yesterday, Sunday, May 7. She beat...
Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them sneak out dramatically through a back door. Now Chen is safe in Texas with her...
The Ottawa Senators booked their place in the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday after a deserved 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers in their NHL playoff battle. Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone...
The FBI director gave inaccurate information about Hillary Clinton's emails to Congress last week, say sources at the agency. James Comey told lawmakers that Mrs Clinton's top aide, Huma Abedin,...
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Tuesday reported some positive signs for its global newspaper operations, as the number of digital subscribers for the Wall Street Journal topped one million. The New...
Classical music, framed watercolors and vases overflowing with fresh flowers -- welcome to New York's poshest public toilets refitted with a $254,000 upgrade, where tips are banned and the facilities...
Yoshiki, the force behind Japanese rockers X Japan who is known for such intense drumming he sometimes collapses on stage, on Tuesday canceled upcoming shows to undergo urgent surgery. Yoshiki, whose...
