Tourist filmed carving his girlfriend's name into Rome's Colosseum
Italy's culture minister is calling for a man to be "identified and sanctioned" after he was filmed allegedly carving his and his fiancée's names into the Colosseum in Rome.
2023-06-27 01:25
The US embassy destroyed passports when it fled Sudan. Some Sudanese are now 'stranded in this war zone'
Ibrahim Mohamed heard gunfire outside his house as bullets streaked over the skies of Khartoum, where, he said, he saw warring militias killing people and looting houses.
2023-06-26 19:48
Putting salt in tap water and drilling wells in parks: one country's desperate quest to avoid running dry
Uruguay, grappling with a multi-year drought and high temperatures, is running dry.
2023-06-26 18:20
British Museum apologizes after using translator's work in China exhibition without pay or acknowledgment
When the British Museum launched its "China's hidden century" exhibition last month, writer and translator Yilin Wang began getting confusing messages from her peers.
2023-06-23 17:26
World's hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China's latest street food fad
Dubbed "the world's hardest dish" -- literally -- a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media.
2023-06-22 18:22
31 dead after gas explosion at barbecue restaurant in China
At least 31 people are dead and seven injured in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in northwest Ningxia region, after a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant Wednesday night, according to state media.
2023-06-22 11:15
Strange thing found in student's meal is rat's head, Chinese officials rule after food scare anger
A foreign object found in a school meal in China was the head of a rat, Chinese authorities have concluded, overturning previous official reassurances that it was duck neck in the latest twist to a food safety scandal that gripped the nation for weeks.
2023-06-21 16:23
Square where Julius Caesar was killed opens to the public in Rome
History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday.
2023-06-20 19:21
Exclusive-Mondelez 'singled out' in boycott over Russia business-memo
NEW YORK Mondelez International's Europe president said Thursday that the Milka chocolate bar-maker was being "singled out and
2023-06-17 06:27
New Zealand seizes record amount of meth in maple syrup jugs from Canada
When New Zealand police cracked open plastic jugs of maple syrup that had arrived from Canada, they found something decidedly less sweet inside.
2023-06-15 16:25
Bali considers banning mountain climbing following spate of bad tourist behavior
Bali's governor has announced a ban on tourist activities on its mountains with "immediate effect," in a bid to preserve its sacred peaks following a rise in violations by misbehaving tourists.
2023-06-14 09:58
BTS 10 years on: Superfans make pilgrimage to Seoul to celebrate the K-pop band that conquered the globe
BTS has racked up more than 20 Guinness World Records, won several global awards, championed Asian representation in the global music industry and paved the way for other K-pop acts to follow in their footsteps.
2023-06-13 15:24